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If you're taking pain meds to mask pain during hard impact exercise, you'll wear down your knee joints faster. I used to take glucosamine chondroitin before 10-mile runs (70 minutes) and eventually had to stop. You shouldn't try to run through pain. It took about three years to recover through a series of restarting the running and stopping again.
Members mark is the brand single pill and I take 2 in the morning and the Cosamin ASU and fish oil in the afternoon.
MSM is a chemical in animals, humans, and many plants. People use it most often to try to treat arthritis
MSM is used primarily for treating pain associated with osteoarthritis. Using it for arthritis is based on limited research, so its effectiveness hasn't been well established. I've tried every supplement I can find for knee pain. I have mild arthritis and a torn meniscus. I can say for sure that any supplement has done me any good.
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Originally Posted by lchoro
If you're taking pain meds to mask pain during hard impact exercise, you'll wear down your knee joints faster. I used to take glucosamine chondroitin before 10-mile runs (70 minutes) and eventually had to stop. You shouldn't try to run through pain. It took about three years to recover through a series of restarting the running and stopping again.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are not pain medications, and they did not cause you to wear down your knee joints faster. I wouldn't recommend taking them on an empty stomach before a run. If they have any benefit, it will be from taking them regularly over a long period of time.
I read the Harvard Health article that you provided a link to, and agree with it. What I have found is some people feel they benefit from these supplements, but research studies don't find the same benefit. I have taken all these combinations for years and did not have any side effects other than a lighter wallet.
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Every avid runner that I know eventually had bad knees. Too much impact on the joints.
Absolutely no evidence that this is true. I ran over 200 races including 3 marathons. I also played a lot of basketball into my 60s. At 65, I have mild occasional pain in my right knee. My younger brother never ran or played basketball. He has had both knees replaced.
I'm adding to this thread because of a shoulder injury. About six months ago I had x-rays
and blood tests. The bones in my shoulder are healthy, but I've got chronic pain. I may
never know the cause of this shoulder pain.
I'd like to try glucosamine chondroitin and/or turmeric but there is a problem. Most people
get "normal" upset stomachs. That's not what happens to me. Diarrhea that lasts more than
24 hours can end in a trip to the hospital.
Possible side effects - WebMD or similar sites:
Glucosamine Chondroitin
Nausea
Diarrhea or constipation
Heartburn
Increased intestinal gas
Tumeric
Heats your body
Stomach inflammation
Abdominal pain and cramps
Kidney stones
Nausea and diarrhea
Allergic reaction
Iron deficiency
I applied capzasin cream (and other topical products) to my shoulder for several weeks.
Didn't help.
Because they are not regulated by the FDA, supplement manufacturers can make outrageous
claims about their products. Is there anything I can buy that will help my shoulder, but not
cause diarrhea?
Great and informative post. I have used turmeric for Abdominal pain and cramps. It's really beneficial.
Thanks.
Undenatured collagen (UC-II) - train your immune not to attack you! - Beneficial effects
Boswellia serrata extract - Large and clinically important treatment effect
Curcumin - specifically Theracumin - Large with clinical meaningful effect (so many formulations, at least they tested this one)
Pycnogenol - Large with clinical meaningful effect
Sometimes these are sold together(especially curcumin/boswellia) , youtheory has combo with type 2 collagen.
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