Osteoporosis And Treatment

[Somethings Wrong]

Hi

I am Gluten Intolerant and had gone gluten-free before being tested. I have been gluten-free (as best I can) 7 years. I have refused other drugs because they are all experimental and none can guarantee not to mess up body/brain in other ways. Either way it would be a trade off in my view. The specialist in the Osteoporois Clinic at last visit was a little nasty with me when I asked about other methods like diet and homeopathy that didn't involve dugs. I told him that with the information I had read, Celica

[Ursa Major]

My suggestion is, to have your levels of essential nutrients checked. If for instance, you are deficient in vitamin D (and most people are, but especially people with celiac disease), then your body can't absorb calcium and magnesium, which results in osteoporosis.

You should never supplement with vitamin D without knowing where your levels are at, because if your levels get past a certain point it will be toxic and will pretty much cause the same symptoms as a vitamin D deficiency.

Once you know your levels you can take extra supplements (on top of taking a multi-vitamin) specifically for those problems. The best thing to take for vitamin D deficiency is cod liver oil. I take the Carlson brand, as it doesn't taste bad, and is supposed to be the purest and best out there.

You are right in not wanting to take those osteoporosis drugs. They can cause necrosis of the jaw. And even though they make your bones look denser on the tests, that is very misleading. Those drugs stop your bones from renewing themselves, resulting in denser, but at the same time, more brittle bones. Exactly the opposite of what they claim to do. Who wants OLD bones?