Scientists have confirmed a direct link between stress and autoimmune diseases

They say that all diseases of the nerves. And in general, do not lie. Communication between persistent negative experiences and the development of autoimmune diseases is provedAssociation of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease uniquely.

scientists from University of Iceland and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm 30 years studied the lifestyle and health of more than a million people from Sweden. Approximately 100 thousand (10%) of them have been formally diagnosed with any disorder associated with stress, such as:

• acute stress reaction;
• psychological shock of various origins;
• Adjustment disorder;
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

This group was compared with those who for 30 years had no stress of serious problems. The result was a clear and rather unpleasant.

People who had experienced prolonged acute stress, 30-40% more likely to develop autoimmune diseases.

Autoimmune disease calledAutoimmune Diseases a condition in which the immune system is not entirely clear reasons begins to attack the body's own cells, causing the development of internal inflammation. Now one of the reasons become clear.

The list of ailments, the development of which provokes stress, included 41 autoimmune disease, including:

• psoriasis;
• rheumatoid arthritis;
• Crohn's disease (chronic, lasting more than 6 months, the disease of the gastrointestinal tract);
• celiac disease (digestive disorder associated with gluten intolerance).

Curiously, the people who were treated after PTSD antidepressants, further less likely to suffer from internal inflammation.

Scientists make their observations from one main conclusionAutoimmune Diseases Could Be Linked to Living With a Stress Disorder, Study ShowsIf you are experiencing severe emotional shock - looking for a way to get rid of stress. It depends on your health and lifespan.

If the level of stress in relation to smallWith it you can try to cope on their own. How to do it, Layfhaker wrote many times - for example, here and here.

But in severe cases simple methods can not help, so it is important to time to see a specialist and undergo psychotherapy or antidepressants.

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