A swollen and inflamed parotid gland.
Sjögren’s syndrome is an inflammatory disease that can affect many different parts of the body, but most often affects the tear and saliva glands. Patients with this condition may notice irritation, a gritty feeling, or painful burning in the eyes. Dry mouth (or difficulty eating dry foods) and swelling of the glands around the face and neck are also common. Some patients experience dryness in the nasal passages, throat, vagina, and skin. Swallowing difficulty and symptoms of acid reflux are also common.
“Primary” Sjögren’s syndrome occurs in people with no other rheumatologic disease. “Secondary” Sjögren’s occurs in people who have another rheumatologic disease, most often systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Thank you for this well-written article. There are a group of SS patients that research the cause and possible cure for this horrible disease. Urgently we need researchers to start looking at the role of the Mu3 receptors and their related auto-antibodies. If we can interfere between these two with a novel intervention, we could find some relief.
It is also thought among us that SS is a neurological illness that first presents itself with dryness and then inevitably expresses with PN, cerebral and spinal cord lesions that lead to pain and weakness, .
Many of us are gluten and dairy intolerant.
I hope that by my commenting here researchers at your facilities will begin to look at SS in a new way, and urgently start looking at the role of the Mu3 receptors in MM.
I have active inflammatory arthritis also shogrens syndrome and the three chambers in my knee are infected also fluid that won’t drain I would like to know is there any connection as I’ve been housebound for 10 months now and can’t walk
I have ss and can not get get any relief from the dr that I have seen. My teeth are breaking, my eyes are getting worse and have a problem with bowel movements, what do you recommend, I really need help.
I’m sorry but we cannot offer medical advice. If you need to find a rheumatologist in your area, you can search for one on the ACR’s website.
Lacrisert for your eyes. Helped me BIG time. It looks like a small piece of angelhair spaghetti and you place under the lower lid. Can’t feel a thing and works all day. Not a drop. As far as teeth..I have same issues, but get them cleaned every 3 months, use Biotein mooth rinse and moisture and drink LOTS of water. don’t eat sugars and stay away from coffee and acids. Ask dentist for floride paste at night and ACT rinse in morning after breakfast, both items after ou do reg brushing. Hope this helps. I’m not a doctor and everything I’ve listed is prescription, so see your eye doctor and dentist.