Living With Osteoporosis Without Drugs

Blocking stomach acid significantly increases the risk of osteoporosis.
Living with osteoporosis without drugs. However i was still concerned due to all the media hype about osteoporosis so i emailed dr. 8 exercises to strengthen your bones medically reviewed by william morrison m d. Her doctors also put her on a new injectible osteoporosis drug called forteo. If your dexa scan indicates you have osteopenia a t score between 1 0 and 2 5 your clinician may use the frax calculator.
Approximately 10 million americans have osteoporosis and another 44 million have low bone density placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis. It can progress for many years without symptoms until a fracture occurs. And the drugs to treat low bone density are not without risks. It has been called a pediatric childhood disease with geriatric old age consequences because building healthy bones in youth helps prevent osteoporosis and fractures later in life.
In addition to providing me with some literature on osteoporosis that supported my decision to discontinue fosamax he assured me that given my current diet and lifestyle i would be fine without it. It is estimated that about 10 million americans already suffer from this disease and about 34 million are at potential risk for developing it. This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice diagnosis or treatment. Stomach acid is necessary to absorb minerals such as calcium magnesium and zinc.
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Living with osteoporosis at a young age. Data sources include ibm watson micromedex updated 1 oct 2020 cerner multum updated 1 oct 2020 wolters kluwer updated. These drugs were meant to be used for six to eight weeks at a time not for years at a time.
But you can live with osteoporosis for a long long time and never have complications such as fractures if you take certain precautions says felicia cosman md osteoporosis expert and. Written by rachel nall msn crna updated on november 1 2018 share on pinterest. In fact most heartburn symptoms are not due to excess stomach acid.