Thanks Alison, I’m new to all this, found this thread and it got me thinking. You’re right though plus it doesn’t change things.
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So since this has been revived: If salicylic acid is a cause, it would be really bad news for those popping aspirin daily to help with the flush from Tec. and surely would mean that Tec wouldn’t work as well as it does, unless the idea is that it is simply a trigger, in which case no point worrying about it now. Also, for those who are not convinced it is auto-immune (which I don’t think excludes infection by a specific virus as a trigger): if that is the case, why does Lemtrada work? Finally, hormones: upthread someone mentioned oestrogen being a negative factor, I thought I had read somewhere that it was protective. As I developed this following a hysterectomy and now have oestrogen only HRT, I am really interested in this. If anyone can point to research on this, I’d be grateful.
What triggers an MS relapse? INFECTIONS??
So from what we heard from the MS Nurse last night infections are a trigger - any infection be it bacterial, viral or fungal.
So the logic is seek antibiotics ASAP or anti-fungal medication if you have an infection. This will help reduce the intensity of the relapse since the infection either triggers or makes a relapse last longer.
I noticed - actually - when my daughter went off to university I had - no colds or flu for the three years she was away.
When she returned home to live again - my colds returned as did my relapses - although I did have one relapse due to a UTI (bladder infection).
Generally, people who are more socially active tend to pick up more infections - travelling on public transport or crowed public spaces or in stuffy offices etc.,.
On this point alone one could argue the logic and the “health benefits” of MSers returning to a work environment - where they are more likely to contract an infection and subsequently have more relapses!
Personally, I think this needs wider research - it is a variable which needs to be considered when signing up to DMT, which will not protect you from infections - but social isolation might do.
So the research question:
Are more socially isolated people with MS less likely to have relapses?
TEST [with graphs]
People taking DMT who are socially active.
People taking DMT who are socially inactive
People not taking DMT who are socially active.
People not taking DMT who are socially inactive.
Fay
I have the impression that Salicylic Acid exposure to a person with the genes that favour MS is the trigger for the disease
Symptoms may not appear for years, until the demyelination causes them to be very obvious (MS).
Hormones,Silicates and genes = MS capable humans. Possibly why stress hormones often makes a relapse.
In a much earlier post someone had ms and is salicyte allergic, they limited their exposure to SA but already triggered MS before then.
Someone else stated the putting the blame on SA was stupid, they could explain meeting a star the day before MS as a cause using the same logic. I’m wondering if they could do both and only remember meeting the star, not remembering the exposure to SA as its done without thought so often?
The Ebstien Bar Virus (EBV) is also a good thing to suspect until you realise that 95% of humans get exposed to it, may as well blame blue eyes or face book lol.
There are a few types of SA. (Salycilic acid) - (The plants Systemic Aquired Resistance/immune system which humans eat) - Systemic acquired resistance - Wikipedia
1 = found in nature - fruit, plants (natural). - humans have evolved to deal with this.
2 = man made/modified for beauty, preservatives,e numbers and medical products. - the new threat
I don’t think exposure to SA=MS. I think Genes+man made SA+Bad luck=MS
If anyones recently diagnosed with MS then hopefully they can state on here if added exposure to SA may have triggered something, remembering that symptoms may appear long after exposure/diagnosis. See the 1st few posts for links to SA products.
is Genetically Modified SA the trigger of the MS, the auto immune response via Myelin becoming the enemy?
I suppose I’ll never know but just curious. I’m still being treated with high dose salicylic acid and have been since May with altered sensation to feet and arms/hands since June.