Autoimmunity Stages

The article presents Stage 1 and Stage 2 autoimmunity as reversible if triggers are identified and removed before full tissue damage occurs. Removing triggering exposures at Stage 1 can return a patient to Stage 0. Stage 3 is the point at which conventional medicine typically diagnoses autoimmune disease. Stage 1 is defined by detectable autoantibodies without symptoms or measurable functional loss. Stage 0 is defined by absence of antibodies, symptoms, and functional loss. Stage 2 includes elevated autoantibodies, symptoms, and measurable functional loss before clinical tissue destruction thresholds are reached. Stage 3 is when formal diagnosis occurs after years of autoimmune activity and permanent tissue destruction. Stage 1 autoimmunity involves detectable autoantibodies against a tissue but few or no clinical symptoms. Stage 2 autoimmunity includes circulating antibodies, rising systemic inflammation, and vague symptoms such as joint pain, brain fog, fatigue, and digestive discomfort. Stage 1 is described as a critical intervention window because the immune process has begun before the patient feels sick. Early identification and removal of triggering exposures is presented a…