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Has anyone else experienced this?? (Tendonitis)
Hi everyone,
What drove me down this journey rabbit hole is that I was getting tendonitis/tenosynovitis/overuse injuries/repetitive strain injuries (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel) all over my body from the most simple of tasks.
It started off with patellar tendonitis from playing soccer (which can happen) and then it got to the point where I had quadricep tendonitis just from driving a car, achilles tendonitis just from walking and some sort of thumb tendinitis just from playing video games (absolutely ridiculous).
These are all now chronic injuries and are extremely tough to mend. I performed all kinds of blood tests and wasn’t able to find anything. Has anyone else in this forum dealt with an issue/issues like this?
I had an issue from using my computer mouse that needed physio a few years back. Probably at a point when I was very vA toxic, but I hadn’t specifically linked it to that. Now I’m thinking maybe there was a link. Idk.
Someone called Dustin talking about this on vA toxicity Facebook page.
Hi Tommy,
I had various connective tissue issurs and problems most of my adult life. I had tennis elbow that lasted for years, bunion pain that required ibuprofen to sleep, knee joint pain, shoulder pain and tendinitis in my hand that required surgery. I finally figured out that I had salicylate intolerance. When I cut out foods, medications and skincare products containing salicylate, all of my connective tissue issues disappeared! There are other food intolerances that could also cause you problems such as amine intolerance. Of course too much vitamin A is also a big player in health. But for me at least, salicylate intolerance caused my connective tissue problems.
Good luck on your journey to good health!
Thanks for this @maryann
I think I’m going to try this. Connective tissue problems are making things tough atm.
Do you know of anyone else that has had a similar experience to you? Or a place where I can read more about salicylates and the relationship to connective tissue problems and neuropathies etc?
Quote from Tommy on November 5, 2022, 4:00 amHi everyone,
What drove me down this journey rabbit hole is that I was getting tendonitis/tenosynovitis/overuse injuries/repetitive strain injuries (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel) all over my body from the most simple of tasks.
It started off with patellar tendonitis from playing soccer (which can happen) and then it got to the point where I had quadricep tendonitis just from driving a car, achilles tendonitis just from walking and some sort of thumb tendinitis just from playing video games (absolutely ridiculous).
These are all now chronic injuries and are extremely tough to mend. I performed all kinds of blood tests and wasn’t able to find anything. Has anyone else in this forum dealt with an issue/issues like this?
I too have suffered tendonitis, connective tissue pain/swelling throughout my life.
My first memory was running track when I was about 13 years old. I developed achilles tendonitis, so I stopped. The following year, I played football (American) and developed the same problem, so I had to quit. The following year I played soccer and again, I suffered tendonitis and this time I think it was one the the extensor or everter muscles of my left foot. Again I stopped. I think I then took up tennis the following year and had achilles tendonitis again, so I stopped and took up weight lifting.
The interesting this is that I wasn't overtraining or doing anything super intense or anything. I would run about as a kid all the time, ride bikes, roller blade, play baseball, football, basketball, etc with no problems.
Currently, of within the past 7 years, I could workout multiple times a week for almost a year and then my body would fall apart. I would recover and my threshold would be less than before and my body would say no more. I currently use my rebounder and elastic bands as I fight the nagging BS that seems to come with any activity, even stretching or yoga.
For example, if I supinate my left forearm against slight resistance, one of my wrist extensor muscles pops. Kinda like tennis elbow but without any activities to aggravate it. Stretching my hamstrings will cause lateral knee soreness where they attach on the fibular head. My ankle extensor tendons pop when stretching. When I shrug, my trap muscles create a slight crunchy feeling when they are tight. Injured from video games is pretty sad. I've injured myself simply by playing guitar.
I really do think I have been operating at a low Vitamin C level for a good portion of my life. Stress, sugar, exercise all deplete Vitamin C and I think that is possibly why I could train for a while and make good gains and then the house of cards just came crumbling down. I've started experimenting with Vitamin C recently and will see how that goes. I can take multiple months to see improvements.
"The main outcome is that vitamin C supplementation is potentially useful as a therapeutic approach for tendinopathy recovery. Vitamin C supplementation, alone or in combination with other products, increases collagen synthesis with a consequent improvement in the patient's condition."
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Hi @tommy
There are lots of sites discussing salicylate intolerance, but not a clear link to connective tissue issues other than joint pain. I think everyone is affected differently. Salicylate intolerance clearly increases inflammation throughout the body. Doing an elimination diet for a few weeks is definitely worth the effort!
https://www.fedup.com.au/factsheets/additive-and-natural-chemical-factsheets/salicylates
Recipes:
http://failsafefoodie.blogspot.com/p/recipe-list.html?m=1
Good luck!
Sorry to ask so many questions!
Did you notice any other health problems go away once you cut out salicylates? I’m currently struggling with allergic rhinitis in the morning and I wonder if it will help with that.
Also, what do you currently eat at the moment?
Quote from Tommy on February 21, 2023, 5:35 pmTendonitis is the worst.
How long have you been taking vitamin C for? Why don’t you try to get vitamin C from rich food sources?
I started Vitamin C supplementation last Friday. February 17th.
It seems most Vitamin C rich foods have many undesirable additions and getting to a recovery dose may take quite a bit of foods as well.
The most pressing problem I had when I finally figured out that I had a salicylate intolerance was a horrible skin rash. It was kind of rock bottom for me. The backs of my hands were bright red like a lobster and itched so bad I could hardly stand it. The rash was ugly and oozing too, just horrible! So the connective tissue problems were kind of small potatoes compared to the itchy embarrassing lobster hands. The rash was gone within a few days on low salicylate diet.
My current zero vitamin A, low salicylate diet consists of: beef, pork loin (only at breakfast when I take activated charcoal), pacific cod, chicken, turkey, scallops, squid, small amounts of shrimp , peeled pears, bananas, celery root, rutabaga, fermented celery root, sorghum whole grain and flour, tapioca flour, maple syrup, sunflower oil, beef collagen, dark chocolate, decaf instant coffee, sparkling mineral water, salt and citric acid (to make tangy dressing). I also use topical epsom salt solution for magnesium and sulfur and vitamin D oil in the winter months. I recently started taking glucosamine chondroitin sulfate and MSM and have noticed improvements in joint pain and stiffness.
I have been on zero vitamin A for about 5 years. I've also taken 2 capsules of activated charcoal every morning with breakfast for the last 5 years. I have not had any detox setbacks, only steady improvement. I eat gluten-free and dairy free. I've been low salicylate for about 10 years and was doing well until I started eating cod liver oil and chicken liver. The low salicylate diet is already fairly low in vitamin A.
Celery root has both vitamin C and vitamin K. Pork has thiamine. So all the vitamins are covered.