Hi all! I am a 46 year old woman who has a not too severe case of scoliosis: a double major curve - 40 top, 35 bottom.
Although my curves are not as nearly bad as many of you here, I have had hip pain for over 15 years and it has been escalating to at first my lower back, but more recently my entire back as well as my ribs sometimes (costochondritis?).
I have another issue, however. Although I am premenopausal, I have severe osteoporosis. I have never fractured anything (knock wood!), but my hips are a -3.1 on a dexa scan.
I've been to 2 endocrinologists (one in NYC - Columbia U Hospital) who suspects I may have Celiacs Disease (although it is not confirmed - CD can be very difficult to diagnose - although 1 in 133 people have it) which is an intolerance to gluten - wheat, barley & rye, which causes the intestinal tract to not properly absorb nutrients - especially calcium in my case, perhaps. This is something I may have had since being weened.
Knowing that osteoporosis and scoliosis are thought to be somehow related, I'm wondering if anyone else here knows if they have osteoporosis without the typical reasons for having it (menopause, problems with menstruation, steroid use, etc.). I say "knows if they have osteo..." because unless one has taken a bone density test, or unless one has had fratured bones, one would not know they even had it as there are no symptoms other than fracture.
Sorry if this message is too long winded... basically just want to know if there are others out there with both scoliosis & osteoporosis (not due to the typical reasons).
Thanks!!
Lisa
Although my curves are not as nearly bad as many of you here, I have had hip pain for over 15 years and it has been escalating to at first my lower back, but more recently my entire back as well as my ribs sometimes (costochondritis?).
I have another issue, however. Although I am premenopausal, I have severe osteoporosis. I have never fractured anything (knock wood!), but my hips are a -3.1 on a dexa scan.
I've been to 2 endocrinologists (one in NYC - Columbia U Hospital) who suspects I may have Celiacs Disease (although it is not confirmed - CD can be very difficult to diagnose - although 1 in 133 people have it) which is an intolerance to gluten - wheat, barley & rye, which causes the intestinal tract to not properly absorb nutrients - especially calcium in my case, perhaps. This is something I may have had since being weened.
Knowing that osteoporosis and scoliosis are thought to be somehow related, I'm wondering if anyone else here knows if they have osteoporosis without the typical reasons for having it (menopause, problems with menstruation, steroid use, etc.). I say "knows if they have osteo..." because unless one has taken a bone density test, or unless one has had fratured bones, one would not know they even had it as there are no symptoms other than fracture.
Sorry if this message is too long winded... basically just want to know if there are others out there with both scoliosis & osteoporosis (not due to the typical reasons).
Thanks!!
Lisa
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