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ARCHIVED Osteoporosis In 12 Year Old!
greengirl posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
My daughter has just been diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 12! I'm kind of in shock, although it makes sense - with her celiac (just discovered this year) and milk allergy (also discovered this year) she probably has not been absorbing calcium/vit. D at all. She is also very underweight (again, probably malabsorption) and below the 5th percentile for height... -
My mom has been using Forteo for almost 2 years now. She was diagnosed with osteoporosis several years ago and first did a course of Fosomax with no positive result. Now, after taking the Forteo she is no longer considered osteoporotic. I believe you cannot take Forteo for more than 2 years, so soon she will have to go back to Fosomax or something comparable...