... of lupus patients. ... (10 replies)

... rry your daughter is having problems. In your shoes, contrary to what her allergist recommended, I'd want to her to see a rheumatologist NOW, to be evaluated for lupus and its "close cousins". Why wait, especially when she's had migraines and GI problems for 6 years? ... (3 replies)

... Ulcerative Colitis board, to find people who've experienced issues while on Remicade? ... (10 replies)

... Hi, "cm", and welcome! I also had episodic GI problems so severe that Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis seemed the most logical candidates. ... (10 replies)

... Sm, and antiphospholipid. HOWEVER, there are quite a few others that can occur in lupus that aren't in the diagnostic criteria because they're less specific to lupus, so you'll want to check for those as well, e.g. ... (6 replies)

... Even though there's lupus in your family doesn't guarantee you're headed there. ... (4 replies)

... discoid and malar! ... (8 replies)

... As for headaches, I believe both lupus and APS can be causes, but obviously many other things can, too... ... (7 replies)

... Increased complement activity may be seen in cancer and ulcerative colitis, low levels are seen in lupus. ... (4 replies)

... Hi. I had 20+ yrs. of chronic malabsorption problems, very nasty. My longstanding problems cleared up so quickly once I started Plaquenil & avoiding sun. But in the multiple invasive tests I had, no signs were found of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's, or mesenteric vasculitis (which I think is associated with thinning of the wall, not thickening---but I'm not really sure of... (2 replies)

... which from my reading and what you had said I figured would come back positive due to the Ulcerative Colitis I have. They did the Anti Sm and Anti DNA test next. ... (3 replies)

... Hi, Steph, and welcome! Was the "screening test" that came back positive the ANA test? ... (3 replies)

... I went to my Dr regarding a lot of different things that have been going on. He did a bunch of blood tests. One of the tests came back positive, the Lupus Screening one came back positive so went back in for more blood tests. I also have Ulcerative Colitis, I have had this for 13 years. ... (3 replies)

... d sample to make the "bad stuff" visible, then some other substance is added in "titers", a bit at a time. The sample is inspected microscopically at each step, and the last dilution at which "bad stuff" is still visible is your reading. ... (8 replies)

... ulcerative colitis in the family. ... (5 replies)

... Because steroids can help both LP and lupus lesions, the fact that steroids helped your rash may not say anything new. But UV rays may. ... (15 replies)

... Hi, again. Lupus isn't hereditary. ... (17 replies)

... Teeha, I did read that biopsies confirm the condition, unfortunately after I'd posted (I'm sorry). The bowel conditions I've seen linked to lupus are UC (ulcerative colitis) and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), but that doesn't mean there aren't more. I did see in one article that this form of colitis can co-exist with autoimmunes, but it didn't specify which. Are there... (7 replies)

... welcome. Just yesterday there was an article about psoriasis in our newspaper on psoriasis and its 5 subtypes. ... (4 replies)

... and they'd never heard of the subtype of lupus I have. ... (1 replies)