This section is dedicated to the conditions typical of an EDS patient. These are suggestions from others in the EDS community, as things to be aware of, as your condition develops. Furthermore, which related-conditions you have will depend on the type of EDS you have. There is more on the types of EDS in the resources section.
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EDS related conditions:

(Alphabetical Order)

Asperger Syndrome
Bruising
Chari
Depression
GI Track Dysfunction
Hyper-mobility
Myopia
MTHFR
POTS
Ryunauds
Sensitivities to light, sound, smells
Sleep Apnea
Small Fiber Nuropathy
TMJ

 

Asperger Syndrome:
There are a lot of websites about Asperger’s, Autism, and EDS. They are all blogs. Essentially, personal stories, therefore anecdotal. The EDS community sees a clear correlation that should be taken into account.

Bruising:
Bruising is common with EDS due to fragile capillaries and blood vessels.
more info on EDS and bruising: 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15566352

Chiari:
In extremely over-simplified terms; the brain sits low in the skull and causes neurological problems.

Symptoms:
“headaches, usually at the back of the head – these are brought on, or made worse by, exercise, straining, laughing or bending over, neck pain, dizziness and balance problems, numbness or tingling in the arms or legs, blurred vision and involuntary movement of the eyes (nystagmus), swallowing problems, hearing loss and ringing in the ears (tinnitus), feeling sick and vomiting.” – Symptoms of Chiari, http://hypermobility.org/help-advice/chiari-malformation-eds/

More on Chiari:
http://csfinfo.org/education/patient-information/chiari-malformation/

Depression:
There are many reasons an EDS patient would experience depression; chronic pain, the diagnosis of EDS and related conditions, the financial burden, finding quality health services, employment restrictions and disability, and the subsequent family stress. 
More on EDS and depression from ehlers danlos.com:
https://ehlers-danlos.com/study-people-with-ehlers-danlos-face-increased-risks-for-depression-and-other-psychiatric-disorders/

GI Track:
Overly Simplified: The collagen dysfunction (or “stretchy” quality) in an EDS patient can lead to various problems with the GI Track. Specifically, it has been shown to effect the connective tissues and nerves in the GI Track.
EDS and the GI Track:
https://www.ehlers-danlos.org/about-eds/medical-information/gastrointestinal/gastro-and-eds/
Typical GI Track problems for an EDS sufferer:
Acid Reflux
Gastropharesis, typically referred to as delayed gastric emptying.
IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Hyper-mobility:

(POTS) Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome:
In extremely over-simplified terms; neurological problems brought on by pooling blood due to malfunction of the “autonomic” nervous systems. Autonomic functions are functions regulated unconsciously; blood vessels, stomach, intestine, liver, kidneys, bladder, heart, digestive gland and so on.

Symptoms:
“Dizziness, Lightheartedness, Headaches, Migraines, Cognitive impairments, Sleep abnormalities, Neuropathic pain, Fatigue, Blood pooling in the extremities, Light sensitivity in the eyes, Abdominal pain; Gastroparesis, Rapid gastric emptying, Hypersensitivity of the skin.” – POTS Symptoms, http://standinguptopots.org/learning/pots-symptoms

What is POTS:
http://standinguptopots.org/learning/what-is-pots
Very Technical:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294907/

Precordial Catch: Pain in the chest or breast. Pulled shoulder often due to dislocation.
http://www.patienthelp.org/diseases-conditions/precordial-catch-syndrome.html

Myopia:
Article on collagen in the eye:
http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-the-role-of-collagen-in-the-eye/

MTHFR: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene
Very Over-simplified: A gene disorder that effects the creation of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
More information on MTHFR:
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/MTHFR

Ryunauds:

Sensitivities to light, sound, smells:

Sleep Apnea:

Small Fiber Nuropathy:
NCBI: very detailed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086960/
Little easier to understand: very informative, but understandable
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/small-fiber-neuropathy

TMJ:

 

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