Autoimmune Conditions
Who It's For
Functional medicine support tailored to uncover the root cause of complex symptoms.
Consult with our care team to understand next steps and build a personalized plan.
Serving Denver Metro, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs.
About This Condition
Autoimmune conditions are a broad group of chronic disorders in which the immune system mounts a sustained response against self-antigens, leading to inflammation and tissue damage in one or more organ systems. They range from organ-specific diseases such as autoimmune thyroiditis and type 1 diabetes to systemic conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and vasculitides that affect multiple tissues and vascular beds.
Clinical presentations are heterogeneous. Common themes include chronic fatigue, low-grade or intermittent fevers, arthralgias or frank inflammatory arthritis, rashes or mucocutaneous lesions, serositis, and organ-specific symptoms such as dyspnea, neurologic deficits, cytopenias, or renal dysfunction. Many patients report symptom fluctuation with periods of flare and relative remission, and a subset have long subclinical phases before overt disease is recognized.
Diagnosis is based on the pattern of clinical findings, supportive serologic and immunologic markers, characteristic imaging or histopathology, and exclusion of mimicking conditions such as infection, malignancy, degenerative disease, and isolated functional syndromes. Management emphasizes early recognition, risk stratification by organ involvement, and individualized immunomodulatory therapy alongside lifestyle, metabolic, and cardiovascular risk optimization.
Common Symptoms
- •Chronic or recurrent fatigue not fully relieved by rest
- •Inflammatory joint pain or stiffness, often worse in the morning or after inactivity, sometimes with joint swelling
- •Recurrent low-grade fevers, night sweats, or malaise without clear infectious source
- •Skin or mucosal manifestations such as rashes, photosensitivity, oral or nasal ulcers, or Raynaud phenomena
- •Neurologic or sensory symptoms including numbness, weakness, or paresthesias in some systemic autoimmune diseases
- •Shortness of breath, chest pain, or serositis-related discomfort when serosal surfaces or lung parenchyma are involved
- •Sicca symptoms, including dry eyes or dry mouth, in certain autoimmune conditions
- •History of overlapping endocrine, hematologic, or gastrointestinal issues suggestive of multi-organ immune involvement
Conventional Treatment Options
Inflammation reduction
Gut healing
Immune support
Lifestyle optimization
Our Functional Medicine Approach
Who It's For
Adults with confirmed or suspected autoimmune disorders.
Expected Outcomes
- Reduced flares
- Improved symptoms and labs
- Better quality of life