AIH links to Covid vaccine?

[DebbyJ1]

I have been doing research as you do for better or worse when you are newly diagnosed in my case AIH I came across Covid linked articles What are people’s thoughts

[AyrshireK]

Some people have indeed gotten an AIH diagnosis post vaccine (not just the Covid one), some people have gotten an AIH diagnosis post viral infection too (including post Covid). Quite a bit of discussion on AIH Facebook group on this topic.

[DebbyJ1 in reply to AyrshireK]

Thank you which particular group please

[AyrshireK in reply to DebbyJ1]

The AIH Support UK page which I think you have already joined & indeed already contributed to the thread.

[DebbyJ1 in reply to AyrshireK]

Ok thank you I am in 3 so that’s good to know

[LolaBow in reply to AyrshireK]

Hi, what does AHI mean... I've just booked my covid vaccine now I want to read up on it . Thanks

[AyrshireK in reply to LolaBow]

AIH is Auto Immune Hepatitis - it's where your own immune system goes a bit hay wire and starts to attack your own organs. No one knows why it occurs - some people may have a disposition to auto immune illness and something 'triggers' it into becoming active. All manner of things have been identified as potential triggers - a previous illness/infection, chemical and environmental factors, medicines (some antibiotics have been identified as triggers), vaccines, some supplements (Green Tea Extract). You can read about AIH at :- britishlivertrust.org.uk/in...

[LolaBow in reply to LolaBow]

Thank you, I will now be reading up on it.

[Readlots]

I’m sure that a lot of autoimmune conditions are triggered by viruses. There’s research on this in relation to Type 1 diabetes (my two kids are T1) so I’m sure there is a genetic predisposition to autoimmune disease. Whether vaccines can have the same triggering effect, I’m not sure, but I’d be interested to see the research.

[DebbyJ1 in reply to Readlots]

Yes me too especially towards trigger effects of vaccines