What supplements or vitamins help to strengthen connective tissue?

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I have a few stretch marks on my hips. I'm not overweight. I have them since puberty. Maybe I got them because of weak connective tissue. I want to prevent getting more. What supplements are good to strengthen connective tissue, besides silica?
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How can you speed up healing of the frenulum/connective tissue on the penis?

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Small cut on the frenulum/connective tissue that joins the glans to the foreskin, anybody have any idea how to make this heal quickly?
"ms osagesacram"

aha.

obvious troll is obivious.

and yeah I do.

just because you can resist anything with 20% off doesn't mean you can push your beliefs onto me.
just like any other injury to the skin!! have that spot be clean!! i normally put hydrogen peroxide or neosporin on my cuts & scrapes, but the peroxide hurts, so maybe adding a dap of neosporin might help. it doesn't sting at all!!

good luck!!


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What is the basis of differing actions of antineoplastic agents on different tissue/neoplasms?

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What is the basis for differing tissue- and neoplasm-specificites of antieoplastic chemotherapeutic agents? This doubt arose because considering what the pharmacokinetics of these drugs are it remains to be answered as to why a certain agent would act only in a particular tissue or neoplasm when the mechanisms they employ are so similar, e.g., various alkylating agents in spite having same action act of different tumors with differing degrees of effectiveness. Hope someone answers the question specifically. Useful links to free-text articles would also be highly appreciated. Bye. TC.
If you have thoughts on this subject, you ought to have the initiative to research it yourself.  (+ info)

Ligaments, tendons, and fasciae are all kinds of connective tissue?

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Is this statement true: Ligaments, tendons, and fasciae are all kinds of connective tissue?
If it is not true please explain. Thanks!
It's true. Ligaments connect bones to bones, tendons connect muscles to bones and fascia is a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc  (+ info)

What is Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease in lamens terms?

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I'm going with my girl friend to the doctor and I want to ask some questions about this disease but dont' know what to ask?
It means that they know it is a connective tissue disease, but don't know which one because it isn't fitting all the criteria at this point. You might want to ask what will happen next in the course of the disease, about complications, etc. Looking up the different CTDs might give you more of an idea what to ask.

"Many connective-tissue diseases (CTDs) share common signs and symptoms, which frequently makes the diagnosis of a specific rheumatic disease difficult. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), mixed connective-tissue disease (MCTD), and Sjögren syndrome (SS) can present with similar clinical features, particularly during the first 12 months of symptoms. Isolated Raynaud phenomenon, inflammatory polyarthritis, anemia, interstitial lung disease, or pleuropericarditis may occur without an obvious diagnosis. Screening serology findings, such as rheumatoid factor (RF) or antinuclear antibody (ANA), may be positive or negative under these clinical circumstances.

However, well-established connective-tissue diseases have defined, discrete diagnostic criteria. Patients who present with symptoms, positive serology results, or physical findings consistent with an established connective-tissue disease but not fulfilling classification criteria for one of these established connective-tissue diseases are diagnosed with undifferentiated connective-tissue disease (UCTD). UCTD is a relatively new entity, suggested by LeRoy et al in 1980. The definition of UCTD is still under debate, although it is becoming more clear. Mosca et al recently reviewed UCTD literature and proposed that preliminary classification criteria include (1) signs and symptoms suggestive of a connective-tissue disease, (2) positive ANA results, and (3) a disease that lasts at least 3 years."  (+ info)

What does it mean when blood work shows you have connective tissue?

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I know one possibility is lupus, is there others?
I am guessing from your question that you had a blood test and the doc found antibodies that are present when a person has connective tissue disease. Connective tissue diseases include systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis.  (+ info)

What are the usual factors in creating connective tissue structure?

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A) diet and exercise
B) height and weight
C) Hardness and direction of fiber
Or none of these
None of these.  (+ info)

Thyroid disease and now connective tissue disease as well, what's going on?

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I've had Hashimoto's thyroiditis for 4 years, now the doctor says I have an undifferentiated connective tissue disease as well. What could that turn out to be? Does this mean my immune system is getting worse?

Can multiple auto-immune diseases be a result of stress or just bad luck? Or something else?
Those are two auto-immune diseases - where your immune system mistakenly attacks things in your body. Unfortunately, if you have one auto-immune disease, you are at a much higher risk of getting another one. They can tend to come in clusters. It doesn't mean your immune system is getting worse, it just means you are someone who is more likely to develop autoimmune disorders than other people.  (+ info)

What is an Inflammation of connective tissue and muscle tissue?

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The answer is 13 letters. THANK YOU!
fibromyositis

This is a combination of the inflammation of muscle tissue (myositis) and inflammation of connective tissues (fibrositis)  (+ info)

What is the tough fibrous connective tissue covering of a bone?

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I need your help. Mucho thanks. :)
Cartilage

Hope this helped..!  (+ info)

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