I know that there is a question "what is going on with the old man's back getting more and more curved", which caused a reply from the majority of friends.
This netizen said that her grandmother is 70 years old, in recent years found that her back is more and more curved, at first just thought that she was older, so she did not care too much, but then a heavy object, resulting in a fracture, the family quickly sent the grandmother to the hospital, after examination, it was found that the grandmother suffered from severe osteoporosis.
The doctor said: "The back is getting more and more curved is a symptom of osteoporosis, you have not even found it, nor did you bring your parents to see, now the bones are brittle like this." ”
The netizen said that she was very sad about this, but she also did not understand why hunchback was a symptom of osteoporosis.
Not only this netizen, many people for the elderly to appear hunched over, many people do not think it is, think that old age may appear, but many times lead to the elderly hunchback "behind the scenes of the real culprit" is osteoporosis.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > Why is hunchback a symptom of osteoporosis?</h1>
Like this friend's grandmother, the reason why the hunchback is getting worse and worse, mainly because after reaching a certain level of age, the bone mass will begin to gradually lose, after losing a certain amount, there will be osteoporosis, which will lead to deformation and atrophy of the spine vertebral body, from the external point of view, that is, people become shorter, the back is more and more humped. If not treated in time, it is easy to have spinal compression fractures, which affect the daily life of patients.
Therefore, do not underestimate osteoporosis, the harm it brings is very large, can be divided into 4 stages, as follows:
1, incubation period: generally in the middle age, that is, about 35 years old, the human bone mass will gradually lose, bone density will slowly decline, at this time there is a slight back pain, fatigue.
2, the warning period: after the age of 45, the bone mass loss is more and more, nearly 15%, and the loss of collagen is more serious, up to more than 20%, so there are often shoulder and neck pain, low back pain and other situations.
3, high-risk period: at this time, the degree of bone mass loss is more than 25%, collagen is even more lacking, so the bones are almost left with an "empty shelf", which may cause fractures if you are not careful, and there are many body aches, hunchbacks, walking difficulties and so on.
4, disability period: once the fracture is caused, because of the lack of collagen and other "raw materials", so it is more difficult to recover, many elderly people often need to stay in bed for a long time after falling and fractured.
Therefore, for the elderly, if the back is getting more and more hunched, it is necessary to be vigilant against osteoporosis and seek medical examination and treatment in time to avoid serious consequences.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="50">
</h1>
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="50" > second, why have you been supplementing calcium, but it is still osteoporosis</h1>
When it comes to the causes of osteoporosis, many people's first reaction is calcium deficiency, to supplement calcium. But obviously some people have been supplementing calcium, why did they finally get caught?
This may be because you missed out on vitamin K2 supplementation. Vitamin K2 plays a great role in maintaining bone health, it can pre-prevent calcium deposition to arterial blood vessels, heart valves, fundus and other wrong places, thereby causing calcification of these organs and tissues; at the same time, it can also activate MGP, OC protein, the free calcium in the blood is accurately transported into the bone, promote bone formation, thereby preventing osteoporosis.
So when the body lacks this substance, even if you keep supplementing calcium, you will still get osteoporosis.
In addition, if these bad habits are maintained when supplementing calcium, such as sitting still, the blood circulation in the bones will become worse, resulting in the loss of a variety of mineral elements, including calcium, and eventually osteoporosis.
In addition, a high-salt diet is also to increase the risk of osteoporosis, because too much sodium salt in the diet, in the renal tubular reabsorption, can lead to sodium and calcium ions "fighting" each other, increasing calcium excretion; Or long-term drinking of carbonated drinks, can affect the stomach and intestines on the absorption of calcium, resulting in calcium loss, and eventually osteoporosis.
Therefore, if you have obviously been supplementing calcium or being found to be osteoporosis, you must pay attention to checking these triggers in order to solve them in a targeted manner.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" > third, how to supplement calcium for middle-aged and elderly people is correct?</h1>
Adequate intake of calcium is of great significance to the elderly to maintain bone health, so how should the elderly correctly supplement calcium?
1. The intake of calcium should meet the standard
If you want to supplement calcium, of course, you must supplement enough amounts to be effective. According to nutritionists, a healthy adult,000% of calcium per day is: 8.4 mg calcium/kg body weight; In developing children, the daily calcium requirement is higher, which is: 40-60 mg calcium/kg body weight.
Therefore, you can supplement enough calcium according to the specific situation such as age.
2. Calcium is not suitable
If you want to supplement calcium, you also pay attention to the choice of calcium agents. Some calcium agents are not easily dissolved and absorbed by body fluids, but will accumulate and precipitate in the organs, eventually inducing kidney disease, urinary tract stones and other problems.
According to the "National Over-the-Counter Drug Catalog", active calcium is mainly divided into 4 kinds, one is calcium carbonate, of which the calcium content is up to 40%, calcium supplementation effect is good, but the decomposition is more dependent on stomach acid, which can have a certain impact on digestive function; The second is calcium lactate, the calcium content is 21%, and the calcium content will be further reduced after the preparation is made, and it is necessary to take a large amount of calcium to achieve the effect of calcium supplementation; The third is calcium citrate, the calcium content is 21%, but the solubility is good, and it does not rely on stomach acid, which is a good calcium supplement; The fourth is calcium gluconate, which has a calcium content of only 9% and is less used. Therefore, we should pay attention to choosing the right calcium agent.
3, when supplementing calcium, do not eat these foods
Some foods can affect the absorption of calcium, such as vegetables containing a lot of oxalic acid and phosphate, including spinach, hollow cabbage, bamboo shoots, onions, etc., which can form insoluble calcium salts with calcium, thereby affecting the absorption of calcium, so when supplementing calcium, pay attention to avoid.
Calcium supplementation also has a method of paying attention to, if the way is wrong, it will naturally not achieve the effect of calcium supplementation, so it is necessary to understand clearly before supplementing calcium.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="52" > fourth, prevention of osteoporosis, more than one measure of calcium supplementation</h1>
To prevent osteoporosis, it is necessary not only to supplement calcium but also to do these measures.
For example, regular weight-bearing exercises and muscle strengthening exercises delay the rate of bone mass loss at one time, increase bone density, and thus prevent osteoporosis.
In addition, we should also pay attention to the appropriate amount of supplementation of inorganic salts, such as phosphorus-containing inorganic salts are an important part of the composition of teeth and health, when the product of calcium, phosphorus ions < 35 when mineralization is blocked, and the intake of excessive phosphorus can increase the risk of osteoporosis, so we must pay attention to mastering the intake of phosphorus.
It is also necessary to pay attention to protein supplementation, generally healthy adults, the daily protein requirement is 1g protein / kg body weight, the elderly due to more protein loss can be appropriately increased to 1.2-15g protein / kg body weight. Be careful not to over-replenish protein, otherwise it will increase the loss of calcium.
Osteoporosis can lead to hunchback, fractures and other manifestations, seriously affecting the daily life of patients, so the middle-aged and elderly people with a high incidence should pay special attention to the prevention of osteoporosis, timely and correct calcium supplementation, more exercise, appropriate supplementation of inorganic salts and proteins, and strive to stay away from osteoporosis.
Resources:
[1] "The elderly are hunched over, and it is osteoporosis that is at work". Department of Minimally Invasive Orthopedics, Jilin Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.2019-07-15
LIU Qian. wary! The harm of severe osteoporosis[J].Middle-aged and elderly health care, 2011:49-49.
LIU Chunhua. Why is the elderly still deficient in calcium supplementation every day[J].Family Health: Medical Science, 2017:35-35.
[4] Calcium carbonate, calcium lactate, calcium gluconate... Do you understand the difference between these commonly used calcium agents? 》. Pharmacy.2018-07-23
[5] How to prevent osteoporosis? These you should know". Huawei Sports Health .2019-01-09
Reproduction without the author's permission is prohibited