Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Support Group

I got GBS after a bout of the flu, then my immune system went haywire and turned on my neurvous system. It started to destroy the sheath that protects the nerves,and most of my body got paralyzed.Then it attacked my lungs and I needed to be put on a resirator.
Many things can trigger it, the flu, flu shot,intestinal infection. You should go to www.gbs-cidp.org for more information.
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My father in law paralyzed from the waist down one night, not even a week post having the flu shot, 2 years ago.
Still cannot walk on his own, in therapy since.

This is from neurology channel.com
GBS Causes




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Guillain-Barre syndrome is not hereditary or contagious. What causes GBS is not known; however, in about half of all cases the onset of the syndrome follows a viral or bacterial infection, such as the following:

Campylobacteriosis (usually from eating undercooked poultry)
Flu (influenza), common cold
Gastrointestinal viral infection
HIV
Infectious mononucleosis
Porphyria (rare disease of red blood cells)
Viral hepatitis
A small number of cases have been known to occur after a medical procedure, such as minor surgery