Posted by Larry Hoover on March 18, 2007, at 12:43:46
In reply to Re: Vitamin D deficiency, posted by natrfrk on March 13, 2007, at 10:07:32
> You asked if I have any back pain or leg or arm or rib pain... I have had lower back and hip pain for years. It started a few days after the birth of my child. It was intense and debilitating during the breastfeeding years. But once I weaned her, it slowly became less and less debilitating.
Your comment didn't sink in, until I read your post about your daughter, below. Breastfeeding puts an immense strain on calcium flux for the mother......I think breastfeeding was the cause of your pain. It pushed you over the line into bone resorption, which gradually abated after the calcium demand (via milk) went down. If you manage your vitamin D status/calcium intake better, there's a really good chance this wouldn't happen with a subsequent pregnancy.
Vitamin D deficiency also causes infertility, in both males and females.
Lar
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