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How Safe Is Fosamax For Osteoporosis?
I have osteoporosis and I took two weeks of fosamax but felt sick and had diarrhea so I stopped taking it. I started taking ostelin with calcium and have bee constipated ever since. Could it be from the ostelin. I have taken caltrate either vit d and was never constipated. What should I do?
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
Hi
Thanks for writing
After going through query, fosamax is not safe if taken for years together that is for 5 years or more because it has shown to increase the risk of thigh bone (femur) fracture in retrospective studies.
In place of ostelin in daily dose you may take weekly dose of rock bone vitanules along with calcium citrate in 5 days week regime, this should help in overcoming the constipation.
For osteoporosis beside drug daily physical exercise is must to have maximum improvement.
Take care
Dr.chugh Orthopaedic surgeon
Thanks for writing
After going through query, fosamax is not safe if taken for years together that is for 5 years or more because it has shown to increase the risk of thigh bone (femur) fracture in retrospective studies.
In place of ostelin in daily dose you may take weekly dose of rock bone vitanules along with calcium citrate in 5 days week regime, this should help in overcoming the constipation.
For osteoporosis beside drug daily physical exercise is must to have maximum improvement.
Take care
Dr.chugh Orthopaedic surgeon
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