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
AIH links to Covid vaccine? - British Liver Trust
AIH links to Covid vaccine?
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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.
Thank you which particular group please
The AIH Support UK page which I think you have already joined & indeed already contributed to the thread.
Hi, what does AHI mean... I've just booked my covid vaccine now I want to read up on it . Thanks
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...
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.