I have celiac disease. Since my diagnosis, I have bleeding under the skin (mostly on the shins) if I scratch, rub too hard or a light bump. The doctor says that I have lost the collagen due to lack of absorbing minerals and vitamins.

Should I take a protein supplement or what. Can I get help?

can a person with thyroiditis, metabolic syndome ophalmopathy and menopausal take collagen? is it available in tablet or capsule form? how much does it costs? how frequent should it be taken? how long before a taker notices improvements? thank you for your answer. God bless! etc~2010

You forgot to mention one of the most crippling and often life threatening rare genetic diseases that results in already weakened collagen that progressively deteriorates even from early childhood through adulthood (if they make it that far), named Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

To date in almost 2010, there still is no known cure or treatment and the majority of the medical profession have never even heard of it - leading to tens of thousands of potential cases that never even know they have it, often times only discovered during autopsy, many times due to aneurysms - even in children.

It is a horribly physically disabling disease for most all with diagnosis only available through genetic testing. Some forms or 'types' are even still being discovered, as well as new manifestations never known or realized before - including cross-type symptoms which they previously thought (for years), were not possible - until now.

There is no specialized medical help anywhere in the world, with the exception of geneticists, who are only able to confirm diagnosis (if it is even suspected since doctors don't even know it exists).

There are many collagen companies out there, but how many tell you the whole truth behind the research?

proto-col are the worst offenders at only telling you half truths. they list enough of the research documents to back their claims, but if you then search for the studies online you discover that the doses are completely different.

For example if you take the recommended daily dose from proto-col (3 x 400mg), you take 1.2g of collagen a day. compare that to the dose used in the trials that they use as support for their claims and you will see that you need to take 10g of collagen!

So proto-col gives you 8.8g under the required amount, yet still uses the studies as evidence that their product works!

If this is their attitude on collagen, what other secrets do they hide and how good are their other products?

Search around and you will find other companies that sell collagen with a daily dose of 10g at the same price as proto col collagen.

2 years ago i had my breast injected with collagen. next year i'm planning to have a baby already. will it affect my breastmilk? because i'm a believer in breast feeding. please help. i really need some serious advice.

Can men take collagen too?

Can collagen actually cause cracks on the face? Please help. --lindalou

Started using face moisturizer with collagen about a month ago. In this time the deep facial lines have increased. Seems every morning I wake up with a new one. Could this be a reaction to collagen? Can it have this effect - can it cause cracks? Or is it coincidental and something else is causing these sudden and numerous cracks? Please help.

I am a diabetic, and also am on medication for cholesterol and fibromyalgia and I am using insulin for my diabetes. Can I take collagen?

I had a heart attack three years ago. can I take collagen?

I have got Dupuytren's contracture in my right hand. Is a deficiency of collagen related to this condition? If yes, would taking a supplement of collagen and/or dietary changes stop the progression or even reverse this condition?

Number 11 asked if collagen can help incontinence. I am interested to know to but didn't find your answer. I have taken diptropan 5mg and had a specialist do a test and he put me on vesicare 10 mg. I have been on it for 1 1/2 years and I'm not doing any better with it. I am doing the same thing with or without the medication. I read where a recent study that 93 percent of women with persistent incontinence were helped by injections of collagen into the tissue around the urethra and it tightened the valve that holds urin in the bladder, improving leakage or stopping it altogether. This was by a urologist at the university of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Is this safe? Please let me know.

How can Super Collagen with Vitamin C help you? I just started taking this 2 days ago. Can to much harm you, and I am taking this for several reasons for my health to see if it will help me.

Some of use at work are taking Calotren, which boasts it will contribute to inches lost by helping you produce collagen. From your information it seems there is nothing in collagen that helps you lose weight. Am I correct? Were we snookered?

Answering couple of questions:

Collagen is present in every animal. On the collagen market there are at least 4 major collagens differedy by the source: fish, chicken, pork or beef.

Eating supplemental collagen is more like eating animal parts that we usually skip from our diet: skin, tendons, cartilages or bones. There is no much of benefits of consuming collagen as it is already being "spent" by animal that it was extracted from. Think of collagen as organic glue: once hardened and used it had been changed to the extent that it could not be "melted and reused". Crucial for collagen elasticity and endurance aminoacids had been already converted to their hydroxy derivatives at the time when it was incorporated in the animal's tissues. Eating it is no much of use. The collagen in supplements after breaking down by our diggestive system would not provide with the right amounts of Lysine and Proline to help overcome possible defficiency. Healthy diet would do! Vitamin C is indeed helpful (and crucial) in converting strands of pro-collagen made in mitochondrias of our cells to durable collagen strands. Marketing of collagen is without solid scientific background, and not only as nutrient but also as a component of expensive cosmetic creams. Collagen on the skin just stays there without being absorbed. The only technique that works are subdermal injection of collagen to puff wrinkles. The risk of acquiring some nasty inflammation or allergic reaction is quite signifficant.

Enjoy spending money on something that you eat every day in much larger amounts! - unless your diet is Coke and chips.

You wrote that the collagen used in most beauty products comes from animals such as pigs. Where else has collagen been found?

What are the comparative benefits of gelatine as compared to collagen?

will collagen help the pain in an arthritic knee?

How can i benefit naturally from collagen? What to eat? what to put on my face for wrinkles? etc?

Hi, You mentioned cow and pig collagen. what about fish collagen (freshwater if that matters)? Are there any good? Thank you for your answer.

Dayton or whoever,

Where can i find the gelatin for the pigs? Years ago, Dead Doctor's Don't Lie also added gelatin to their nutritional formula for the same reason.

Does Collagen help Incontinence ???

i have a question. the mascara maybelline colossal contains collagen is that ok?

Is there a way to have too much collagen? If so, what would the result be?

Do collagen supplements help with sagging skin issues after a major weight loss, too, does anyone know? Thanks.

The collagen used in commercial products is not human collagen, it is usually cow or pig collagen, it is similar enough to have the same effect as human collagen but different enough that the body recognizes it as foreign. Anything the body recognizes as foreign has the potential to cause allergies.

I am allergic to anything with Collagen. how is that possible if it occurs naturally in the body? Terri

I have poor circulation in my legs that caused swelling and open lesions. Will collagen be of a benefit for me?

Lili,

A few years ago I received a cassette tape of a message by a veterinarian who had performed thousands of autopsies on animals, mostly farm animals. At one point he was involved in solving a local problem with pigs dying prematurely. He performed the autopsy and discovered the pigs had developed hardening of the arteries. He prescribed gelatin, which is primarily collagen, to be put into the pig's feed. This solved the problem. The theory he ultimately came up with was this...without the proper nutrition (collagen) arteries become weak, primarily the main arteries around the heart that are under stress from pumping blood. The body's natural response is to fortify the artery walls with cholesterol. The weaker the arterial walls, the more cholesterol over time, until they become clogged. By including gelatin in the diet, the arterial walls are strengthened, thus avoiding the need for cholesterol to stick to them in a vain attempt to strengthen them. Hope that helps, for what it's worth.

Lili,

I am not an expert, but I did a bit of research and discovered that many doctors believe that vitamin c and collagen can actually reduce risk of heart attack and help counteract symptoms of heart disease.

Looks like you're helping yourself out in two ways!

I have a heart condition (I had a heart attack 12 years ago). I am taking Collagen plus Vit. C pills every day. I want to know if this affects my arteries, principally my heart arteries. Can I take this long term?

I take this for my tendons.

Thanks for your answer.

Can a diabetic drink collagen?

Can a person with poor blood circulation drink

collagen?