What am I missing in my diet? Teeth chipping!!!
Hey guys, has anyone had a problem with chipping teeth? Im 3yrs out and it just started. My front two teeth just started chipping away. And if u look at them, they are hollow, almost like they are very brittle. My PCP has done labs and they all come back ok. So what could be wrong? Is my body not absorbing something the way it should, am I not taking the right vitamins? Im lost, PLEASE HELP!! I have lost contact with my bypass doctor so not sure who to go to now for questions. New to the group, just joined today, so any feedback is greatly appreciated!!! thanks in advance!!!
Did you have your parathyroid hormone level checked? When you are not consuming enough calcium, your body releases parathyroid hormone to leach calcium from your bones and maintain adequate calcium in your blood. This means that a calcium test will come back normal, so there is no way to know if you are getting enough calcium without checking your parathyroid hormone level or getting a bone scan to check for bone loss. Teeth are often the first to suffer when you don't get enough calcium, so that would be my first guess.
Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132
I agree with the above reply!! Get your doctor to run more tests. I would also start taking more calcium.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
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I agree with others... You need to get bone scan..
For healthy bones, teeth, we not only need calcium, but other minerals like magnesium, boron, etc.. And vitamins like D, K2.. Teeth that looks hollow may indicate serious bone loss..
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