The Autoimmune Connection: Essential Information for Women on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Getting On With Your Life (61 page)

Crohn’s disease,
252
,
256

immune thrombocytopenia (ITP),
373

lupus,
79
,
88

myasthenia gravis (MG),
333–34
,
340

myositis,
343

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
39
,
51

Sjögren’s syndrome,
188

ulcerative colitis (UC),
265

vasculitis,
385

Azithromycin,
326

Azulfidine.
See
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)

B cell,
4
,
66

B cell activating factor (BAFF),
66

B-cell lymphoma,
367

B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS),
66

B vitamins,
54

Baby formulas,
272

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG),
213
,
214
,
462
,
463

Baclofen (Lioresal),
308

BAFF.
See
B cell activating factor (BAFF)

Baker’s asthma,
275

Ballweg, Mary Lou,
428

Balsalazide,
251
,
264

Barbara Volcker Center for Women & Rheumatic Diseases,
467

Barium swallow,
136
,
248

BasicBites,
187

BCG.
See
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)

BDNF.
See
Brain-derived neutropic factor (BDNF)

Behçet’s disease,
245

Belimumab (Benlysta),
77–78

Benign MS,
296

Benlysta (belimumab),
77–78

β2GPI.
See
Anti-beta2glycoprotein (anti-β2GPI)

Beta blockers,
114
,
326
,
337
,
425

Beta rays,
113

Betaseron,
302
,
314

B2GPI.
See
Anti-beta2glycoprotein (anti-β2GPI)

BHT-3021,
214

Bile,
405

Bile ducts,
393
,
405

Bilirubin,
405

Biofeedback training,
140

Biological RA drugs,
39–42
,
452

Bion Tears,
184

Biosimilar drugs,
43
,
453

Biotene,
187

Bipolar depression,
293

Birth control pills,
146
,
215–16
,
454–55

Bisphosphonates,
58
,
95
,
269
,
282

Black cohosh,
54
,
316

Bladder pain syndrome,
435

Blisibimod,
81

Blood pressure,
56

Blood tests.
See
Complete blood count (CBC)

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN),
226

BLyS.
See
B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS)

Bodenheimer, Henry C.,
392
,
394
,
396
,
397
,
401
,
407
,
410

Body snatchers,
127–28
.
See also
Scleroderma and autoimmune skin disorders

Bone loss,
57
,
124
.
See also
Osteoporosis

Bone marrow aspiration,
369

Bone marrow transplant,
12

Boniva (ibandronate),
58

Book
(The Autoimmune Connection),
17–18

Borage seed oil,
45

Borrelia burgorferi,
26

Bosentan (Tracleer),
141

Botox,
436

Botulinum toxins,
326

Bradley, Laurence A.,
418–20

Brain-derived neutropic factor (BDNF),
309

Breast milk,
272

Breastfeeding

lupus,
87–89

multiple sclerosis (MS),
314–15

myasthenia gravis (MG),
340

psoriasis,
158–59

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
50–51

Bruit,
107

Buckwheat,
279

Budesonide,
252
,
400

Buffalo hump,
43

Bullae,
367

BUN.
See
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Bupropion (Wellbutrin),
425

Burning mouth syndrome,
176

Buserelin acetate (Suprefact),
433

Bussel, James B.,
365
,
366
,
368
,
369
,
373
,
376
,
378

Butterfly rash,
67

Buyon, Jill P.,
403

Bykerk, Vivian P.,
37–39
,
51

C (cytosine),
9

C. difficile,
263

C-reactive protein (CRP)

Crohn’s disease,
250

psoriasis,
152

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
33

scleroderma,
144

vasculitis,
384

C. trachomatis,
26

Caffeine,
27

Calcinosis,
132

Calcipotriene (Dovonex),
155

Calcitonin,
58
,
229

Calcitriol (Vectical),
155
,
230
,
283

Calcium channel blockers,
139
,
337

Calorie-free sweeteners,
209

CAM therapies.
See
Complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies

Campylobacter,
26

Canals of Hering,
408

Cancer

colon,
267–68

liver,
411

Candidiasis,
431

CAPS.
See
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS)

Capsule endoscopy,
249

Captopril (Capoten),
141

Carbamazepine (Tegretol),
308

Cardene (nicardipine),
139

Cardiovascular disease

lupus,
94

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
55–57

Cardizem,
139
,
379

Carpal tunnel release,
44

Carpal tunnel syndrome,
104

Cartilage,
23

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS),
353
,
360

Catastrophic coverage plans,
444

CBC.
See
Complete blood count (CBC)

CBT.
See
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

CCSVI.
See
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)

CD52,
306

CDAI.
See
Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI)

CDEAIS.
See
Crohn’s disease endoscopic activity index of severity (CDEAIS)

Celecoxib (Celebrex),
37
,
78
,
149
,
360

Celiac disease,
204
,
270–83

cause,
271–74

clusters,
281

diagnosis,
276–78

first-hand account (Ronnie),
269–70
,
274

gluten-free diet,
278–81

impact of, over your lifetime,
282–83

laboratory tests,
276–78

symptoms,
274–76

treatment,
278–82

warning signs,
271

Celiac disease clusters,
281

Cell mediated,
6

CellCept,
79
,
334
.
See also
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)

Cephalosporin,
254
,
379

Cerebral hemorrhage,
367

Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia),
40
,
153
,
253

CFS.
See
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

CGA.
See
Giant cell arteritis (CGA)

Chalazion,
185

Chimerism,
13

Chlamydia trachomatis,
26

Chloroquine (Aralen),
79
,
337

Chlorothiazide,
379

Chlorthalidone,
379

Cholestasis,
405

Cholestyramine,
111
,
254
,
410

Cholinesterase inhibitors,
331
,
332
,
339

Christiano, Angela M.,
166

Chromosomes,
12

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI),
290

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS),
293
,
426–28

Chronic hepatitis,
262

Chronic kidney disease (CKD),
204

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia,
367

Churg-Strauss syndrome,
380

Cialis,
140

Cigarette smoking.
See
Smoking

Cimetidine,
37
,
140
,
379

Cimificifuga racemosa,
54

Cimzia (certolizumab pegol),
40
,
153
,
253

Cine esophagram,
136

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro),
254
,
326
,
337

Cirrhosis,
262
,
392
,
394
.
See also
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH); Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)

CIS.
See
Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS)

Claudication,
383

Clauw, Daniel J.,
421
,
424
,
425

Clayton, Janine Austin,
184–86
,
189

Climara,
53
,
404

Clindamycin,
337

Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI),
36

Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS),
296

Clobetasol (Temovate),
155

Clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix),
140

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile),
263

Clotting factors,
348

CMS.
See
Congenital myasthenia syndrome (CMS)

CNDC.
See
Nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (CNDC)

Coagulation,
348

Coagulation cascade,
349

Coffee.
See
Caffeine

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),
425–26

Colazal,
251

Colchicine,
374

Colectomy,
256
,
266

Colestid (cholestyramine),
111

Collagen,
128

Collagenous sprue,
281

Colon cancer,
267–68

Colonoscopy,
248–49
,
263

Complement,
67
,
323

Complement cascade,
7

Complement levels,
74

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies,
45–46
,
456
.
See also
Herbal remedies

Complete blood count (CBC)

antiphospholipid syndrome (APS),
356

celiac disease,
277–78

Crohn’s disease,
250

immune thrombocytopenia (ITP),
368

lupus,
71–72

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
33

scleroderma,
135

ulcerative colitis,
263

Congenital heart block,
89

Congenital myasthenia syndrome (CMS),
324

Conjunctiva,
174

Conjunctivitis,
152

Constipation,
309

Contact information (websites/foundations),
465–74

Contact urticaria,
275

Copaxone,
300
,
303–4
,
314

Corrective eye surgery,
115

Cortef,
226

Corticosteroids,
17

Addison’s disease,
226–27

alopecia areata,
165

blood fats,
94

blood glucose levels,
227

Crohn’s disease,
252

eyedrops,
185

Graves’ ophthalmopathy,
114

immune thrombocytopenia (ITP),
370

lupus,
78

multiple sclerosis (MS),
316

myasthenia gravis (MG),
333

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
43–44
,
57

Sjögren’s syndrome,
188

ulcerative colitis,
265

vasculitis,
385

wonderful medicine with devastating effects,
463

Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH),
15

Cortisol,
15
,
223
,
226

Cortisone,
163

Coumadin (warfarin),
80
,
111
,
358

COX-2 inhibitors,
37
,
78
,
360

Cozaar (losartan),
140

C1q,
67

Creatinine,
204

CREST,
132

CRH.
See
Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)

Crohn’s disease,
240
,
241–61

cause,
241–43

clusters,
257

diagnosis,
247–50

disease activity classification,
255

fertility and pregnancy,
258–60

first-hand account (Janine),
237–38
,
250–51
,
257
,
260–61

first-hand account (Laura),
243–44

laboratory tests,
247–50

menopause and beyond,
260

menstruation,
258

race and ethnicity,
241

surgery,
255–56

symptoms,
244–47

treatment,
251–57

warning signs,
241