Re:Calcium and Magnesium/Lori G

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a:

My son is always tired too! And I've always had concerns about muscle tone.

always manages to test on the low end of normal.

Things really fell apart around here this summer! I totally understand that

overwhelming feeling (don't we all!). I've always managed to hold it toghther

but I almost went postal over the osteoperosis and bowel impaction thing.

My son had a GI appointment..just a check-up..and the doctor thought his abdomen

look distended and that his bowel felt too full. So he sent us for an x-ray and

noticed (aside from the fact that his bowel was packed full of stool)that 's

bone density looked poor. The fact that has had three separate fractures

(and the doctor knows this because we always visit the same children's hospital

for everything) made him wonder about osteoperosis so we had a dexascan done.

The poor kid has it from head to toe! Even his skull and spine have suffered

from the GI issues. I guess it's just a result of years of malabsorption (

is 6 years old and has always had food issues). Anyway, I am really glad that I

found this supplement! We are now up to a full child's dose and I haven't seen

any problems.

HTH!

Lori Getz

[Guest guest]

Just jumping in here, my son had x-ray of his hand for growth issues

and I too was blown away when they saw some irregularities in his

bone, they suspect osteoporosis also.He is having bone density test

9/22 he also had a slew of bloods to determine vit d levels ionized

calcium, calcitonin and parathyroid level drawn. His DAN told me that

they are seeing quite a few children w/early osteoporosis from lack

of absorption, and like you said who knows for how long they haven't

been getting the stuff they need to grow. My son is also 6.Has your

sonhad any repeat x-ray or scan to see if it has improved? Will it

improve? My son hasn't had any broken bones yet, but he does have an

abnormal looking chest cavity, kind of barrel like, for lack of a

better word.

> a:

>

> My son is always tired too! And I've always had concerns about

muscle tone. always manages to test on the low end of normal.

>

> Things really fell apart around here this summer! I totally

understand that overwhelming feeling (don't we all!). I've always

managed to hold it toghther but I almost went postal over the

osteoperosis and bowel impaction thing.

>

> My son had a GI appointment..just a check-up..and the doctor

thought his abdomen look distended and that his bowel felt too full.

So he sent us for an x-ray and noticed (aside from the fact that his

bowel was packed full of stool)that 's bone density looked poor.

The fact that has had three separate fractures (and the doctor

knows this because we always visit the same children's hospital for

everything) made him wonder about osteoperosis so we had a dexascan

done. The poor kid has it from head to toe! Even his skull and

spine have suffered from the GI issues. I guess it's just a result

of years of malabsorption ( is 6 years old and has always had

food issues). Anyway, I am really glad that I found this

supplement! We are now up to a full child's dose and I haven't seen

any problems.

>

> HTH!

>

> Lori Getz

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>

>

[Guest guest]

> Just jumping in here, my son had x-ray of his hand for growth issues

> and I too was blown away when they saw some irregularities in his

> bone, they suspect osteoporosis also.He is having bone density test

> 9/22 he also had a slew of bloods to determine vit d levels ionized

> calcium, calcitonin and parathyroid level drawn.

Osteoporosis can also be a sign of lead toxicity. You can ask your

doctor to test for that.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dana,

We did a lead level back in May and his level was 2.5(referenece

range 0.0-9.0)but since starting this whole mission, lab values are

just that a bunch of somewhat insignificant numbers. A 2.5 level to

my son may be a toxic level, yet not toxic for another child.For

instance, the plasma amino acids we had drawn, came back " normal

amino acid levels " he had abnormals all over the place DAN said we

jsut get the numbers and we interpret what it means for your child

and treat accordingly. It drives me crazy as all of my kids have

scoliosis to some degree, one has scoliosis and kyphosis. Yet talk to

the reg mainstream pediatrician jsut shrugs his shoulders and can

give me no explanation, other than just it is the way it is.They all

have been tested positive for gene mutation MTHFR so I am muddling my

way thru all of this to find a common denominator for their

individual issues, that will affect them for the rest of their lives.

Thanks ofr the heads up I will mention this to his DAN to see what he

thinks. Colleen

> > Just jumping in here, my son had x-ray of his hand for growth

issues

> > and I too was blown away when they saw some irregularities in his

> > bone, they suspect osteoporosis also.He is having bone density

test

> > 9/22 he also had a slew of bloods to determine vit d levels

ionized

> > calcium, calcitonin and parathyroid level drawn.

>

>

> Osteoporosis can also be a sign of lead toxicity. You can ask your

> doctor to test for that.

>

> Dana