It is important to first understand the meaning of autoimmune disease that affects so many people around the globe. Autoimmune disease is any large group of diseases that are characterized by the abnormal functioning of the immune system in order to produce antibodies against the own tissues of your body.
Autoimmune diseases are considered to be the top ten leading causes of death in women who are under the age of 65. These diseases may come in different varieties such as rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 disease, thyroid disease, lupus, psoriasis, and more. These can certainly cause many different types of symptoms all over your body and can range from mild to severe in nature. These autoimmune diseases are those that are born when the human body finds it hard to defend itself against something that is dangerous. These can include allergen, a toxin, an infection, or even a food. These then fail to make out any difference between the intruder in the body and the own body parts. Finally these antibodies turn against the body and wrecks havoc in the organs.
The Causes of the Disease
There are many different types of autoimmune diseases and they can affect your organs to a great extent. Your immune system is sophisticated in nature, just like the rest of your human body. It works to keep you safe and leads your body to identify all foreign substances that may enter your body or come in contact with. When the immune system finds out something serious it will produce antibodies that will ward off the harmful intruders.
As mentioned earlier these autoimmune diseases come into play when your body is working hard to defend itself against something that is potentially dangerous. Then it finds it hard to differentiate between these outside elements and those present in your own body, thereby flipping the game and creating trouble in your organs.
Here are some signs and symptoms of autoimmune diseases.
Inflammation
Your immune system that is now malfunctioning will attack one part of the body and that is joints, in the case of arthritis. It can however, also effect the entire body. Pain, swelling, heat and inflammation are considered to be classic signs.
Persistent Fever
People suffering from autoimmune disease will often be suffering from fever that will last for several days.
Fatigue
If you happen to tired despite of getting enough rest and physical activity then you could be suffering from autoimmune disease. This is also one of the most common symptoms.
Swelling in Glands
The signs also include rheumatoid arthritis that includes swollen glands and areas such as necks, groin, armpits, under the jaw and the ears.
Itchy Skin and Rashes
This could be the symptom of several illnesses which includes celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, and lupus. Psoriasis can also be accompanied by arthritis which might affect the joints and fingers.
Abdominal Pain
An inflammation of the small intestine known as Crohn’s Disease is marked by stomach pain. This pain may or may not include diarrhea and it can show up in other areas if the body.
Tingling Sensation
The pins and needles feeling in feet, also known as the tingling sensation will be experienced by you. Inversely, there could also be a loss of feeling altogether which may indicate diabetes. The tingling of legs which spreads to the upper body could also be the symptom for Guillain-Barre Syndrome. 
Changes in Weight
An intestinal inflammation caused by eating foods with gluten is known as Celiac disease and this can be marked by the loss of weight or even weight gain. Symptoms for Graves’ Disease is characterized by an overactive thyroid and weight loss.
Change in Skin Colour
Autoimmune hepatitis turns the skin or the whites of your eyes yellow. When you have vitiligo your skin would become white even in the inside of your mouth.
Food Allergy
During an allergic reaction to food your body would begin to think that some foods that you have eaten are harmful invaders. The conditions linked to food allergy may include rheumatoid arthritis and also celiac disease.
There are so many autoimmune diseases that the symptoms tend to be very inconsistent and this is why you might need to visit more than one physician. In order to reverse it, the most important thing to do when you have autoimmune diseases is to get them diagnosed at the earliest and get treated.
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