The British Red Cross provide excellent advice at camouflage clinics and are experts in this field. Your GP can give you a referral letter which is then sent to British Red Cross, 39 Sheepcote Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 2JL.
I have discoid Lupus could this weaken my immune system?
What would be the effect of using Prednisolone for a long time?
What nutritional vitamin/herbal supplements should be taken for SLE?
Tattoos / piercings and Lupus?
I have lupus, can I use hair dye or perming solutions?
In general these are safe. Some years ago there was a controversial research paper that suggested that hair dyes caused lupus. However, subsequent studies have not confirmed this. Some patients with both discoid and SLE may be allergic to dyes and chemicals and should be aware of a possible reaction.
Lupus and alcohol?
My daughter who is 19, was diagnosed with lupus a few months ago. I am having a problem getting her to look after herself ie not drinking too much alcohol. Her kidneys have been affected and she has been undergoing some aggressive steroid treatment. Do you think that the alcohol will do her kidneys any harm or cause a lupus flare...
Is it safe to have botox treatment if I have lupus?
Can a lupus patient have corrective eye surgery?
Can a 'leaky gut' cause autoimmune disease like lupus?
Can lupus patients have colonic irrigation?
I have lupus can I be an organ donor?
Can lupus or discoid lupus patients be blood donors?
Is stem cell therapy recommended as treatment for lupus patients?
Would treatment in a Hyperbaric Chamber (decompression chamber) help lupus patients?
Do white potatoes have an adverse effect on lupus patients?
Breastfeeding and Lupus
I am due to give birth in two weeks and am anti-ro positive (I have lupus/Sjögren’s with mild joint/fatigue symptoms, Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and Graves Eye Disease). I am concerned that breastfeeding whilst passing on my 'good' antibodies, might also pass on my bad antibodies. Is it possible to pass on anti-ro through breast milk?
