• FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee
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      12 days ago

      Bending your thumb to your wrist is one of the signs of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

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        12 days ago

        I’ve got mild EDS and so far (thirties), it’s just helpful (as long as you stay active and maintain good core muscles). Extreme EDS can result in your skin sloughing off or all of your joints dislocating in your sleep, so it’s not something to ignore, but if the only symptom is your thumb touching your wrist, you might just be lucky.

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      12 days ago

      Hypermobility can have side-effects. If your diet isn’t right or you live in a very warm or very cold area, it can affect your tissues. If I’m not mistaken it can sporadically be linked to auto-immune diseases.