What is lupus, and why is your booty itchy?

Dr. Jessica Gray and Dr. Cari Sorrell speak with their first guest, rheumatologist Dr. Taylor Warmoth about lupus including its nature, symptoms, testing, and treatment. Dr. Taylor emphasizes the importance of differentiating lupus from other autoimmune diseases and shares advice about managing it through medications, diet, exercise, and lifestyle modifications. 

Want to know why your body is doing something, but you’re too embarrassed to ask?

Today’s show has the first “Awkward Moment” segment where Dr. Jessica and Dr. Cari answer questions from listeners.  

Get real answers, and share a few laughs as the Doctors cover: 

• Lupus symptoms, treatments, and misconceptions
  
• How to manage lupus with more than medication
  
• Causes and treatment for anal itching (pruritis ani)
  
• And more
  

Resources:

• NIH: Pruritus Ani
  
• NIH: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)
  
• Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
  
• Balneol
  
• Boudreaux’s Butt paste 
  
• Desitin 
  

Previous Episodes of Interest:

• Navigating Infertility & Checking Your Ta Tas (Ep. 2)
  

Connect with Dr. Jessica Gray and Dr. Cari Sorrell: 

• The Med Edit Podcast
  
• Instagram: @TheMedEditPodcast
  
• Facebook: The Med Edit Podcast
  
• LinkedIn: The Med Edit Podcast
  
• LinkedIn: Dr. Jessica Gray
  
• LinkedIn: Dr. Cari Sorrell
  

Connect with Dr. Taylor Warmoth

• Arthritis and Osteoporosis Associates, LLP
  
• LinkedIn: Dr. Taylor Warmoth
  
• Instagram: @drtaylorwarmoth
  
• TikTok: @thechatrheum
  

About Our Guest: 

Dr. Warmoth is a Texas-based physician board-certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology. She has trained at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Over the last year, in an attempt to fight medical misinformation online, Dr. Warmoth has started her own TikTok to discuss various topics in rheumatology.