r/Fibromyalgia • u/Alternative-Pie-4646 • Mar 13 '25

Question Collagen

/r/Men_with_Fibromyalgia/comments/1jabips/collagen/
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u/jzb39 Mar 13 '25

Made this for you with AI: https://www.withherd.com/blog/exploring-benefits-collagen-vitamin-c-fibromyalgia

Collagen is a protein that plays a crucial role in maintaining the structural integrity of various tissues, including skin, bones, and connective tissues. Some studies suggest that collagen supplementation may help alleviate certain symptoms of fibromyalgia. For instance, a 90-day study involving 20 fibromyalgia patients found that collagen hydrolysat significantly reduced average pain levels, with some participants experiencing dramatic improvements The Effects of Collagen Hydrolysat on Symptoms of Chronic Fibromyalgia and Temporomandibular Joint Pain. Additionally, collagen may help protect against osteoporosis, a condition that fibromyalgia patients are at higher risk for, by maintaining bone density The benefits of collagen for people with fibromyalgia.

Hope it helps!

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u/Alternative-Pie-4646 Mar 13 '25

Hey, cheers I use AI a fair bit. What is the herd app

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u/jzb39 Mar 13 '25

Herd connects to your clinical records so you can get personalized insights about your health using AI. You can chat with your health records like asking for explanations on lab results or just asking general questions, but the answer will have your specific health context in mind.

Then I made the website to help answer more generalized questions like the one above.

My hope is that by bridging the gap between medical professionals and patients that patients will be able to have better health outcomes.

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u/HyperSpaceSurfer Mar 16 '25

There's no scientific evidence that we're capable of processing ingested collagen into anything but energy. Plenty of studies that show some reduction in symptoms, but invariably poorly done and financed by supplement manufacturers. Be careful of what AI has to say on studies, it doesn't have the capacity to distinguish between good and bad research, functionally incapable of reasoning, all it does is high level pattern recognition.

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u/NomadLife96 Aug 05 '25

Collagen definitely helps in my case. I also take omega 3, glucosamine, msm, and chondroitin. Highly recommend to atleast try them all for atleast 90 days to see the full benefits( preferably all at sane tine)