collagen

A Similar Kind of Exercise Intolerance is Found in Connective Tissue Diseases, ME/CFS and Long COVID Results The study found that the blood vessels of people with CTD did not dilate as much as the healthy controls. The CTD patients also displayed an “impaired stroke volume increase”. As their...

I thought I'd start a thread to summarize the discussions about vascular compression and any possible relation to impaired collagen. Here's an interesting comment from another thread:

This article details a study at the Stockholm Spine Centre in Sweden involving a single lactic acid injection, which is able to stimulate bulging (prolapsed, herniated) discs in the spine to repair themselves within a few months. The lactic acid (which presumably is injected into the disc...

Hello, I would like to test Clomid / Clomiphene for my low hormone levels. (I have made a detailed post in the hormone thread at the same time) I ask myself the following, in addition to the possible improvement in symptoms due to the hormone deficiency, is it possible that more / a lot of...

Anyone try this supplement: https://shop.designsforhealth.com/trf-150?quantity=1&custcol_dfh_size=42 I found out about it through a doctor. Supposedly it's supposed to help with collagen formation and joint health. Thoughts?

Has anyone tried Collagen Peptide supplements for help with their collagen and muscles? This seems like a good product...

Ever since getting sick my collagen seemed to change rapidly but most notably my veins. My whole entire life I've considered myself to have healthy, normal veins. However after getting sick my veins changed dramatically. They began showing up way more all over my body. They became much more...

Hi! in two weeks I'm starting an intravenous vitamin C treatment, consisting in four weekly infusions of vit C, each one with 10 grams or more. My blood tests show low vitamin C serum levels, sometimes as low as the minimum possible, 1mg/l, a value that according to my research is found among...

@Hip maybe we should get a special attention at the collagen tissus surrounding the nervous system…(not only the ligaments and dura) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajmg.c.31549 Neurological and spinal manifestations of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes Fraser C. Henderson Sr...

I am curious at how many people have noticed this so am making a poll. This would include gums receding, skin getting wrinkly, joints feeling significantly more floppy, or any other similar symptoms. For me, I noticed massive receding gums rapidly post onset. I am not sure if this is related...

hey all, I've had CFS type symptoms (mainly a sleep disorder) since mid 2012. With melatonin and herbal antivirals and sleep meds (zopiclone) my symptoms were largely under control until mid 2014, when I went through a bout of sudden weight loss and increased fatigue. I lost a lot of muscle...