Osteoporosis - Calcium, can you help?
My wife/bestfriend has oestroporosis (spelling I know is not correct) diagnosed10 years ago, been drinking milk all her life,since childhood (at least a pint a day) why does she have this problem, when her intake of calcium,I believe is more than sufficient
Answers:
Women are more prone to it than men after the menopause due to the changes in hormones.
Calcium tablets may help, but unfortunately its not curable but you may be able to slow progression down.
more calcium would do more good, than harm,
calcium tablets are available most places, follow the enclosed instructions.
increase cheese & yoghurt, too.
or go back to the Docs & ask his/her opinion.
for more in-depth explanation of the disease see links below.
but remember don't scare yourself or her with the bad news.
stick to the positives.
As the others have said, hormones can play a part and so can genetic factors. However, it is not enough to just take in tons of Calcium, your body needs a good quantity of Vitamin D to help absorb the calcium into the bones and teeth. That is why supplements of Calcium also contain Vit D.
I too have Oesteroporosis.
I have to take a calcium supplement which also contains vit D as you need this to help your body to absorb the calcium.
Also Hormones play a major factor in this too.
Women need Oestrogen to help the bone too. My periods stopped so I was lacking in this as well.
To some extent osteoporosis, demineralisation of bone, could be considered part of the ageing process. It just affects some more that others.
Females loose bone more than males, especially post menopausal women. Poor diet and little exercise and even lack of exposure to sunlight will all increase the risk, as will some drugs, notably steroids.
There are a number of drugs which can be used, together with calcium to attempt to improve the nature of the bone, the most common are bisphosphonates.
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