Sjögren’s Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options for Menopausal Women

[Menopause/Galar Sjogren/Galar an t-Siostam Teas-Big/Dìonach]If you bite your lip and sneeze all the time, it’s probably not just because of the heat. A woman often bit her mouth in her youth and very often had sores in her mouth. Later, the sharp heat became more frequent after seeking medical treatment, she finally found out that she was suffering from “Sjögren’s syndrome”, which often occurs in women menopausal.

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The presence of 2 symptoms in the body is already the beginning of the disease

The 35-year-old woman posted on the social platformCardI wrote a warning, saying that I started suffering from severe heat 2 or 3 years ago, and the oral damage happened more and more often at first, I would have a sharp heat every two months , and then once a month. The female victim sought medical treatment for this problem, but the otolaryngologist only said “it may be related to stress and vitamin intake.” She then searched the internet for information and discovered that it might be due to hormonal fluctuations in women during menstruation, which made her “easy to get angry and angry”. But she didn’t take it seriously.

It is believed that heat often causes painful heat and that Chinese medicine can reduce the deterioration.

Until the beginning of this year, the situation had not improved and it got worse. The female victim said “two holes will be broken at one time, and one will heal and a new one will be broken.” The long-term mouth injury “hurts like hell. ” The boyfriend of the female victim noticed something unusual and said he heard a doctor say “maybe it wasn’t just anger” and suggested she go to the hospital to take blood for analysis.

After a round of blood tests, the female victim was told that her index was abnormal during a follow-up examination Later, further tests were carried out and it was confirmed that she was suffering from Sjögren’s disease, immune system disease.

The doctor read the blood test report and asked the first question, “Why do you have eyes?”, “Yes, they are very dry”; “Is your mouth dry?”, “It’s okay, it’s just a broken mouth.” But the examination later confirmed that my saliva production had dropped. After two rounds of blood tests, MRI scans, and dry eye syndrome tests, I was officially diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome.

The female victim pointed out that women with Sjögren’s disease are 10 times more likely than men to suffer from it, but it usually occurs in women after menopause. Fortunately, her Sjögren’s disease has not yet affected her liver and kidneys, and is currently only attacking her eyes and mouth. Fortunately, the condition is still under control at this time and dry eyes can be relieved by instilling artificial tears. . She also began using traditional Chinese medicine to help regulate her body, hoping to control the condition and “hopefully get my tear lines and saliva lines back to a small degree.” .”

Calling on netizens not to underestimate the symptoms of painful heat

Many netizens left comments under the post, saying that painful heat is a very common thing and that the woman who suffered may be “suspicious” due to the stress in her life. Some netizens also pointed out that you should seek medical treatment quickly if you feel sick, and that you should not delay until it is already too late when you are terminally ill.

Menopausal women are at great risk

According to the Hong Kong Rheumatism Foundation, the full name of Sjogren’s syndrome is Sjögren’s syndrome, which is a chronic inflammation caused by an imbalance in the autoimmune system. This disease mainly affects the epithelial cells of exocrine glands (such as salivary glands and lacrimal glands). As a result of the invasion of lymphocytes, normal secretory function is gradually lost. The reason is unknown.

There are two types of Sjögren’s disease, primary and secondary Sjogren’s disease. The first one mostly shows symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth, but it may also damage one or more internal organs, especially the lungs, kidneys and liver . If it is accompanied or secondary to other autoimmune system diseases, such as lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, etc., it is called secondary Sjogren’s disease.

The prevalence rate is usually around 0.3 to 0.7%. as high as 10 to 30%. Although both men and women are affected, the number of women affected is almost 10 times higher than men.

3 main causes of Sjögren’s syndrome

The specific cause of Sjögren’s disease is still unclear, but it is thought to be related to genetics, viral infection or hormones.

• Genetics:It has been noted that groups with or without certain genes are more susceptible to disease. The genes involved vary among different races.
• Hormones:Women with menopause or endocrine disorders have a higher incidence rate. This could be due to the decrease in the secretion of estrogen and androgen in menopausal women. Studies have shown that androgens help maintain the health of glandular cells, control inflammation and reduce the synthesis of autoimmune antibodies.
• Viral infection:Certain viral infections are thought to be involved in the development of Sjögren’s disease, such as African lymphotropic virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus, herpesvirus 6, HIV, and hepatitis B or C viruses.

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