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Osteoporosis

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Annelies
- 73 days ago - mayoclinic.com

Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones," causes bones to become weak and brittle -- so brittle that even mild stresses like bending over, lifting a vacuum cleaner or coughing can cause a fracture.

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ROBIN M. (221)

Saturday September 6, 2008, 6:47 am
LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION THEY HAVE THAT NEW PILL OUT NOW TO HELP FIGHT OSTEOPOROSIS AND YOU ONLY TAKE IT ONCE A MONTH AS COMPARED TO ALOT OF THEM YOU TAKE ONCE A WEEK.

Joycey B. (528)

Saturday September 6, 2008, 8:28 am
I take calcium tablets daily. I also drink a lot of milkshakes. So far so good. Noted with thanks Annelies.

Jillian B. (23)

Saturday September 6, 2008, 6:29 pm
Goat's milk and goat's milk yogurt has much more available calcium than cow's milk or anythign made from cow's milk.

glen goerdt (27)

Saturday September 6, 2008, 9:23 pm
I take prilosec for GERD. Last october hiking in the mountains I broke my right ankle---shattered is a better word--I was surprised to learn I had osteopenia---as a male I thought I was in good shape---then i find out the proton pump inhibitors slow calcium absorbtion...just fyi..gg

Estella Ameigh (25)

Saturday September 6, 2008, 9:50 pm
Thanks for the information.

Diane Black (54)

Saturday September 6, 2008, 10:28 pm
My mother's "brittle". One day she was sitting on the sofa and bent to pick up a book on the floor. She broke a rib! Since then she's been on meds and has show remarkable improvement.

My point is, that even at a later point in the disease, there is hope!!