I have an Empire source that told me...

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by Pumped [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you can get lupus from the sun? i am so sunburned, not just a little, months of it

i hate being inside but the sun burns us !

You have to have the condition, but yeah sun is the final trigger on the powder keg.

So to correct this, Lupus is not "caused" by the sun alone, so much as its the final big bang ignition switch before full blown Lupus. It would be possible for someone with the genetics for Lupus to live better with a milder case of it by merely avoiding the sun.

The sun has been demonstrated to be generally bad if you have any type of autoimmune disorder. Because the Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA) are produced for some reason in very large numbers by prolonged sun exposure. These are antibodies that attack healthy living human cells. Basically your immune system is capable of attacking itself if it deems necessary and Anti-Nuclear Antibodies(ANA) are the henchmen. In a healthy individual, this is absolutely meaningless. But if you suffer from any suspicious symptoms for longer than 5 years such as joint pain, body aches, etc. Then its best to assume you may not be healthy enough for sun exposure. These are antibodies that attack healthy living human cells. ANA

If that makes more sense. "didnt read, dont care, red99, tldr" etc. I always make sure people have the best information I have available.../shrug It helps me remember and refresh and exercise my own mind. Feel free to let me know how much you didn't read this though.

tl;dr version If you are taking antibiotics, stay out of the sun. It can set you up for some types of Lupus even if you don't have the genetics. Incase you wondered why many antibiotic labels say "avoid sunlight".