osteoporosis
Anyone else here with osteoporosis? Is there anything that helps?
@adventurousBranch3786
Hello there, how are you doing?
For what I know there are different levels of osteoporosis, it's not always the same. Some meds can be prescribed at a time but it needs to be checked by a doctor.
Hope that someone may share here their experience with it so you can exchange yours with them too.
Cheers!
@LoveMyRotty Hi there. Thanks for answering. I like the beautiful dog!
@adventurousBranch3786
You are welcome!
It is not my dog but it looks like my big boy! 
@adventurousBranch3786
I crossed from "normal" into osteopenia (next stop: osteoporosis) at my last bone desnisuty screening. I have since learned that taking iron supps within a few hours of calcium is a mistake; those two minerals interfere with your body's absorption of either. So step one was calcium at lunch, iron at bedtime (8+ hours later).
I was mystified as to why I was seeing this decline as I worked active, physical jobs my whole life, especially the last 24 years, and weight bearing activity is supposed to help keep bones strong. But my mom had it and I thnk her mom did (they've both been gone for decades), too, so maybe it's just genetics?
Step two is adding more formalized weight-bearing activity. In addition to my normal walk the dog 4 times a day, I am experimenting with body weight exercise. I hope it will help; it certainly won't hurt and any fitness improvement is a good thing.
If your doc hasn't put you on supplements or prescriptiont calcium/medicaltion, please ask what they recommend.
@Katbtrying552 Yes they sugested calcium and weitbearing exercise which I am doing. Thanks so much for your response.
@Katbtrying552 My doctor originally put me on a prescription I forget da name but I was on it a few years longer than I should've been. I also at dat time was given vitamin D. On my last bone density test I was informed my osteoporosis has gotten worse. I started taking a multi vitamin an I asked doctor for both magnesium an calcium but he told me not to take da calcium as he said there is calcium already in da multi vitamin. He’s sending me to a bone specialist which wont be til December to see if theres other options to help strengthen my bones. I have fallen once but thankfully after a few months of healing I was fine.
@eternalHero77. Did you beak a bone?
No
@eternalHero77. Good to hear you didn’t break a bone. I’m in an osteoporosis group where some have broken bones and it’s very painful.
@adventurousBranch3786 Oh boy- have dey been able to heal?
@eternalHero77. Yes they did but some people had to have surgery depending on where they broke a bone. I haven’t broken any bones fortunately.
A bone density scan showed bone loss and weakness Am On calcium and D3
protection
Good nutrition and regular exercise are essential to keeping your bones healthy throughout your life.
Calcium
Men and women between the ages of 18 and 50 need 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day. This daily amount increases to 1,200 milligrams when women reach the age of 50 and men are 70.
Calcium-rich food sources include:
Low-fat dairy products
Dark green leafy vegetables
Canned salmon with bones and sardines
Soy products like tofu
Breakfast cereal and orange juice with added calcium
If you have difficulty getting enough calcium from your diet, consider taking a calcium supplement. However, excessive calcium has been linked to kidney stones. Some experts suggest that excessive calcium intake, especially in supplements, may increase the risk of heart disease, although this is not yet clear.
The Division of Health and Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends that a total calcium dose, from both supplements and diet, be no more than 2,000 milligrams a day in people over 50 years old.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D improves your body's ability to absorb calcium and improves bone health in other ways. Some vitamin D can be obtained from sunlight, but this may not be an adequate source if you live in a high altitude area, stay home, regularly use sunscreen, or avoid the sun due to the possibility of skin cancer.
Food sources of vitamin D include cod liver oil, trout, and regular salmon. Some milk and breakfast cereals also come fortified with vitamin D.
Most people need at least 600 IU of vitamin D daily. This recommended amount increases to 800 international units per day after the age of 70.
People who do not have other sources of vitamin D, especially those with limited exposure to sunlight, may need a supplement. Most multivitamins contain between 600 and 800 IU of vitamin D. Most people can safely get up to 4,000 IU of vitamin D per day.
exercises
Exercising can help strengthen bones and slow bone loss. Orthopedic exercise will benefit no matter when you start, but you'll get the most benefit if you start training regularly in your youth, and then continue to train throughout your life.
Combine strength training with weight-bearing training and balance exercises. Strength training helps strengthen the muscles and bones in your arms and upper spine. Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, jogging, jogging, stair climbing, jumping rope, skiing and push-ups, primarily affect the bones of the legs, hips and lower spine. Balance exercises such as tai chi can reduce your risk of falls, especially as you get older.
@raul5626. Thank you for all of the information!
I can recommend taking suppliments and doing weight training, should help gain bone mass stoping porosis