Bryan Johnson Reveals 11-Year Autoimmune Gastritis Missed Despite $2 Million-a-Year Health Regimen
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Updated · Bored Panda · Jul 6
Bryan Johnson Reveals 11-Year Autoimmune Gastritis Missed Despite $2 Million-a-Year Health Regimen
3 articles · Updated · Bored Panda · Jul 6
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Bryan Johnson said doctors diagnosed him in May with autoimmune gastritis, a chronic condition with no approved cure, after it likely went undetected for more than 11 years.
Repeatedly low ferritin levels were the main clue, but normal hemoglobin and hematocrit led earlier doctors to dismiss iron deficiency as diet, exercise and sauna-related rather than investigate further.
A colonoscopy first ruled out internal bleeding, then blood tests showed anti-parietal cell antibodies at more than five times normal and stomach biopsies confirmed early-stage disease despite no obvious endoscopy damage.
The 48-year-old said autoimmune gastritis can impair iron and vitamin B12 absorption and raise long-term stomach cancer risk; he has already received a 1,000-mg iron infusion.
Johnson, who has hypothyroidism and spends about $2 million a year on his anti-aging Blueprint program, said he is assembling a research team to pursue experimental ways to slow or stop the autoimmune process.