Increasing bone density naturally after menopause

@contentandwell The amount for the bone meal powder I take is 1 rounded teaspoon in a liquid of choice . It isn't gritty I put in juice about 6 oz. once a day . Ive only been on it a short time but feel it is helping as I stated before the pain in my hip isn't as bad as it was before .

I have read a few things about bone meal, but wondered about side-effects. You probably haven't taken it long enough yet, but I would be interested if you have experienced any. This sounds like any easy and "natural" way to add calcium which is so important for those of us with osteoporosis. Since I no longer take prescribed drugs for my osteoporosis, I want to do as much as I can through diet, exercise, etc. Thanks as always lioness for your continued and very much appreciated tips and advise.

@fotula- Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm with you, I can't take any bone strengthening meds. Exercise, weight bearing exercises, walking will help. You also should take Calcium. There are some very good ones that are liquid calcium too. Have you had your vitamin D tested? When I did, I needed 3000mg extra.

I have tried 3 different types of calcium supplements since I had my bone density test and was diagnosed with osteopenea. All of the supplements have made me naseous, gassy, constipated and basically miserable, regardless of when I take them. the pharmacist suggested AlgaCal because it is plant based. Does any one have any first hand experience with that product? all I do all day long is belch and fart, unbelievable. DD

Hi, @1bellavoce - I also had a bone density test this winter, since I broke my pelvis in two places from a fall on black ice on my sidewalk. The doctor thought I was too young for that outcome, so wanted the testing. I have mild osteopenia.

I do take calcium with Vitamin D, and have for some time. I have never had the side effects you mentioned. How uncomfortable. That's not fun.

I am unfamiliar with the product you mentioned, but perhaps @lioness @cherriann @contentandwell @fotula and others in this conversation will have some input for you. I will say that I've gotten some really good advice from pharmacists before.

Here is some Mayo Clinic information that may interest you on calcium supplementation https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/calcium-supplements/art-20047097

What did your primary care doctor say about the side effects you've been experiencing from the calcium supplements?

Good morning everyone.
Recent discussions concerning bone density and PMS/menopause symptoms leads me to share this video. I know that there have been a lot of discussions about menopause but it's been a good 2 years since there has been a discussion with Menopause Taylor or Dr. Bobby Taylor on YouTube. I had a very very tough time with hot flashes, depression. Then because of fibroid tumors my uterus was removed and a year later my ovaries were removed. I was immediately put on HRT's and took them for years and years. When I stopped I needed help with depression and other symptoms. I had no idea what was factually happening inside of me. My mother never would admit anything about such things so I was really blind sided. I had read little about it and only caught something here and there in conversations.
This morning I was watching a mature You Tuber who has as her guest, Menopause Taylor. She's a retired OBGYN dr. and is world famous. I would like to share this with you. It's worth every minute. The You Tuber is Hotandflashy.
I am learning, even after this amount of time so much. I didn't know that this is what happens before and after menopause. After watching this what was the most surprising thing that you found out?

@lisalucier- Good morning. Like Connect I loved the openness, honesty and science backed information. There's nothing like a female doctor discussing the facts about women's issues. And on top of that, someone who has experienced menopause! What a breath of fresh air!
What surprised me about what happens before menopause were the hormones that regulated each phase. I had no idea that progesterone was for babies and not moms! What interested me about what happens after menopause, both in my life and in the video was how long it takes for the body to adjust to all of the physical losses that these hormones cause when you go through menopause.
Lisa you said that you might not get menopause because you had to have a hysterectomy. As Dr. Taylor pointed out in this video it's not the uterus that determines menopause but your ovaries. Although you no longer have a period you still have all those hormones! You also mentioned that you might not recognize if and when you have a hot flash. I can reassure you that you will know! It's like a furnace is turned on high inside of you, you get red or blushed colored in your face and chest. I wanted to carry a fan around and a water spritzer with me, strip and run through a sprinkler. Winter was a blessing because I'd just step outside, in the snow, barefooted.
I had a horrible time with night sweats, day sweats, every time I moved sweats. I would be drenched form head to toe. And one Christmas my husband bought me a flannel night gown to keep me warm during the winter! I finally went on an antidepressant that stopped both my hot flashes and depression. By the time I switched antidepressants to my current one I had "outgrown" hot flashes. Sometimes it takes 10 years to go through it all. Mine didn't waste a minute of the 10 years. But please, everyone, be assured there are wonderful help aids if this is the path that you chose. And not everyone experiences the severity that I did.
I'm curious to know if anyone had a much easier time.

@lisalucier- Good morning. Like Connect I loved the openness, honesty and science backed information. There's nothing like a female doctor discussing the facts about women's issues. And on top of that, someone who has experienced menopause! What a breath of fresh air!
What surprised me about what happens before menopause were the hormones that regulated each phase. I had no idea that progesterone was for babies and not moms! What interested me about what happens after menopause, both in my life and in the video was how long it takes for the body to adjust to all of the physical losses that these hormones cause when you go through menopause.
Lisa you said that you might not get menopause because you had to have a hysterectomy. As Dr. Taylor pointed out in this video it's not the uterus that determines menopause but your ovaries. Although you no longer have a period you still have all those hormones! You also mentioned that you might not recognize if and when you have a hot flash. I can reassure you that you will know! It's like a furnace is turned on high inside of you, you get red or blushed colored in your face and chest. I wanted to carry a fan around and a water spritzer with me, strip and run through a sprinkler. Winter was a blessing because I'd just step outside, in the snow, barefooted.
I had a horrible time with night sweats, day sweats, every time I moved sweats. I would be drenched form head to toe. And one Christmas my husband bought me a flannel night gown to keep me warm during the winter! I finally went on an antidepressant that stopped both my hot flashes and depression. By the time I switched antidepressants to my current one I had "outgrown" hot flashes. Sometimes it takes 10 years to go through it all. Mine didn't waste a minute of the 10 years. But please, everyone, be assured there are wonderful help aids if this is the path that you chose. And not everyone experiences the severity that I did.
I'm curious to know if anyone had a much easier time.