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The most common form of lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Inflammation of connective tissue, typically the joints, coupled with a butterfly-shaped rash on the face across the nose, cheeks and forehead is typical symptoms of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) up to nine times more common in women than men, typically affecting those between twenty and forty years of age. As well as inflammation of the joints:

  • The palms of the hands may become reddened
  • Muscle aches
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhoea
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Chest pain
  • Bruising
  • Mouth Sores
  • Hair loss
  • Seizures
  • Extreme tiredness
  • Fever

are other symptoms.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease, this is when the immune system attacks the body instead of protecting it.

In the case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the kidneys, lungs, and vascular systems are at danger which can potentially be life-threatening.

The exact cause of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is unknown but it has been linked to the taking of drugs such as:

  • Hydralazine
  • Methyldopa
  • Procainamide
  • Chlorpromazine

Other triggers are:

  • Industrial emissions
  • Environmental pollution
  • Chemicals such as hydrazine and the food dye tartrazine
  • Ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Other elements which are risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are:

  • Free radicals
  • Low blood levels of antioxidant nutrients especially beta-carotene, vitamin A and vitamin E
  • Family history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  • Asthma
  • Menstrual irregularity
  • Other collagen diseases
  • Exposure to toxic chemicals

The symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be improved by diet:

  1. Eat a vegetarian style diet but include plenty of oily fish such as mackerel, herring, pilchards, trout, salmon and tuna and flaxseed and linseed
  2. Avoid alcohol, sugar and caffeine
  3. If you are a smoker, give up smoking
  4. Avoid taking the contraceptive pill
  5. Avoid taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  6. There has been a link to food allergies and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) especially allergies to dairy products, it may be worth cutting down on dairy products in your diet.
  7. Good supplements to take for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are milk thistle, flaxseed, evening primrose oil and fish oil

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