An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body.
The immune system normally guards against germs like viruses and bacteria.
In an autoimmune disease, the immune system by mistake attacks part of your body, like your thyroid, joints or skin, treating them like foreign. It causes releasing proteins called autoantibodies that attack healthy cells.
There are more than 80 different autoimmune diseases. Most chronic conditions are caused by autoimmunity.
The most common autoimmune are: Rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple sclerosis, Psoriasis, Inflammatory bowel disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, diabetes, Pernicious anemia, Celiac disease, Fibromyalgia, Autism, ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome, PCOS, Endometriosis, Metabolic syndrome.
Even depression could be caused by autoimmunity.