The Truth Revealers

Autoimmune diseases include various conditions in which your immune system attacks healthy cells because it is unable to differentiate them from harmful foreign entities like bacteria. The exact cause of this problem is still unknown. At times, the problem is triggered when a micro-organism or drug alters the behavior of immune cells. When these cells produce more cells, they collectively attack your healthy cells, causing an autoimmune disease. Sometimes, the disease takes root in a particular organ. For instance, your immune system may attack your thyroid, which is usually diagnosed as  Grave’s disease . If it attacks your gastrointestinal tract, you may be diagnosed with a disease such as  Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis . Other times, the disease attacks a particular protein found throughout your body. When this happens, you may be diagnosed with a disease such as  rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis . Inflammation i...