A Connection Between Celiac Disease and Lupus.

There is research that suggests that there is a connection between Celiac Disease, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an incurable auto-immune disease that affects the skin, joints, kidneys, and brain. The body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, which causes the following symptoms in people with SLE:

• Sensitivity to sunlight
• Fatigue
• "Butterfly rash" on face
• Unexplained fever
• General discomfort

With both being auto-immune diseases, a person with Celiac Disease has a more elevated risk for SLE than the normal population. Research is still being conducted, but, those of us with Celiac Disease, should be checked for SLE, if we come down with any of the above symptoms.

Sources:
www.celiac.com/articles/23174/1/Celiac-Disease-Patients-Face-Higher-Risk-of-Systemic-Lupus/Page1.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000435.htm

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