Can Hormonal imbalance cause osteopenia?
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I went for a bone scan and was diagnosed with osteopenia at 22. My family doctor does not seem helpful at all in trying to help me figure out why I do have it at 22 and I'm on my own to correct the osteopenia myself before it does get to osteoporosis.
A little back story is I've always been a very active child, baseball, cheerleading, gym class throughout high school and the track team. At 19 I was very small and was really into working out I stayed at 100 pounds being 5"1.
Another thing is I've always struggled with birth control, I hit puberty at 13 and went on the pill for cramps and acne and the pill burned the lining of my stomach, always switched pills because nothing settled in my stomach. I switched to depo for a year and I gained weight and it made me extremely depressed. I tried mirena and it hurt and after loosing it in ultrasounds I got it taken out 3 months later. I was told I have been taking to high of estrogen in my birth control and now I don't take anything because it's never sat well with me.
Maybe another thing is I've always struggled with anxiety, depression and stressing overhung everything idk if that would lead to anything.
I was tested for celiac and its negative, thinking my bones are not getting the nutrients they need.
Could I may have developed osteopenia because I don't work out as much as I used to? I don't understand why I have it, I can't figure it out. I've had stomach problems of being gassy so I'm seeing a specialist for that cause I get super bloated. But I don't know what else to research to bring up the doctors and specialist. I'm also not taking any medication except for calcium supplements and vitamin D because I'm to young for doctors to prescribe me anything. Oh and magnesium.
Anything? I don't know what else to look into! I could probably stretch more to help the pain in my spine and hips, because I always feel like my hip is going to pop out when I walk and sometimes my arms go numb. The speciality I'm seeing now wants to look into cancer but that seems to be a huge jump??
I thought osteopenia is not suppose to be painful but that's not the case!
Help!?
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Anhaga emmaaw
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Osteopenia in itself is NOT a disease. It does not necessarily lead to osteoporosis. Your fracture risk is not necessarily higher than if you hadn't been diagnosed with low bone mass.
I would be more concerned about chronic pain. That really should be investigated. You may have some sort of autoimmunue disorder, most of which can be treated.
Is there something in your diet which might be causing the gas? It could be something you eat every day. Some people are sensitive to wheat. But it could be anything. One of my friends couldn't figure out what her problem was until she and her husband wrote down everything, and I mean everything she ate, and kept track. Turned out to be cinnamon, and one of her favourite teas had cinnamon in it so she had it nearly every day! She used to get terribly itchy skin until she gave up cinnamon. So you and your doctor may have to be real detectives to work this out. Sometimes naturopaths are better at this, if your regular doctor rules out anything sinister. They have a different way of looking at things.
faith87650 emmaaw
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ruby06073 emmaaw
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Hi I am not a health ( but a health and social care worker) proffessional, though I have had to study oseoperosis and osteopenia because I have it. I have been offered alendronic acid, but prefer to take supplements. In answer to your question though, my estrogen stopped working in my late 20's and so they wanted me to take HRT as a bone protector, giving they were treating me as an early menapausalal patient. I did not take HRT, I took soya isoflavones for 10 years but neglected to take anything for the last 10 years, and now in my mid 50s I have osteopenia in one hip and osteopperosis in part of my spine. The specialists and doctors at the time told me it was because my estrogen had stopped producing (female hormone) would be the cause of the arthritis condition. Your problem for you, so young, could be anything: unable to absorb nutrients i.e problem in your gut, hormone problem, auto immune disease or glands It will take persistance in getting your doctor to test you for all these things to get to the bottom of it, I only hope it is not too late for you emmaaw. xx
amkoffee emmaaw
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This won't help your pain but try not taking the magnesium for a few days to see if your gas problem improves.
You know that it acts as a stool softner and helps you go poop so it may be that your taking to much of it.