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Porphyria is considered to be a rare disease by the medical community. However, I believe it is underdiagnosed, and I also have reason to believe a type of "secondary porphyria" can exist for those that have external causes (such as toxicity or infection) that can create the symptoms of porphyria by also interfering with the heme process, even if one tests negative via genetic testing. In Part 1 (https://www.uncagedhealth.com/single-post/2019/10/07/Porphyria-1-of-2), I discu

Porphyria is considered a rare disease in the general population. However, I believe it is an underrated issue and a largely unknown mechanism that could be behind many of the debilitating symptoms for some of those who are dealing with Lyme & coinfections and other chronic illnesses. Since Porphyria is considered rare, there are not many doctors well versed in treating it, and possibly even fewer holistic practitioners. There is also a lack of research on Porphyria, again,