Autoimmune Hepatitis Association

04/10/2026

Your doctor says you need a FibroScan, but what does that actually mean?

If you’ve ever felt unsure about liver tests or confused by your results, you’re not alone. This video breaks it down clearly.

Dr. Raj K. Vuppalanchi explains how FibroScan works, what your results really tell you about your liver, and why this simple, non-invasive test can play a big role in managing conditions like autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).

⚡ No biopsy.
⚡ Quick, painless.
⚡ Critical insights into your liver health.

Knowing what to ask and how to understand your results can make a huge difference in your care.

🎥 Watch now: https://youtu.be/uNk11Uco5DE?si=jXveiQW_qtAk4Qlh

💬 Have you had a FibroScan or been told you need one? Learn more here.

Raj K. Vuppalanchi, M.D., a gastroenterology specialist at Indiana University School of Medicine, explains Fibroscan technology, a non-invasive tool for asse...

04/09/2026

Please join in the next virtual meeting of the Northeast AIH Support Group from noon to 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, April 10. Send an email to info@aihep.org to receive the Zoom link. New faces are always welcome!
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𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

04/06/2026

The Young Adult AIH Support Group will hold its next virtual meeting from 7-8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 7.

This group is designed to allow young adult patients between the ages of 18 and 40 to connect with one another, share their experiences with the disease, and provide (and receive) support! All are welcome, whether you attend the meeting every month or just drop in when it works with your schedule. Please consider joining the next meeting!

Email info@aihep.org to receive the Zoom link.

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𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

04/03/2026

In this must-watch video, Aparna Goel, M.D. (Stanford Medicine), breaks down everything you need to know about AIH, from symptoms and diagnosis to treatment goals and ongoing care. She also explains why regular blood work is critical for protecting your liver health.

▶️ Watch now: https://youtu.be/hHVtBP7jBso

Whether you’re newly diagnosed or looking to better understand AIH, this expert-led overview makes AIH clearer, more manageable, and less overwhelming.

💬 Plus, don’t miss the Q&A session: https://youtu.be/rpCGl9A_v88

Knowledge is power! Understanding autoimmune hepatitis helps you take control of your health and partner confidently with your care team.

📺 Follow on YouTube for more trusted education, expert insights, and the latest in AIH care.

Aparna Goel, M.D., a clinical associate professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University School of Medicine, dives into a ...

04/01/2026

This is no joke! 😉

The Southeast AIH Support Group will hold its next virtual meeting at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 2. New members are always welcome to attend. Email info@aihep.org to receive the Zoom link. We hope you can attend!
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𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

03/27/2026

Please join the next virtual meeting of the Midwest AIH Support Group. The meeting will be held on Zoom from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET (3-4 p.m. CT) on Monday, March 30. Please email info@aihep.org to receive the meeting link. We hope you can attend!
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𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

03/24/2026

The West Coast AIH Support Group will hold its next meeting this Wednesday, March 25, at 5 p.m. PT. If you live on the West Coast, please join us! Whether you attend the meeting every month or just drop in when you can, you are welcome to join in! Email info@aihep.org to receive the Zoom link.
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𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

03/23/2026

Feeling exhausted even when your labs are within normal? You’re not alone.

Fatigue is one of the most common and frustrating symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). It’s more than just being tired. Many people describe it as a heavy, draining feeling that affects both the body and the mind.

The good news? Tracking your fatigue can help you better understand your symptoms and take meaningful steps toward managing them.

In this first post of our AIH Fatigue Blog Series, we cover:

✔️ What fatigue in AIH really feels like
✔️ Why does it happen, even when your disease is controlled
✔️ Simple ways to track fatigue and identify patterns
✔️ Tools and apps that can help

If fatigue has been impacting your daily life, this is a great place to start.

Read more: https://aihep.org/post/fatigue-in-aih-blog-series-what-is-fatigue-how-do-i-track-it/

Fatigue in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), why it happens, and how to track symptoms using simple tools to better manage your daily life.

03/16/2026

Fatigue is one of the most common and most frustrating symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).

In this educational session, Nadia Blessing, PA-C, from Indiana University School of Medicine, explains why autoimmune hepatitis fatigue happens and what patients can do to manage it.

In this video, you’ll learn:
• Why fatigue is common in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
• The difference between normal tiredness and chronic AIH fatigue
• How liver inflammation may contribute to low energy
• The impact of medications and disease activity
• How fatigue affects daily life and mental health
• Practical approaches to managing autoimmune hepatitis fatigue

Many people living with autoimmune liver disease report fatigue even when lab numbers improve. Understanding this symptom is an important part of comprehensive AIH care.

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with AIH for years, this discussion provides helpful insight into one of the most challenging aspects of the disease.

🔗Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/m0bndAcTRnc

A panel of doctors answers questions from Session 2. Sahand Rahnama-Moghadam, M.D., from Indiana University School of Medicine, and Nadia Blessing, PA-C, fro...

03/16/2026

Please join the next virtual meeting of the Midwest AIH Support Group. The meeting will be held on Zoom from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET (3-4 p.m. CT) on Monday, March 30. Please email info@aihep.org to receive the meeting link. We hope you can attend!

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𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

03/13/2026

Menopause symptoms and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) can often look very similar. So how can patients and clinicians tell the difference?

In this expert session, Nicole Scott, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine), discusses how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can overlap with AIH symptoms like fatigue, mood changes, and sleep disturbances. She also explores the diagnostic challenges and treatment considerations for patients navigating both menopause and autoimmune liver disease.

🎥 Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/keRLs-Z60cw

Learn more about how menopause may affect people living with AIH and why understanding the difference between hormonal changes and disease activity is important for effective care.

Nicole Scott, M.D., an associate professor of clinical obstetrics & gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine, explores the nuances of menopause ma...

03/13/2026

📚 AIHA Book Club 📚

Our next AIHA Book Club meeting is coming up on June 9 at 6 p.m. ET, and we’ll be revisiting our last book selection.

The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss by Annie Brewster, M.D.

We are revisiting this book because the conversations and reflections it inspires are so powerful for our community.

In the book, Dr. Brewster highlights research showing that sharing personal illness stories can reduce feelings of isolation and help people integrate their diagnosis into their identity, creating stronger connections with others who understand their experiences.

Studies on expressive writing and storytelling also suggest that writing about difficult health experiences can improve psychological well-being and even support physical health outcomes, making storytelling a meaningful tool for healing.

If you’re planning to join, be sure to make time not only to read the book, but also to complete the writing prompts and activities throughout. These exercises are a key part of the experience and will help deepen our discussion.

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of reflection, storytelling, and connection. 💙

📅 June 9
⏰ 6 p.m. ET
💻Zoom
🔗Click here to join! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4kvJcGy6VD5cqhlXE4JjufCVqtM0AaS51ccTZl2Nw4d4-w/viewform?usp=header