Gastrointestinal symptom-related anxiety and fear of negative consequences from eating may contribute to positive eating disorder screens that overestimate risk in adults with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD). That’s according to a study in the U.K. that evaluated patients’ responses to the Sick, Control, One…
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Hello world, I’m Lacy Rosenbaum, your hot-off-the-press Ehlers-Danlos News columnist. I’m lucky enough to call a stunning corner of Montana home. It’s the kind of postcard beauty that makes you want to get out and explore — except there are far too many days when my body says no!…
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Women with hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome may process androgen hormones — steroid hormones such as testosterone and related male sex hormones — differently, which could be linked to some of their symptoms, according to a study. More research is needed to understand why and whether it affects treatment, researchers wrote…
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