Treating And Diagnosing Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Immunoglobulin Therapy

When it comes to treating Guillain-Barre syndrome, get ready, ladies! Immunoglobulin therapy is pretty standard. You'll have an IV line where you'll be given donated blood. The idea is to get healthy antibodies from this blood. They are going to stop your unhealthy antibodies from attacking your nerves!

However, you'll need a high dose to achieve this effect. And ladies, this isn't a cure for Guillain-Barre syndrome. Your symptoms will simply be much easier to manage! Intravenous therapy is so important because of its immediate effect. Ladies, getting this treatment subcutaneously takes too long! It's not worth the convenience of being at home. You need the hospital anyway!

Plasmapheresis

Plasmapheresis is a great treatment. Ladies, you'll also have heard it be called plasma exchange. It means that doctors will take some blood and blood plasma from you. They'll separate the plasma from your blood cells. After that? Doctors add saline or albumin to the blood cells! Once that's done, ladies, your blood cells are given back through an IV.

Your body is going to make more plasma to replace what the doctors took. The goal? It'll make plasma with healthy antibodies! Yes, the ones that have been attacking you are generally in plasma. This process is going to stop your body from attacking your nerves as often. It'll slow down the progression of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Your symptoms? Much easier to manage!