MCTD Support Group
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of...
It's very odd, but lately I have heard several different people saying that they have been told to take a fibre supplement. All of a sudden it seems like there are a lot of people being backed up. My hubby is one of them. This man will wrap electrical tape over a gaping cut and say it'll be fine before he would even think about going to the doctor. He called and made an appointment and actually went! She told him to drink more fluids and to take restoralax. It's helped a little bit but he is still having pain. He even did bloodwork, so this man is in some distress. Some of it has to be stress from everything he is dealing with working and taking care of me....but who knows, I just hope he starts to feel better.
I hope you can find some answers and everything settles down.
Beth
XO