Building back bone density anyone?

Hi all,
Wondered if any of you that have suffered from bone loss & have had any luck building back bone mass?
I have been diagnosed with osteopenia, my recent scan shows most of my loss is in my femur. Really want to get on to trying to reverse it best I can. Wondered if any of you had success? I know weight bearing excercises are good & high impact. I do suffer frm joint pain so I have to pick & choose what workouts would be suitable.

I'm currently trying my luck with algae based calcium. I haven't had another bone density scan since last year which actually showed more loss although I had stopped pred for a while by then. I need to schedule another scan soon.

Squats! Start with bodyweight and attempt 3 sets of ten squats. If you can do all 3 sets of 10, add light dumbbells. The goal is to continue adding weight week by week.

Continue adding as you are able to complete them. Once you can do a total of 40 lbs, start using a barbell and continue to slowly add weight as you get comfortable. Learn proper technique on the internet or with a trainer. Do them twice a week. There is absolutely no better exercise to strengthen your leg, butt and core muscles, lose weight, and increase bone density. Well worth the effort of learning to do properly for anyone male/female/young/old.

With Osteopenia, there are no medications required. The goal is to stabilize your bone density, prevent further worsening, and build up calcium a bit if you can. You should be taking a sufficient daily dose of both calcium and vitamin D supplements. Weight bearing exercise is a good idea. Get rechecked again based on doctor recommendation to monitor progress over time. I have osteopenia, and I believe a number of us here do.

If it advances to osteoperosis then there is boniva and other similar drugs that can be used. Not recommended for Osteopenia which is pretty low-risk of fractures, comparatively.

Taking calcium alone has the drawback that it is associated with arteriosclerosis. Don't take my word for it, look it up yourself. Taking magnesium with the calcium, along with vitamin K2 should also help reinforce your bones. Vitamin K2 supposedly prevents calcium from building up in your arteries and instead transports it to you bones.

Mia, yes it is true that too much calcium taken long term can potentially cause issues IAmCurious spoke about. Your best bet is to discuss the calcium supplement with your dr. Do you know what your Tscore is? A good diet with food rich in calcium & exercise is usually successful in keeping it from progressing.

Take care.

I was on Boniva. My doctor now gives me shots every 6 months. Medication is called Prolia.

I did osteogenic loading exercises at a clinic with the osteogenic machines. I had mild osteopenia and severe joint pain in my left hip that affected my range of motion. I couldn't pretzel sit on the floor.

After 6 months of weekly appointments my hip pain is gone, I can sit cross legged no problem, and my most recent scan 2 of the 3 scores were normal.

I also take 400 mg calcium. The only calcium I will take is the form MCHC, microcrystalline hydroxyapatite.

Hi everyone

I'm at a loss right now. I have been suffering with chronic constipation and IBS for over 6 years and had been admitted into hospital because of bowl obstruction. In December 2016 my symptoms became worse in February 2017 I had bad constipation,fever, abdominal bloating and nausea. I had a gastrostomy performed and I was diagnosed with gastritis. The pain in my stomach got worse and so did my symptoms(constipation, bloating and nausea, fatigue ) I changed my Dr's as I felt discouraged with my at the time current gastroenterologist. My new Dr performed a number of tests. Bloods (appeared to be normal) xray (positive bilateral sacroiliitis ) stool(appeared to be normal) Sitz Markers (poor colonic transit time) afer I had all these tests done the following week I experienced mucus and trace of blood in my stool. (This is still happening during my flare ups) I have also developed Erythema nodosum (skin rash on my left shin). Dr then performed a colonoscopy and Gastroscopy and biopsy (colonoscopy showed normal with hemroids in my rectum area,biopsy proved I now have chronic superficial gastritis )
Could the bilateral sacroiliitis and chronic superficial gastritis be linked to IBD slowly keeping in and making its presence known? Dr has not managed to give me a diagnosis 😢

Thank you so much for reading my concerns some time I feel as if I'm just imaging all of this but then I become seriously ill and know something is horribly wrong

Mia, back then at the time there was only one drug available that could actually help build back bone loss, the rest strictly helped slow down progression some. I did not regain much because by the time it was caught the osteoporosis was pretty bad. The purpose of my dr putting me on the drug was to hopefully slow down the progression some.

Seriously consider adding back the extra calcium pill unless your dr says not too. Take care.