Should BioBran MGN-3 be avoided if one has an autoimmune disease?

Autoimmune diseases are those conditions in which the immune system attacks its own body — it has lost the ability to differentiate between self and non-self. Examples of autoimmune diseases are rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and Crohn’s Disease. If the problem is serious, doctors will prescribe immunosuppressant drugs in order to weaken the severity of this self-attack. Immunosuppressants are also prescribed for cell, tissue or organ transplants in order to minimise rejection by the immune system. So if you are taking immunosuppressant drugs then you are obviously advised NOT to take BioBran, or at least check with your doctor first. If, on the other hand, you have a less serious autoimmune disease (like mild rheumatoid arthritis) for which you are not on immuno-suppressants, and you want to take BioBran to help strengthen your immune system, then you must bear in mind that your symptoms might temporarily get worse for about a month, after which they may ...  more