If you drink too much vinegar, will you suffer from osteoporosis? What should you do if you suffer from osteoporosis?

Huazi met his neighbor Lao Zhang in the courtyard of the community. He was complaining about his wife. He said that his osteoporosis was all caused by his wife. The reason was that his wife liked to eat sour food and added a lot of vinegar to all the dishes at home. He also became jealous passively and ended up having "soft bones".

Huazi went over to mediate the dispute and told Zhang that, scientifically speaking, drinking vinegar would not cause osteoporosis, but would be beneficial to it. Zhang's osteoporosis must be caused by other reasons. However, as long as the disease is treated actively and medication is used properly, osteoporosis can be improved.

1. Acetic acid does not soften bones in the human body

Soaking animal bones in vinegar will soften them, so many people believe that drinking too much vinegar will cause osteoporosis. But in fact, this perception is wrong.

Acetic acid needs to come into direct contact with bones to dissolve calcium and soften bones . Drinking vinegar cannot directly contact human bones. In fact, the stomach acid of the human body is hydrochloric acid, which is much more acidic than acetic acid, but stomach acid cannot affect bones, let alone drinking vinegar.

Moreover, the vinegar in the diet will combine with the calcium in the food, increase the solubility of calcium, and promote the absorption of calcium , so eating moderate amounts of vinegar is more beneficial for osteoporosis.

2. Causes of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that refers to increased calcium loss and decreased bone density. The main causes of osteoporosis are aging and menopause in women , which increase the activity of osteoclasts and weaken the activity of osteoblasts in the human body, leading to increased bone destruction.

With aging, the body's digestion and absorption ability will decline, and the absorption of calcium and vitamin D will decrease. The human body excretes some calcium every day. If calcium loss continues for a long time, osteoporosis is prone to occur.

However, calcium and vitamin D supplementation only have a certain preventive effect on osteoporosis, but the therapeutic effect is very low . If osteoporosis has already occurred, it is necessary to inhibit the activity of osteoclasts in order to quickly improve the symptoms.

3. What to do if you encounter osteoporosis

1. Calcium supplementation : The human skeleton is a "bank" for storing calcium. The human body consumes calcium every day. If the intake is insufficient, it will be withdrawn from the "bank". Therefore, supplementing enough calcium every day can reduce the loss of calcium in the bones. According to the dietary structure, the daily calcium gap of Chinese elderly people is about 600mg .

2. Vitamin D supplementation : The calcium ingested by the human body needs the help of vitamin D to be absorbed, so vitamin D needs to be supplemented at the same time as calcium supplementation . Therefore, choosing calcium supplements with added vitamin D will have a better effect. If vitamin D deficiency is severe, you can also use drugs such as calcitriol and alfacalcidol for supplementation.

3. Bisphosphonates : Bisphosphonates can inhibit the activity of osteoclasts, allowing more calcium to be stored in bones and improving the symptoms of osteoporosis. It should be noted that when using bisphosphonates, a large amount of calcium in the blood will be consumed, so people with hypocalcemia must use calcium and vitamin D to correct it before taking the medicine .

4. Estrogen drugs : Estrogen has an inhibitory effect on osteoclasts, so women are prone to osteoporosis after menopause. Menopausal women can use hormone replacement therapy to supplement exogenous estrogen to prevent and treat osteoporosis and menopausal syndrome.

5. Exercise : Exercise, especially weight-bearing exercise, can promote the deposition of calcium in bones. People with osteoporosis are advised to do some strength training within their ability, but be careful to avoid injuries.

In summary, drinking vinegar will not induce osteoporosis, and acetic acid will increase the solubility of calcium and promote calcium absorption. Eating more vinegar is beneficial to osteoporosis. Supplementing calcium and vitamin D can prevent osteoporosis. If the symptoms of osteoporosis are more serious, you need to use medication under the guidance of a doctor to effectively relieve the symptoms.

If you have any questions about medication, please consult a doctor or pharmacist. I am pharmacist Huazi, welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.