Shit yeah. I will no longer feel guilty for eating half a block of cheese in one sitting.
Comment on Discussion Thread 𪴠Tuesday 20 October 2026
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠agoBit of a readâŚ
âOsteoporosis leads to more hospitalizations annually than breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke combinedâ⌠well thatâs not good.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Yup. And I have it, thanks to cancer treatment a few years ago. The good news is that there are pills you can take that will increase bone density, and these have worked for me. I now have the same bone density of someone my own age, rather than the bone density of someone 20 years older which is where I was at just 2 years ago. The pills are horrible, but better than the six-monthly intravenous infusions of the same drug. My doc tells me Iâll never have the bone density of a 30 year old male again, but he is hopeful of getting me back to the bone density of a 50 year old female. Thoroughly approve of eating lots of cheeee. And sardines, which add Vitamin D which is also a requirement for treatment. And there are now targeted exercise programs for osteoporosis which do a LOT to reduce further bone density loss.
Catfish@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Any excuse for cheese!
SituationCake@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I suddenly feel very committed to fighting osteoporosis. Cheese!
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
And sardines!
Catfish@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Those are for the cat
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Thatâs good to hear the pills are working :)
Been trying to work out how to get bone density and Vit D up for olâ girl via soup as exercise is out the window, but everything hasnât worked so far :(
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Talk to her doc - there are once a week pills for vitamin D (I use these), but they need to be recommended by a doc. Gel capsules, that can be dissolved in something like soup. Talk to the doc as there may be other options.
The osteo pills I use are once a week and a bit of a pain and probably wonât work for your mum. I have to get these pills through an endocrinologist too. But there are alternatives, including a six-monthly intravenous infusion that has itâs own risks & benefits but doesnât require any kind of pill.