Caffeine Consumption - Osteoporosis Message Board

Todd500 · 03-23-2008, 12:39 PM

For those of you that attempt to limit the amount of caffeine you take in daily, what is your limit? I'm a coffee drinker any question what impact (if any) consuming 3-4 cups daily might have on bone health.

jrose1358 · 03-24-2008, 05:20 AM

I think there is a lot of debate about caffeine and how much is safe to consume when you have osteo. I, too, was a big coffee drinker and decided to limit the amount that I drink. I started slowly cutting back and am now down to one grande 1/2 caf (1/2 caffeine, 1/2 regular). I usually get my coffe from Starbucks in the morning. jrose

phylwill1152 · 03-24-2008, 06:11 AM

HI Todd...i beleive in everything in moderation. If you have a couple of cups of coffee each morning i really dont think its going to do much harm. I usually have a couple in the morning and then switch to decaf coffee or tea. i've read that if you add a splash of milk to your coffee it neutralizes the acidity, which is what affects calcium. You can only follow so many of the dos and don'ts that come down the info highway..pick the ones you can live with easily and adjust the rest to fit your life. Doing all you can to help your bones is one thing...making yourself crazy to do it all is another......BTW..did you decide if stronium is right for you? take care...phyllis

Todd500 · 03-24-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by phylwill1152

HI Todd...i beleive in everything in moderation. If you have a couple of cups of coffee each morning i really dont think its going to do much harm. I usually have a couple in the morning and then switch to decaf coffee or tea. i've read that if you add a splash of milk to your coffee it neutralizes the acidity, which is what affects calcium. You can only follow so many of the dos and don'ts that come down the info highway..pick the ones you can live with easily and adjust the rest to fit your life. Doing all you can to help your bones is one thing...making yourself crazy to do it all is another......BTW..did you decide if stronium is right for you? take care...phyllis

Hi Phyllis. The first endo I went to was pushing Fosamax from the get go. After going back and forth with this doc I simply decided I didn't feel comfortable with him. Started with a second doc and her opinion was completely different. She was aware of the studies done on strontium, felt all my blood work was within normal ranges, and said yes to strontium with a DEXA follow up in another year.

phylwill1152 · 03-24-2008, 11:24 AM

Hi Todd...that's great

that you found a dr. that is not only familiar with strontium, but willing to use it for her patients with osteo. Better hang onto her, she sounds like a keeper. I think that with time more dr. will look into it, since new info about the current drugs is showing its not the magic bullet they thought they would be.

Did you ask her is she had the adjustment figures needed to get an accurate reading from the DEXA? The only thing i did before my last DEXA was to stop strontium for 30 days prior to having it.. Since strontium doesn't stay in the body, maybe by stopping i did get a somewaht accurate reading, but i have no way of knowing since no adjustments were made. It did show improvements so i know it was working. take care...phyllis