Vitamins to help bone healing

[HeronNS]

A recent broken wrist has led me to discover the importance of Vitamin C in bone health. Unsurprising really, as it's important for collagen formation. Here is a nice little article outlining the role various nutrients have in maintaining bone health:

webmd.com/osteoporosis/oste...

[wellness1]

Sorry to hear about your wrist fracture. I hope you're healing well. Good nutrition really helps the body recover. I hope you had someone providing delicious, nutritious meals for you. Hard to cook with a broken wrist!

[HeronNS in reply to wellness1]

That would be nice. I dream on. Although hubby did make some pasta sauce the other day and we've had takeaway at our sons' houses a few times.

[wellness1 in reply to HeronNS]

Although hubby did make some pasta sauce the other day

It's a start I hope the fracture wasn't on your dominant side.

I came across this article, which has a lot of references for the effect of vitamin C and other nutrients in bone health. Anyone interested can scroll down to the section on vitamin C. It's 3.2.2.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[HeronNS in reply to wellness1]

Thank goodness not my dominant side. Considering how I fell lucky I didn't break both wrists. I do not know how people can manage when that happens. Had a little chat with a young clerk in a nearby store. He said he had to wear a cast like mine for months, having landed off a skateboard going some terrific speed. Said he was perfectly fine now, and had hardly even needed physio afterwards.

[wellness1 in reply to HeronNS]

Ah, youth.

It's good it's not your dominant side. I started to say 'that's a lucky br---' and thought better of it.

[HeronNS in reply to wellness1]

Ha! Always look on the bright side!

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[wellness1 in reply to HeronNS]

[MayGodBlessYou]

my former dr mentioned vitamin c infusion, if you can find anyone in your town that can do it

[HeronNS in reply to MayGodBlessYou]

I don't think so....

Doesn't our body just eliminate vitamin C it doesn't immediately use? We can't store it, which is why we have to have some every day.

[HeronNS in reply to MayGodBlessYou]

I've just looked it up. Seems like it is beneficial for cancer patients, and Vitamin C levels do stay higher than usual for about 3 weeks after an infusion. INteresting bit of knowledge, although probably ott for a broken bone in otherwise healthy individual.

[Jumpey]

Useful general article. Get better soon.

[Cheerleader123]

Sorry to hear about your injury. My dr. prescribed Zinc and a high dose of slow release vitamin C supplements to help repair bone tissue damage. Who knew?

Good luck!

[HeronNS in reply to Cheerleader123]

I tried to take some zinc, it was some sort of tablet you dissolve in your mouth and I found it disgusting.... Should I try harder?

[Cheerleader123]

the zinc I take is in capsule form. I take it after breakfast and then I take the natural vitamin c chewable tablets. After lunch I take the calcium and vit D3 and after dinner I take the magnesium! It’s best to space them out so they don’t compete or interfere with absorption. I would love to have the infusion though. I’m going to ask around.

Good luck!

[HeronNS in reply to Cheerleader123]

Thing about zinc supplements, what about copper? Sometimes it's best just to get these trace nutrients from food because then (I hope) there's a good chance you're also getting the other nutrients. I do avoid taking calcium and magnesium at the same time. I think calcium is a bit of a bully and interferes with the absorption of other elements, including iron. In a way it makes sense because calcium is so extremely important.

[Fruitandnutcase]

When I had Graves Disease back in 2012 I took 1000mcg slow release vitamin C. I’m not sure why exactly though but a friend told me that when her son broke his leg his consultant told her to give him vitamin C daily.

Then later when I had a tooth taken out, the after care leaflet from the dentist recommended taking vitamin C which I was doing anyway at that time and I’ve always found I have healed very well.

I stopped taking vitamin C tablets a few years ago because I felt it caused my iron levels to be high and indeed I’d say they have settled down since I stopped.

I would still take extra vitamin C should I have the need and would recommend others try it for its healing properties. I’ve always eaten and still eat lot of vitamin C rich foods though.

I don’t take zinc separately but I eat a lot of foods that are rich in zinc and I take a seaweed based calcium top up and I’m pretty sure that zinc is one of the trace elements in that.

[wellness1 in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Good point about vitamin C increasing iron absorption. That might be an added advantage for some, a problem for others. Without testing, we'd be none the wiser.

[HeronNS in reply to wellness1]

Definitely an advantage for me.

[HeronNS]

I had a virtual visit with my physiotherapist because a) cast removed on Tuesday and ortho wanted me to see physio immediately but b) I was getting on a train on Wednesday and leaving town for over a week.

So ortho showed me two basic movements, I printed off a booklet of wrist exercises from our local Public Health dept, and made a virtual appointment for today.

In fifteen minutes we went quickly through the exercises, she told me which ones to start with and how many repetitions, and encouraged me.

I am very happy with the opportunity to have a virtual appointment. It was so useful. A true marvel of modern technology! She's in Nova Scotia and today I am in Ontario, and it was almost as good as being in the same room with her.