Re: Osteopenia - Thank you...

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone, I feel a lot better. I already exercise

regularly and started taking calcium when dx with CD 8 weeks ago.

(Though I keep forgetting, now I won't!) I definitely don't want more

meds. I am on six now for all my other autoimmune problems. I also do

acupunture weekly, I will talk to my acupunturist as well. I think I

am still in the grief - what the heck hit me stage - of just being dx

with CD. Thanks for the help, you all are great!

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone, I feel a lot better. I already exercise

regularly and started taking calcium when dx with CD 8 weeks ago.

(Though I keep forgetting, now I won't!) I definitely don't want more

meds. I am on six now for all my other autoimmune problems. I also do

acupunture weekly, I will talk to my acupunturist as well. I think I

am still in the grief - what the heck hit me stage - of just being dx

with CD. Thanks for the help, you all are great!

[Guest guest]

Just so you don't feel bad, I do not have CD (but my husband and son

do), and I was diagnosed with osteopenia at age 53. I have no family

history of it, but my doctor felt I was at risk because I was

slender, so I was tested. I have been a runner for the past 25

years, very active, and get lots of exercise. This paradoxically

puts me at greater risk.

I did some research when my doctor suggested fosomax, and I, too,

came to the conclusion that there was not enough evidence on its

effectiveness for me to outweigh its risks. I also didn't like the

idea that it has been demonstrated to increase the risk of cancer

over time in rats. From my reading, there simply has not been enough

time to collect similar data for humans. Besides, it claims to

increase bone density by only 1% to 2%. My doctor argued that it

would help my uptake of calcium, but he respected my decision to do

nothing but try to significantly increase my intake of calcium and

retest me in two years.

My CD husband, BTW, who has run lots of marathons in the past, still

runs a lot, and also does weight training several days a week, also

has the same osteopenia as me. He was diagnosed with CD several

years ago and has had various complaints about joint pain for years.

On the GF diet, the joint pain has vanished. Oddly enough, although

I don't have CD, I also had joint pain on and off, and it has

vanished for me as well as I have joined the rest of my family on a

GF diet.

[Guest guest]

Just so you don't feel bad, I do not have CD (but my husband and son

do), and I was diagnosed with osteopenia at age 53. I have no family

history of it, but my doctor felt I was at risk because I was

slender, so I was tested. I have been a runner for the past 25

years, very active, and get lots of exercise. This paradoxically

puts me at greater risk.

I did some research when my doctor suggested fosomax, and I, too,

came to the conclusion that there was not enough evidence on its

effectiveness for me to outweigh its risks. I also didn't like the

idea that it has been demonstrated to increase the risk of cancer

over time in rats. From my reading, there simply has not been enough

time to collect similar data for humans. Besides, it claims to

increase bone density by only 1% to 2%. My doctor argued that it

would help my uptake of calcium, but he respected my decision to do

nothing but try to significantly increase my intake of calcium and

retest me in two years.

My CD husband, BTW, who has run lots of marathons in the past, still

runs a lot, and also does weight training several days a week, also

has the same osteopenia as me. He was diagnosed with CD several

years ago and has had various complaints about joint pain for years.

On the GF diet, the joint pain has vanished. Oddly enough, although

I don't have CD, I also had joint pain on and off, and it has

vanished for me as well as I have joined the rest of my family on a

GF diet.