What supplements help Osteopenia, Osteoporosis?

My daughter has osteoporosis from Crohn’s and needs to find a really good calcium supplement. She is only 48 yo. Please give any advice for what has worked for you.

@sandyjr Your daughter has a complicating condition with Crohn's, so she needs to talk to her doctors about which calcium supplement is safest for her, given her medical history and current medications. Also the best time to take it so it doesn't interfere with other meds. She also likely has poor absorption in her intestines, which will also need to be considered.
Sue

The only ones I can take are from algae, Algaecal for example but there are others in the drug store. (Garden of Life and Alive). However just had normal stomach issues from the regular calcium (always wonder if I knew about Algaecal 20 years ago maybe I wouldn't even have gotten osteoporosis). I agree with the person who said your daughter may have absorption issues so she should have that checked out.

So, what should i take? I walked for one hour everyday alone abd it is fine,🥰but when i go out, my walking is not consistent

Is algae safe to take ..I just wonder if it really safe for consumption..they can put anything on a bottle ..

I take New Chapter Bone Strength which has calcium that's sourced from algae. The pills also include vitamins D, K1, K2 and Magnesium. Note, the pills don't actually contain algae, instead the calcium is harvested from algea because it's naturally high in calcium. I buy them on Amazon.

I make my own calcium from eggshells. I only use local pastured antibiotic free and soy free eggs. I bake the shells at 250 for 1 hour. Cool then grind them in my coffee grinder to a fine powder. 1/2 tsp everyday mixed into my Greek yogurt.

Wow, had never heard of this, thank you!!! I did google it and found an article supporting this on Healthline. They also contain small amounts of other minerals, including strontium, fluoride, magnesium and selenium.

wow
that is awesome

@loplady Wow - you just brought me back! This is an old-time "remedy" used years ago and abandoned when salmonella in eggs became an issue. It was recommended to help poor child bearing/nursing women in the era where there was an saying that a woman lost a tooth for every child she bore. My grandma put crushed eggshells in every pot of boiled coffee all her life.
Here is an article about trying to introduce the practice in sub-saharan Africa, where dairy access is limited.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221107/
and here is the article @loplady referred to:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eggshells-benefits-and-risks

The takeaways from the articles - boiling/baking removes any infection risk. One eggshell provides about 380mg of calcium carbonate (39% bioavailability) plus the micronutrients. If you leave the membrane in while processing and drying, there are also tiny amounts of collage and other nutrients.

3 eggshells would be about the same as 1000mg of calcium supplement. Can someone processing a dozen or so eggs weigh the resulting powder on an accurate kitchen scale and give us a measurement (in teaspoons) of how much eggshell powder = 100mg or one gram?
What a great alternative expensive supplements, for anyone with access to enough healthy, local eggs.
Sue