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Osteopenia ?

2018-01-03 20:01:43
I have been diagnosed with symptoms of reduced bone density with a T score of -2.3. I used to have very high bone density when it was measured few years ago and never felt any pain in the bones, before a viral fever 2 months ago. what can I do to fix this? and how long will it take? I've been consuming calcium supplements on doctor's advice for 2 weeks. Gender: male age : 24 height : 6'1 weight : 90Kg
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Do not worry. At 24, osteopenia is just of statistical significance, unless you have a pathology . BMD or ultrasound based BMD machines tends to overdiagnose conditions.
Next Steps
perform regular exercises .
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take vitamin d along with calcium to enhance calcium's absorption in body.

Answered2018-01-04 05:21:38

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Check ur Vit D level? N consult

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