# @sonamfunctionalmed on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTuMul8E9nn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61784931-sonamfunctionalmed-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-20T06:07:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sonam Singh | Functional Medicine (@sonamfunctionalmed) — https://gondola.cc/sonamfunctionalmed

## Caption

Before ➝ After ✅
This patient’s ANA (Anti-Nuclear Antibodies) screening markers improved significantly over time, showing a clear shift in immune activity. 

ANA is important because it’s one of the first tests doctors use when someone has symptoms like joint pains, fatigue, rashes, hair fall, dry eyes/mouth, or unexplained inflammation. 

A positive ANA can be a clue toward autoimmune and connective-tissue conditions (like lupus or Sjögren’s), and it helps decide whether deeper tests (ENA panel, dsDNA, complements, etc.) are needed.

But ANA is not a “final diagnosis” test. It must always be interpreted with symptoms, clinical history, and other markers (CRP/ESR, thyroid antibodies, vitamin D/B12/iron, gut health, infections, stress load). 

In this case, a structured root-cause approach—reducing inflammation triggers and supporting repair—helped move the markers in the right direction.

Results vary. Always correlate labs with your physician.

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#autoimmune ##guthealing #healthylifestyle #wellness

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guthealing, autoimmune, healthylifestyle, wellness

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