AIH paired with other autoimmune disorders

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We've discussed the fact that many of us have other autoimmune diseases in

addition to AIH.

My new doctor's office has a handout from the National Digestive Diseases

Information Clearinghouse on AIH. It's a good, basic, little piece, excellent

for beginners and with some statistics I'd never run into before.

I searched for the text on-line and found it at:

<http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/autoimmunehep/>

It states that " Type I (AIH) is the most common form in North America. . .

.. About half of those with Type I have other autoimmune disorders, such as

type 1 diabetes, proliferative glomerulonephritis, thyroiditis, Graves'

disease, Sjogren's suyndrome, autoimmune anemia, and ulcerative colitis. "

I hadn't read a statistic on this frequency.

The text doesn't mention celiac disease, but remember that CD is the most

common form of autoimmune disease, found in about 1% of the U.S. population.

About half of those with CD have no digestive tract symptoms; they usually don't

have reason to suspect they have the disorder, and their doctors often don't

pick up on it.

Harper

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