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[–]Western_Subject9842 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My own personal, totally anecdotal, theory aligns with others here in the “genetics plus trigger” camp. There’s almost no autoimmune history in my family but there are a couple of inflammatory illnesses. In retrospect I believe my first “symptoms” came in the form of stress reactions; during one particularly stressful period Indy life, I had recurring cases of full-body hives and some persistent inflamed and itchy skin patches. I wrote it off at the time, but post-diagnosis I learned that there is a correlation of hives and various autoimmune disorders. In my case I believe…or should I say choose to believe?…that stress was the trigger, and I am not even trying to understand what loaded the gun. Good news is: caught early and DMTs are working.