Symptoms

While many patients experience dry eyes, dry mouth, fatigue and joint pain, Sjögren's patients can also experience organ involvement, gastrointestinal issues, interstitial lung disease, vasculitis, lymphomas, and nervous system dysfunction. 

Every patient experiences Sjögren's differently.  Below is a list of symptoms to learn the impact of this disease.  We also encourage every patient to download the Living with Sjögren’s Survey summary  to see the lived experience of over 3,600 patients. 

• Neurological problems, concentration/memory-loss, “brain fog”, dysautonomia, headaches
• Dry eyes, corneal ulcerations and infections
• Dry nose, recurrent sinusitis, nosebleeds
• Dry mouth, mouth sores, dental decay, difficulty with chewing, speech, taste and dentures
• Swollen, painful parotid/salivary glands
• Difficulty swallowing, heartburn, reflux, esophagitis
• Profound fatigue, vasculitis, lymphomas 
• Dry skin, skin sensitivity to UV light and heat, rashes
• Recurrent bronchitis, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia
• Arthritis, joint/muscle pain
• Abnormal liver function tests, chronic active autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis
• Peripheral neuropathy, Raynaud’s
• Stomach upset, gastroparesis, autoimmune pancreatitis
• Irritable bowel, autoimmune gastrointestinal dysmotility
• Interstitial cystitis, interstitial nephritis including renal tubular acidosis, glomerulonephritis
• Vaginal dryness, vulvodynia; chronic prostatitis