Sorry to answer your posting so much later, but I have just gotten back to the Forum now. You asked what is my feedback on my recent posting regarding Glucosamine and DC.

Most people agree with me that Glucosamine aggravates DC, and is to be avoided. If your doctors recommend that you continue your Glucosamine supplements,and it helps with your hip arthritis, then by all means continue. Only you can decided what you will take, based on the benefits and the side effects in your own particular case.

Do you get the magazine "Arthritis Today"? This magazine recently listed all the present medicines and supplements that can help Arthritis sufferers (I also have Arthritis, in one knee and one finger).... This magazine lists one of the helpful supplements being Glucosamine.

So I guess the bottom line is this, that each person must decide for himself what will help him or hurt him...

Oh, incidentally, I discussed this with my family doctor, my rhumatologist, as well as a neurologist...all were very interested.....Especially since my Dupuytren's has not gotten any worse since August when I stopped the Glucosamine....None of them had heard that this supplement could trigger DC, but they all agreed that this is what seems to have happened in my case.

I wish you the best of luck....

Alan,
What is the condition of your feet? What is your lifestyle and has it had an effect on your feet?
What are the symtoms of your hands?
Gary

I am writing from Chile, South America and have had the same experience with glucosamine: my doctor give it to me for an ostearthrosis and after a couple of months I began with a Dupuytrens Syndrome. When I read the forum I decided to stop the intake of glucosamine (1500mg)and the disease stopped. Now I have no Dupuytren symptoms.

Best regards,

Guillermo

I began taking Glucosamine about a year ago, simply as a precaution to future potential problems. I am a very fit 44 year old with a past sporting career. I noticed the lump in my right hand appear about 4 months ago and following research, have stopped taking the GC. I will report on how the condition develops. I come from a very large family and noone else has any symptons.

Dear Bill,
I am 45 and of Swedish background and my father has DC which was successfully operated on back in Sweden. Now I have the beginning of DJD of the knees and am considering taking Glucosamine/Condroitin and maybe MSN and find the info on this web site interesting. I am in the medical field and had no idea that there was a connection between DC and glucosamine. I look at my right hand occ to see if I may be getting DC. There is a questionable very small start on one hand, fourth digit, but I'm not sure.