Is Raynauds hereditary?
I was told that a forms of Raynauds is hereditary and that it can affect my kid's or skip them and hit their kids and so on down the family. Is that true? I was diagnosed with Raynauds in my early 30's and recently with systemic sclerosis.
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There is a 2023 study out that supports that Raynaud's may be hereditary.
-- ADRA2A and IRX1 are putative risk genes for Raynaud’s phenomenon: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41876-5
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Do you have other members in your family who have been diagnosed with Raynaud's Syndrome?
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I get Raynauds when I eat/Drink things with too much acid in ie Lactic acid Citric acid and Dairy, fermented things, if I avoid these things my Raynauds goes away, so in my case Raynauds is connected to a low ph when my body has too much acid in. I try and follow an Alkaline diet to keep well and my Ph rises, my symptoms will come back if I have acidic things or acid forming things. Dairy causes me a lot of inflammation ie Carpel Tunnel being one of them. I get a host of symptoms from Dairy.
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2 ReactionsThank you for the information. My Reynards is when I get cold for the most part. Sometimes it is stress but for the most part, it’s when I get cold and it can happen anytime of the year even when it’s warm out.
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2 ReactionsYes, my daughter seems to be showing signs and my niece. I believe it came from my aunt on my dad side of the family, but I didn’t know she had it until after she passed so I wasn’t able to ask her any questions.
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2 ReactionsMy mother had Raynauds and I have it. She and I also both had/have RLS. She and I both had/have weird side effects to Ambien and Benadryl. I have to believe it is hereditary. I only get Raynauds when I am cold, even just a little bit cold.
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3 ReactionsHi - it affects me the same way. I use beet root powder daily - 1 tablespoon and it really helps me.
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2 ReactionsYes I get it when I get cold but if I follow a diet without Dairy and the acids in I find when I get cold it doesn’t happen, it seems that diet can affect it.
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2 ReactionsI have Raynards syndrome, more worse in the cold and winter months, came on when I was diagnosed with Lupus. Two relatives in America, my Niece and my daughter all have Auto-immune
conditions, so it probably is hereditary. But I have stopped having dairy products as this causes irritable bowel syndrome and gut health, and having problems with the gut can lead to other health issues. I have for the last 2 years developed splits in the ends of my fingers, which take ages to heal, so I am now on blood pressure tablets to try and help this condition, as it brings more blood to the extremities like the hands and feet.
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1 ReactionI have Raynauds and so did my father. I was diagnosed in my 50's by a doctor who noticed my toes were blue. Before that, I never heard of Raynauds. My father was never officially diagnosed, we always thought he had bad circulation in his legs. My cousin's daughter has it, too.
For split nails, I use CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, in a jar, in the morning and at night. The added moisture seems to stop the splitting once the nail grows out. While it's growing out, I use nail glue to keep the nail together. This has worked well for me.
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2 ReactionsThank you so much for that. Where did you find that cream because my nails are doing that and have for years
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