DNA and Sjogren's

Hi Jordan,

An interesting attempt. However, I agree with Barbara's point that the preponderance of blood group O is pretty meaningless as it's by far the most common blood type all over the world. It is interesting though - as you have already noted - that group B is turning up at least as often, as this is much less common.

I'm also wondering about the significance of reporting our ancestry, outside of certain distinct racial groups. As this is an English-language board, I suspect this makes us a bit of a self-selecting group, though not all of us will be native English. And there's another problem: just what is "native English"? We're a bit of a mongrel race! Also, most of us won't know much about our distant ancestry. My own knowledge only goes back as far as my great-grandparents, probably born around 1870.

But it's still worth trying to pull the different strands together. I might be muddying the waters here  but a question that often arises in my own mind when reading through Sjogren's boards is: how many of us are on the autistic spectrum? I'm not being rude about fellow posters here, it's a genuine question. I was diagnosed as being on the spectrum when I was in my mid-40s (when it was far too late to do anything about it) and I sometimes spot elements in other posts that ring a bell with me.

Hello Everyone.

Sometimes I think I am on the spectrum, because I teach children who are, I certainly understand the "gut" link. 

In regard to blood type O, my point is not so much about O as I am trying to understand what type, like B, shows up the most in the posts. If B is common in Sjogrens then it could be that the A antigen (ss in sheeps clothing) is the enemy because B won't accept A and perhaps Bs have an AB parent. I am O but understanding the origins of SS will not be as easy as isolating one blood type. Perhaps even Os do not accept A antigens as easily as once thought.

Hello. 

In response to the "leaky gut" post. My father and aunt have always eating just about anything they want and some infrequent alcohol or cigs. Both never really ever drank or smoke at all. 

Their onset has been in their 80s, which absolutely leads me to believe it is genet at all? There is something in the genes all along but of course triggered at a later age. It is more about WHAT IS THERE TO BEGIN WITH, and not WHEN. 

Big type is just to highlight.

My father and aunt have always eaten whatever they wanted. Their diets have not been perfect. I have learned a lot about "leaky gut" and flora and it makes sense. Darwin alway prescribed the monkey diet. Veggies, fruit, water, a little protein, and nuts. That is exactly what I eat--I eat like a monkey. It makes total sense. I also take just about anything safe to reduce inflammation--tart cherry juice diluted, tumeric, Omega 3, etc. I don't touch any sugar, unless just a little tiny bit of sweet ginger or syrup. I currently take one baby asprin each day as a current experiment to relieve whatever discomfort.

I hope that everyone will keep sending there blood types and heritage. There is a very obvious genetic link. I really want to know the link. Thank you everyone for your help. 

I have B+ blood type and I am Croatian. I have RA as well as Sjorgen's and my mother had RA as well.