Does drinking soda water lead to osteoporosis? I drink litres of it daily, should I be worried?
the reason I'm asking is I broke my ulna in Nov '05 and it didn't heal, so I had surgery last July and had a bone graft with a pin & plate, it's only healing really slowly, I'm taking calcium and magnesium tablets daily, but it's still not healed, is it due to the soda water?
I am a very active person and enjoy regular excercise, I eat healthily & don't drink tea or coffee etc.
Any suggestions?
Answers:
Soda water is harmless. If you drink the equivalent of 1 1/2 pints milk a day you don't need calcium and vitamin D supplements as well. The failure of healing is unlikely to be due to osteoporosis anyway. Why not have a chat with your orthopaedic surgeon?
Stop drinking so much soda, it's making your kidneys work overtime. Didn't they pass out common sense in your neighborhood?
What exactly is in soda water? Is it just carbonated water or is there some sort of acid in it?
I don't know how that affects bone density. "Litres of it daily" is a lot of soda water. You should try to drink more regular water and continue taking your calcium supplements. Also, eat more food with calcium in it.
Did you ask your doctor?
Factors that will increase the risk of developing osteoporosis are:
* Female gender;
* Caucasian or Asian race;
* Thin and small body frames;
* Family history of osteoporosis (for example, having a mother with an osteoporotic hip fracture doubles your risk of hip fracture);
* Personal history of fracture as an adult;
* Cigarette smoking ;
* Excessive alcohol consumption;
* Lack of exercise;
* Diet low in calcium;
* Poor nutrition and poor general health;
* Malabsorption (nutrients are not properly absorbed from the gastrointestinal system) from conditions such as celiac sprue;
* Low estrogen levels (such as occur in menopause or with early surgical removal of both ovaries);
* Chemotherapy can cause early menopause due to its toxic effects on the ovaries;
* Amenorrhea (loss of the menstrual period) in young women also causes low estrogen and osteoporosis; Amenorrhea can occur in women who undergo extremely vigorous training and in women with very low body fat (example: anorexia nervosa);
* Chronic inflammation, due to diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis and chronic liver diseases);
* Immobility, such as after a stroke, or from any condition that interferes with walking;
* Hyperthyroidism, a condition wherein too much thyroid hormone is produced by the thyroid gland (as in Grave's disease) or is caused by taking too much thyroid hormone medication;
* Hyperparathyroidism, a disease wherein there is excessive parathyroid hormone production by the parathyroid gland (a small gland located near the thyroid gland). Normally, the parathyroid hormone maintains blood calcium levels by, in part, removing calcium from the bone. In untreated hyperparathyroidism, excessive parathyroid hormone causes too much calcium to be removed from the bone, which can lead to osteoporosis;
* Vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. When vitamin D is lacking, the body cannot absorb adequate amounts of calcium to prevent osteoporosis. Vitamin D deficiency can result from lack of intestinal absorption of the vitamin such as occurs in celiac sprue and primary biliary cirrhosis;
* Certain medications can cause osteoporosis. These include long-term use of heparin (a blood thinner), anti-seizure medications phenytoin (Dilantin) and phenobarbital, and long term use of oral corticosteroids (such as Prednisone).
Yes and taking supplements doesn't make up for the loss. Soda pop and bone weakening
The active ingredient in most soda pop is phosphoric acid. The pH of most soda pop is 2.8, which is very acidic. As we discuss in detail in the body PH page, you want your diet to ALKALIZE your body, and ingesting a highly acidic drink like soda pop does the opposite and is very detrimental to your health. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
Animal studies show that phosphoric acid, a common ingredient in soda pop, can deplete bones of calcium.
And recent human studies suggest that girls who drink more soda pop are more prone to broken bones. The soft drink industry denies that soda plays a role in bone weakening.
Animal studies, mostly involving rats, point to consistent and clear bone loss with the use of soda pop drinks. But as scientists like to point out, rats and humans are not exactly the same.
Phosphorus, which occurs naturally in some foods and is used as an additive in many others, appears to promote the loss of calcium, thus weakening bones. With less calcium available, the bones become more porous and prone to fracture. There is growing concern that even a few cans of soda pop per day can be damaging when they are consumed during the critical bone-building years of adolescence and childhood.
What happens when these soda pop-drinking individuals become middle-aged adults and they end up with osteoporosis and obesity
get some proper advice
I'm not a Doctor, but no the soda water wouldn't affect the rate of healing.
When you do your exercises and activities do you do ones that put stress, but only minor stress on those areas? They need some exercise to heal, but doing to much too soon could be the reason.
Look at it this way. You are asking those parts of your body to do two things at once -- devote their resources towards healing or devote their resources towards exercise. It may be that you're asking too much and need to cut back, but not cease.
In your case, maybe (I don't know), but maybe cutting back without ceasing altogethor your strain on those areas may be the answer. It will give the bones a chance to heal.
Never heard such a thing.
tea and coffee are far better then sodas.theirs some nutrients in tea and coffee that's good for you.soda will hurt your healing process.
my father said his druggist Died from drinking so many cokes.he said he had his sons break all the bottles of sodas on the floor.of his store.this was in the thirty's. and i was in a store about ten years ago, reaching for a Pepsi and this lady said .That Killed My Sister,drink some tea rather then sodas,are water.i mix green tea with my regular tea, when i brew it.of course as a Southerner i have to have a little sugar and lemon with my tea.and do try to stay away from sweets and white flour products as best you can.and a herb called Comfrey,which means. Bone nit. in Latin. actually helps heal bones so you might want to try that.and take a good b vitamin complex. as the b vitamins nourish the t cells and makes them healthier and they are the ones that mostly heal the bones back to health.. I wish you the best
Although you're taking calcium and magnesium supplements, that may not be enough. Calcium is what makes your bones strong so you'll want to increase your intake of it, healthily though. Milk is the most popular source of calcium as it has much of the daily value percentage in one glass. Other sources though include green vegetables, other dairy products, and breads.
There are also calcium chews you can get that come in chocolate, strawberry, and maybe some other flavors. They're like creamy little candies. I forget the name of them, unfortuantely. (I've only seen them because friends of mine had them).
maybe you do not know it, if you drink so much soda with time you will loose your liver.
And if you have a healthy ,good body , your doctor must to say
you that you do not need to take daily this magnesium tablets
and so much soda. You know it ulna or knee are very complicate sides of the body. İt will take a long time to heal.
you have to drink milk not soda.
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