Break a bone when you sneeze?For older friends, this is true.
One of them is 75-year-old Aunt Zhang, who felt a sharp pain in her lower back after sneezing last week. But at that time, I didn't feel at ease, and I thought about putting some plasters and forbearance. But I didn't expect to endure it for a few days, and my back hurt more and more, and finally I couldn't stand it anymore and came to the hospital.
After some inspection, it turned out to beLumbar vertebra fracture!Looking at Aunt Zhang, who was lying on the hospital bed in confusion, the doctor in charge explained: Sneezing is just the triggerThe real ** is actually osteoporosis.
1. The older you get, the looser your bones becomeProbably yes!
The minerals in the human bones reach their peak around the age of 30After that, it gradually loses bone mass with age, and bone mass slowly declines. People over the age of 40 are likely to induce osteoporosis if they do not pay attention to bone health, or if they have some habits that damage bones in their daily lives.
With the aging of the population, osteoporosis has become an urgent health problem for many people. Data show that the probability of osteoporosis in people over 60 years old is 40 to 50%, and there are more than 100 million osteoporosis patients in China, and more than 80% are elderly patients.
Zhang Wenhong, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityHe said that 9 out of 10 patients with osteoporosis do not know that they have the disease, which means that people pay very little attention to osteoporosis.
As an ordinary person, how to identify osteoporosis?Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of primary osteoporosis (2017).It is noted that osteoporosis is more likely to have these manifestations.
1.Low back pain
It is easy to occur after rolling over, sitting ups, or walking for a long timeLow back pain, bone pain all over the body,Pain may worsen at night or after weight-bearing activity.
2.Hunchback, shortened height
Bone loss in the spine can lead to a decrease in support, which manifests as:Hunchback, shortened heightFailure to intervene in time may lead to multiple thoracic compression fractures and even affect heart and lung function.
3.Fragility fractures
Osteoporosis can lead to patientsThe chance of developing a fracture increases significantlyFractures often occur in the lower back, hips, and arms, and in severe cases, fractures occur with only a slight external force.
2. Don't believe any rumors about osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the "killer" that affects the lives of middle-aged and elderly people, and there are many rumors about it, but we must know how to distinguish them, and these 4 must not be credulous.
1.Can drinking more bone broth prevent osteoporosis?
It is undeniable that there is a large amount of biological calcium in animal bonesBut these biocalciums cannot be directly absorbed by the bodyIt needs to be converted into calcium ions to be absorbed by the body.
Someone has conducted an experiment on this, and the results found that after boiling the bone broth for 2 hours, the free calcium in it is less than 2mg 100ml, while the recommended daily calcium intake for adults is more than 800mg. If you want to achieve calcium supplementation by drinking bone broth, you obviously can't do it.
2.Is it OK to take more calcium supplements for osteoporosis?
Bone health or notIn addition to calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and vitamin D are also important. If you take enough calcium, but don't have enough vitamin D, your body can't absorb it. Therefore, while supplementing calcium, we also need to pay attention to who makes vitamin D, bask in the sun more every day, and eat more foods rich in vitamin D.
3.Patients with osteoporosis should be static rather than active
Many osteoporosis patients are afraid of fractures, so they rarely do daily activities, but this practice is not scientific. Proper physical exercise has a positive effect on preventing and improving the symptoms of osteoporosis. During exercise, it can promote the body's absorption of calcium and improve the osteogenesis of bone cells, which is good for maintaining bone strength. But exercise should pay attention to choose the right one for you, blind excessive exercise will only have the opposite effect.
4.Only the elderly will have osteoporosis, but the young will not
As mentioned above, bone mass in the human body will start to decline after the age of 30, but this is not absolute. Young people may be able to maintain poor lifestyle habits, eating habits, lack of exercise and light exposure for a long time, etcPremature onset of bone deficiency,Osteoporosis can occur even at a very young age.
3. Stay away from 3 things, and the bones are as strong as "golden hoop sticks".
If you want to prevent osteoporosis, in addition to paying attention to calcium supplementation, you also need to improve your poor eating habits every day, and try to eat less of these foods.
1.Pickles
There are a lot of sodium ions in pickles, and excessive intake will lead to excessive sodium in the bodyWhen sodium is excreted, calcium ions are carried out of the bodyOver time, it can have a negative impact on bone health.
2.Fatty meat
The fat and protein content in fatty meat is very high, and long-term excessive intake will lead to excess body calories and cause obesity. Obesity puts a lot of stress on the bonesIn addition, when digesting a large amount of fat, a large amount of bile will be secreted, affecting the normal digestive function, resulting in the body's calcium absorption being affected, which is extremely detrimental to bone health.
3.Carbonated drinks
Carbonated drinks are rich in phosphorus, and excessive intake can easily lead to an imbalance in the ratio of calcium and phosphorus, and a high-phosphorus diet willAffects the intestinal absorption of calcium ionsStimulates the level of parathyroid hormone to rise, so that the activity of osteoclasts increases, which is not good for bone health.
If the elderly want to prevent osteoporosis, they should insist on outdoor activities and let their bodies get more sunlight. In terms of diet, you can eat more calcium-rich foods, and at the same time, you should pay attention to regular physical examinations, even if you suffer from osteoporosis, you can achieve early detection and early intervention.
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3] "If you don't want your bones to become brittle, you must eat less of these foods!》.Popular Science China 2022-05-17
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