Supplements that help inflammed tendons, ligaments, soft tissue

[KnottedYet]

And more in the food world: is it possible you have gluten intolerance/celiac disease?

The first (and easiest) level of screening is a simple blood test for antibodies. Not all symptoms are gut-related.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Just a thought, but....I would think the solution to your problem would more likely lie is finding out what it is in your lifestyle or diet that you should eliminate, as opposed to adding some supplement to try to fix it. It sounds more like something is causing the problem and inflammation, as opposed to a deficiency of some sort that could be fixed by taking a supplement.

[kaian]

Let's see...I don't drink any kind of soda at all and I hate artificial sweeteners. I don't drink coffee - just tea, mainly green tea. My immune system seems strong - I haven't gotten a cold or flu in about 3 years, despite being exposed to sick people.

I'm not sure about gluten...never considered it.

I have been pretty tired lately, too. I am getting 8 hours of sleep and wake up tired and achey - not every single day, but definitely the last week or so. I may go to the docs and see if there is some blood work she can do to see if there is something going on.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I have been pretty tired lately, too. I am getting 8 hours of sleep and wake up tired and achey - not every single day, but definitely the last week or so. I may go to the docs and see if there is some blood work she can do to see if there is something going on.

That sounds like a good idea. Have you also considered the possibility of Lyme disease?
Stiffness, soreness and pain in joints and neck, general fatiigue....classic symptoms.

[rocknrollgirl]

Ditto on the Lyme....

[RoadRaven]

Well, I can't speak for the diseases and afflictions others are wondering about.

But I can speak from my/my partners experience.

He used to run marathon distances, he is about 10 years older than you, Kaian. He stopped running at about 30 because he just couldn't take the inflammation and discomfort anymore.
He's worn his knees out. If he walks too much, especially downhill, his knees hurt. Sometimes, with certain actions (like shearing sheep) his hip joints play up too.
Rest and avoiding the activity help the pain/discomfort go away. This is why he has come to love cycling so much. He can cycle marathon distances (he does several metrics a week as part of his usual training) with little or no discomfort to these joints.

I would suggest as a runner, you have worn your body bits well, and this is what should happen of course. Goddess forbid we should arrive having never unwrapped our bodies and seen what they could achieve! I don't know why you wake the way you do, but he would wake up sometimes in the night, sometimes in the morning, with similar symptoms but to a much lesser degree.

We both have glucosamine in short bursts to help our aging knees... it helps, but again we don't have the swelling/tendonitis...

Best wishes in the search for a solution.