Below is an article that addresses Possible Environmental Triggers Associated with Autoimmune Diseases:
hss.edu/conditions_environm...
Just curious if anyone can fit the description to one or more of these. It may be worth looking into a little deeper. 
In yesterday's New York Times there was a fascinating article about the influence of bio flora on disease and metabolism. Try a fecal transplant from a thin person to an overweight recipient, and the overweight recipient can lose weight, and vice versa! This is an area that researchers are just beginning to crack, but understanding how our bio floral components interact with us may hold a lot of answers to the epi genetic mysteries of autoimmunity.
This is one of the best articles I've read in a long time, thank you so much. It answers a lot which has to do with my particular situations. There are links I've yet to read. Am in middle of so much right now and wanted to respond sooner, and with more comments, but - suffice to say - a big thank you will have to do.
Leigha
Self management - An interesting story!
Article Pick Me Up Magazine
Meeting with an Mp! oh & a pic' of the newspaper article!!!
