salmonella

[salmagal]

Hi my husband was diagnosed in October 2011 with rheumatoid arthritis then i was diagnosed with ITP in feb 2012 both of these are are antibodies attacking healthy parts of body we were both in hospital with salmonella 2007 it makes me wonder how does this suddenly happen could there be a link

[sailor]

This is a very interesting question and one which I think should be direted to Professor John Hunter at Addenbrooks who is undertaking the food intolerance study for the itp support group. I suggest you email the support group and ask them to pass this on to him.

[salmagal]

thanks sailor i will try this kind regards salmagal

[cab68]

I am conviced that a bout of really bad food poisoning (campylerbacta) a few years ago bought my ITP on.

[salmagal]

Hi cab68 did you have a gap between food poisoning and ITP both hubbie and i had ibs after salmonella then autoimmune diseases

[cab68]

Hi Salmagal. Sorry for the delay in replying, I don't come on here that often. I had the food poisoning around 2000 I think, but was not diagnosed with ITP until last year. HOWEVER, I had never had a blood test until last year and had what I thought were freckles on my feet for years and years (I now know they are not freckles since they disappeared when I was on steroids!). So, I think I must have had ITP for years without knowing it.

My consultant said that there is a theory that a really bad infection which messes up the immune system could cause ITP. As I was so ill with the food poisoning (in bed for 2 weeks) I do think it could have triggered my ITP.