How To Prevent Osteoporosis?

Are you entered into menopause stage? Then you are at a greater risk of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a condition in which inside of your bones become permeable due to loss of calcium and is usually called as losing bone mass. Eventually, this condition weakens your bones and makes them much more prone to break.

Osteoporosis is most common condition in women when compared to men because women usually contain less bone mass than men.

Also, women are more likely to live longer and take less calcium and they require estrogen hormone to keep the bones stronger. Men who live longer can also at a risk of getting osteoporosis in their later life.

After entering into the menopause stage, your estrogen levels fall and loss of bone mass speeds up gradually. Removal of ovaries can also lead to faster bone loss because ovaries are responsible for estrogen production.

You don’t know that you have osteoporosis until you experience any serious signs and symptoms. Some of the signs include: low back pain, hunched back or broken bones.

Osteoporosis can cause your vertebrae to collapse. This type of problems can occur if you lost greater amounts of bone calcium.

There are various risk factors that cause osteoporosis. They include: menopause before the age of 48 years, not getting enough physical activity, not getting enough amounts of calcium, surgery for removal of ovaries before menopause, alcohol consumption, smoking, family history of osteoporosis, hyperthyroidism, having fair skin, long-term use of oral steroids, thin body and small bone frame.

Some of the drugs that can prevent bone loss include:

Calcitonin helps to prevent additional bone loss and also reduces the pain that you experience with osteoporosis. You can take this drug as a shot or nasal spray.

Ibandronate sodium is a new medicine that needs to be taken once in a month. It decreases bone loss by increasing bone density. It results in some side effects like nausea, heartburn, diarrhea and upset stomach.

Alendronate and risedronate, they are not hormones, but they can help to prevent and treat osteoporosis. These dugs decrease the bone loss thus reducing the risk of fractures. Usually, these drugs can result in upset stomach.

Raloxifene helps to prevent and treat osteoporosis. It acts same like estrogen. This drug causes hot flashes and risk of blood clots.

Teriparatide is an injectable synthetic hormone. This can be used daily for treating osteoporosis. This drug can causes new bone growth. It commonly results in dizziness, nausea and leg cramps.

For preventing the risk of osteoporosis, you need to take about 1,000 mg of calcium a day. After entering into menopause stage, you need 1,000 mg of calcium if you take estrogen and 1,500 mg of calcium if you do not take estrogen. Lactose and vitamin D can help your body to absorb the calcium.

Here are some tips to keep your bone stronger:

• Quit smoking


• Do regular exercise


• Consume a well-balanced diet


• Contact your practitioner to know about HRT and other medicines to treat osteoporosis