Did you know that Sjögren’s disease can affect the nervous system, including the autonomic nervous system (ANS)? The ANS is part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), and helps to regulate body processes you don’t have to think about - like breathing, making your heart beat, digesting your food, or regulating your body temperature. “Dysautonomia” is the broad term for when the ANS isn’t working as it should. Sjögren’s is thought to be the second leading cause of dysautonomia behind diabetes. A
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Did you know that Sjögren’s disease can affect the nervous system, including the autonomic nervous system (ANS)? The ANS is part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), and helps to regulate body processes you don’t have to think about - like breathing, making your heart beat, digesting your food, or regulating your body temperature. “Dysautonomia” is the broad term for when the ANS isn’t working as it should. Sjögren’s is thought to be the second leading cause of dysautonomia behind diabetes. A
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