Vitiligo in Somalis

[Netflix]

Is there any historical word for vitiligo in Somali culture.

I’m asking this question because a close friend of mine has just been diagnosed with vitiligo.

 

[Periplus]

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Who in your family had it.

 

[Periplus]

Who in your family had it.

Great-grandmother, great-aunt and some cousins.

 

[Kool-Aid]

Only saw one person in my life that had vitiligo but he was not Somali he was from Bangladesh

 

[Netflix]

Great-grandmother, great-aunt and some cousins.

How did they get treated by somalis back home.

 

[Periplus]

How did they get treated.

Idk about my cousins but ik my great-aunt and great-grandmother lived with it.

 

[Netflix]

Idk about my cousins but ik my great-aunt and great-grandmother lived with it.

I meant how did they get treated by Somalis back home .

 

[Periplus]

I meant how did they get treated by Somalis back home .

Don't know actually. I think a lot more Somalis have it than we think or maybe that's because I've been accustomed to seeing it.

 

[Netflix]

@Sophisticate drop your sophisticated thoughts.

 

[Sophisticate]

I do not think it is very common and is considered an autoimmune disorder. Generally, autoimmune conditions are diseases of industrialization/modernity. As they are more common in the developed world. Some people see conventional physicians whereas others try alternative practitioners i.e. Functional Medicine Doctors, Naturopaths, Traditional Chinese Medicine or Ayurveda.

 

[Netflix]

I do not think it is very common and is considered an autoimmune disorder. Generally, autoimmune conditions are diseases of industrialization/modernity. As they are more common in the developed world. Some people see conventional physicians whereas others try alternative practitioners i.e. Functional Medicine Doctors, Naturopaths, Traditional Chinese Medicine or Ayurveda.

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Hmm but would you say Somalis back home will discriminate against somalis with vitiligo.

 

[Sophisticate]

Hmm but would you say Somalis back home will discriminate against somalis with vitiligo.

They notice every physical marker of difference. Of course they will ask questions and give them a nickname. Aside from stating the obvious they won't discriminate. At most they will think you had an ineffective Diana treatment and may provide unsolicited advice and unsafe product suggestions. They don't see or perhaps don't know what this disease is.

 

[Aurelian]

Isn't called Baras?