Lots of confusion...

[Erkie]

Can someone please explain to me which immune-boosting foods feed auto-immune illness and which are okay?

My Sjogren's gets triggered with echinacea almost instantly - but ginger seems to make me feel better and helps with dry mouth.  I also don't have a problem with vitamin C, for some reason.

Are there certain immune boosters to absolutely and universally avoid, and some that don't necessarily trigger Sjogren's?

[A Mom on Spin]

Ernie,

Don't know much,  but garlic, melatonin, alfalfa sprouts, and echinacea are all on the Johns Hopkins "Things to Avoid" list.

https://www.hopkinslupus.org/lupus-info/lifestyle-additional-information/avoid/

Liz

[irish]

You might go to the library or to Barnes and Noble and read some of the books they have on hand. Also, maybe to to a website such as drugs.com, etc and enter in the specific products and see what they say.

I would be extremely careful about supplements as kicking up the system is not what you want to do. Also do a google on OTC supplements bad for autoimmune diseases and see what you get. Might glean something or at least raise some questions. Irish