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Younger than usual with severe osteoporosis

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 19 10:51pm | Replies (35)

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I was diagnosed at 54 yo with a spine of -3.6, hips -1.1. It was determined it was due to celiac disease.

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I'm sorry to hear that. It's not as if having celiac disease isn't enough on it's own. There seem to be several conditions and medications that can cause bone loss, many because they impact the ability to create and/or absorb nutrients. It has an unfortunate flow on effect.

My spinal fracture happened during a seizure (no fall or impact was involved). The fracture puzzled doctors who weren't considering osteoporosis because of my age. Afterward, I was prescribed an antiepilectic drug (AED) which unfortunately causes bone loss. This likely compounded the problem. According to the National Library of Medicine, "AEDs ... may cause increased conversion of vitamin D to polar inactive metabolites in the liver microsomes, reducing bioavailable vitamin D (23,39). Decreased biologically active vitamin D leads to decreased absorption of calcium in the gut..."