Vitamin C and Flu Shot for IGA?

[Guest guest]

My son, Ben, 18 ( diagnosed last fall) was encouraged by his neph to get the

flu shot---which Ben had always done since a young kid due to difficulty

with fevers.

My two cents: The flu can be prevented--and it can be very nasty--our family

all get the flu shot every year---even when kids were little.

Best protection of all: WASHING HANDS OFTEN and telling people with the flu

to STAY HOME!

a

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I know Iga is caused by immune system producing the defective Iga protein to

fight the germs in the body, and when one gets respiratory infection, Iga

get worse (blood in urine). Is taking vitamin C to prevent cold or flu

infection a good idea? Since vitamin C enhance the immune system, and we

don't want our immune system to produce anymore Iga.

Also, is taking flu shot a good idea? Because flu shot will make immune

system to produce antibody for the virus, and not sure if the antibody

include Iga protein as well. It seems like a catch 22, we don't want immune

system to produce defective Iga protein, but needed to fight the infection.

Thanks,

in CA

_________________________________________________________________

Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE!

http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son does 500 mg of C twice a day (with the neph's OK). We go back and

forth as to flu shots. The year we did flu shots (before diagnosis) both of

us got very sick and were in bed for a couple of days. I've kind of avoided

them since. This is entirely my own bias however; conventional wisdom says

to do flu shots. As always, check with your neph.

For many folks (especially those who are immunosuppressed), getting the

vaccine is preferable - especially since getting sick can cause a flareup.

You raise an interesting point - but the overall risk is associated with the

flareup, not any extra antibody. I don't know whether IgA antibodies are

produced in response to flu vaccine. I'd assume that IgG antibodies would

be produced - but have no hard basis for this assumption. If someone else

has more info, please weigh in!

Cy

Vitamin C and Flu Shot for IGA?

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I know Iga is caused by immune system producing the defective Iga protein

> to

> fight the germs in the body, and when one gets respiratory infection, Iga

> get worse (blood in urine). Is taking vitamin C to prevent cold or flu

> infection a good idea? Since vitamin C enhance the immune system, and we

> don't want our immune system to produce anymore Iga.

>

> Also, is taking flu shot a good idea? Because flu shot will make immune

> system to produce antibody for the virus, and not sure if the antibody

> include Iga protein as well. It seems like a catch 22, we don't want

> immune

> system to produce defective Iga protein, but needed to fight the

> infection.

>

> Thanks,

>

> in CA

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE!

> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

>

>

>

>

> To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group

> home page:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/

>

> To unsubcribe via email,

> iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe

> Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported

> by donations. If you would like to help, go to:

> http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm

>

> Thank you

>

[Guest guest]

My neph also insists that I get the flu shot and if one hasn't had a shot

for pneumonia - that one as well. I do wish that people who are ill - stay at

home! Also, I'm a huge advocate of washing ones hands frequently and

keeping a bottle of soap less wash on my desk and in my purse. Rita

[Guest guest]

Just for the sake of information, the renal vitamins pre-dialysis and

dialysis patients usually take contain only 100mg of vitamin, and we're not

supposed to be taking larger doses than this. Whether anyone decides to take

more is up to each person to decide. Personally, I think prudence would be

the keyword here.

Pierre

Re: Vitamin C and Flu Shot for IGA?

> My neph also insists that I get the flu shot and if one hasn't had a shot

> for pneumonia - that one as well. I do wish that people who are ill -

> stay at

> home! Also, I'm a huge advocate of washing ones hands frequently and

> keeping a bottle of soap less wash on my desk and in my purse. Rita

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

For vitamins, I take the renal vitamins prescribed to me by my Neph. He

warned me to not take other vitamins outside that one, but then again I am down

to 13% function.

I do get a flu shot every single year though. I think that although I

rarely get sick, it seems when I do, I get very very ill and it takes me longer

to

recover. The flu shot just seems to be a good insurance policy to avoid

getting sick.

In a message dated 9/28/2005 12:18:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

richard-513@... writes:

Also, is taking flu shot a good idea? Because flu shot will make immune

system to produce antibody for the virus, and not sure if the antibody

include Iga protein as well. It seems like a catch 22, we don't want immune

system to produce defective Iga protein, but needed to fight the infection.

Thanks,

in CA

[Guest guest]

Pierre, it is a wise point you make. My neph advices to not take vitamin

supplements or herbal type extracts. I think people are just unaware that

these types of things can be potentially dangerous even though seemingly

harmless. Every now and then I receive some unwanted advice about how I should

be

popping Vitamins A-Z and drinking lots of water. I don't even bother going

through my spiel anymore of how neither of those things are good or right for

me. The best thing to do is to always clear all things with your

neph....better to be safe than sorry. Rita

[Guest guest]

Every now and then I receive some unwanted advice about how I should be

> popping Vitamins A-Z and drinking lots of water. I don't even bother going

> through my spiel anymore of how neither of those things are good or right for

> me.

Rita, me too, lots of advice is always streaming in still ten years later, even

from folks

who should know better. I smile and say, " Oh, really, " and then move the

conversation

on.

sfbay

[Guest guest]

I take Vitamin C, and I will be asking about the flu shot this year (I am more

than a year post-tx so I should be OK). I did have one every year up to the

year of the tx.

Ritanuch@... wrote:

My neph also insists that I get the flu shot and if one hasn't had a shot

for pneumonia - that one as well. I do wish that people who are ill - stay at

home! Also, I'm a huge advocate of washing ones hands frequently and

keeping a bottle of soap less wash on my desk and in my purse. Rita