Wound Healing in Vegans
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Jamie in Chile
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I think this is questionable at best - if I cut myself or have a 'wound' it heals extremely quickly and as you all know I am very much a starchivore.
There are many factors that affect healing.
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There are many factors that affect healing.
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well of course protein intake affects wound healing.
and I suppose vegetarians and vegans are more likely to be deficient in protein than Carnists. but this is not surprising or controversial.
Sure you should eat healthy after surgery but you should eat healthy All the time.
and I suppose vegetarians and vegans are more likely to be deficient in protein than Carnists. but this is not surprising or controversial.
Sure you should eat healthy after surgery but you should eat healthy All the time.
I think there is a problem with the statement that vegans don't heal. There are many factors that deal with healing, some of them genetic.
I have a very rare genetic condition that causes me to heal at a much higher rate than normal. It, also, dampens down the pain when I am injured. They discovered it when I started donating platelets back in the 1990's. One of those 1 in 100,000 lucky breaks. It, also, has an unfortunate side effect that may cause me to have a higher risk of heart attacks or stroke.
I was officially designated by several orthopedists as a "medical miracle" after a serious fall 4 years ago. I fell and broke my shoulder in 4 places, 20+ fractures, the ball that fits in the joint split into two pieces, bone pieces were "floating" in muscle, and my shoulder was dislocated. I drove myself to the ER, and an orthopedist referred to my shoulder as "completely destroyed", and offered me top of the line opioids for the pain. Looked a little startled when I said it didn't hurt as long as I didn't move it.
I saw another orthopedist 3 days later, who referred to my shoulder as " completely shattered", and told me that he wanted to schedule me for immediate shoulder replacement. He looked a little bug eyed when I told him that I would take the disability "as long as it didn't hurt".
4 weeks later the orthopedist said my shoulder was completely healed, and was stronger than before. Still no pain. I had already regained about 70% of the mobility in my shoulder. I went into physical therapy for 6 weeks, and regained 85-90% of the use of my shoulder. The only thing I can't do is fully put my arm behind my back. It didn't even hurt when I was in physical therapy.
I'm 43 years vegan, and my healing abilities have nothing to do with being vegan. As Lady Gaga said, "I was born this way".
I have a very rare genetic condition that causes me to heal at a much higher rate than normal. It, also, dampens down the pain when I am injured. They discovered it when I started donating platelets back in the 1990's. One of those 1 in 100,000 lucky breaks. It, also, has an unfortunate side effect that may cause me to have a higher risk of heart attacks or stroke.
I was officially designated by several orthopedists as a "medical miracle" after a serious fall 4 years ago. I fell and broke my shoulder in 4 places, 20+ fractures, the ball that fits in the joint split into two pieces, bone pieces were "floating" in muscle, and my shoulder was dislocated. I drove myself to the ER, and an orthopedist referred to my shoulder as "completely destroyed", and offered me top of the line opioids for the pain. Looked a little startled when I said it didn't hurt as long as I didn't move it.
I saw another orthopedist 3 days later, who referred to my shoulder as " completely shattered", and told me that he wanted to schedule me for immediate shoulder replacement. He looked a little bug eyed when I told him that I would take the disability "as long as it didn't hurt".
4 weeks later the orthopedist said my shoulder was completely healed, and was stronger than before. Still no pain. I had already regained about 70% of the mobility in my shoulder. I went into physical therapy for 6 weeks, and regained 85-90% of the use of my shoulder. The only thing I can't do is fully put my arm behind my back. It didn't even hurt when I was in physical therapy.
I'm 43 years vegan, and my healing abilities have nothing to do with being vegan. As Lady Gaga said, "I was born this way".
Only difference is if they could point to something specific to animal products, and I don't see that
that is an awesome super power @LoreD - I can see the downsides but the upsides rock!
Emma JC
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Emma JC
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After my "magical healing", I checked on some research going on in the field. Researchers had been attempting to simulate what my body did naturally by harvesting platelets, and injecting them into hard-to-heal torn skin ulcers, ligaments, broken bones, and joints. The early research is promising, with about a 75% increase in healing. I'm hoping that this won't be something that is restricted to the lucky few that hit the genetic lottery, but an everyday treatment for everybody.
Platelet-rich plasma: A regenerative approach to healing chronic wounds
Autologous platelet-rich plasma therapy uses injections of a patient's own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. In this way, platelet-rich plasma injections use patients' own healing system to address and improve musculoskeletal problems.
Mayo Clinic uses platelet-rich plasma to treat osteoarthritis of the knee; forms of tendinopathy, including tennis elbow and plantar fascitis; and as an adjunct therapy in orthopedic surgeries to help patients heal faster after surgical procedures.
This meta-analysis included 20 randomized control trials and five observational studies on 1,952 patients. The studies focused on adults with lower-extremity diabetic ulcers, lower-extremity venous ulcers, and pressure ulcers. Each study compared platelet-rich plasma therapy to other wound care protocols without platelet-rich plasma. In lower-extremity diabetic ulcers, platelet-rich plasma intervention increased the chance of complete wound closure, sped up wound closure, and reduced wound size, compared to management without platelet-rich plasma.
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Never had an issue with wound healing. They heal really quick.
Maybe more important: I never noticed a difference in regards to the speed/quality of wound healing over the decades when comparing eating an omnivore, a vegetarian or a vegan diet.
Maybe more important: I never noticed a difference in regards to the speed/quality of wound healing over the decades when comparing eating an omnivore, a vegetarian or a vegan diet.
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