[MERGED] Can adults still grow taller? ( The Growth Thread )

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

im pandak, as i said before...but both my parents r not, my siblings r also not maliit.
how can i grow taller? prescribed ba ang mag-take ng pills na pampatangkad. can stretching & jumping help ur bones to grow? a friend told me that kids (like me) should sleep 10 hrs a day para tumangkad. is it true?

[Ira]

How old are you and what's your sex (M/F)?

Stretching and jumping will only help pag kuba ka in the first place. And there are no pampatangkad pills.

[BadGiRL]

ira: ako i'm 19... ang f of course... may pagasa pa ba?

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

im 15/f and hindi kuba. wala ba talagang pampatangkad na pills? kse marami akong nakikita sa home tv shopping. totoo ba na pag nag-sleep ka 10 hrs a day mas mabilis daw tumangkad? diba pampataba lang yon?

[Ira]

wAgKaNgMaKuLiT: You're only 15, you still have a couple of years left before you reach your adult height. About the Home TV Shopping thing...all of the stuff they hawk there are snakeoil remedies. Don't waste your money on them. As for sleeping...the reason they say that sleeping helps you grow taller is because proper nutrition and good health are contributory factors in attaining your maximum height. However, your height is already pre-programmed in your genes. There is no magic pill that will make you taller than what you're destined to be. On a personal note, don't worry about the height--I'm also vertically challenged, but hey, there are more important things in the world. One positive thing is, you won't have any problems looking for a date taller than you. Plus, of course, your height will make you seem younger than you are. At my age, that is a definite plus!

Badgirl: There are rare instances that females still grow until 21, but chances are, you've reached your adult height already. Sorry!

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

[BadGiRL]

ira: *sniffle* yaya, penge ng tissue...*sob* (kris aquino)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

lol @ BadGiRL

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

i love drinking coffee. nakakapandak ba yon? what i mean is, bumabagal ba ang growth rate pag inom ng inom ng coffee? btw, thankx nga pala ira...

[ann]

Ira: what abt growth hormones?

[batang uliran]

The reason sleep helps when you are young because the secretion of growth hormone by the body is enhanced during this period. As an adult though, I wouldn't mess with it - It doesn't really work and I'm always wary of taking drugs that are liable to disrupt the body's tightly regulated hormonal system.

[Ira]

Addendum to BU's post: You can mess with GHs if you have this overwhelming desire to look like Andre the Giant.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

Ira: ganon? eh ako pwede pa ba ako lumaki pag nag-sleep ako ng nag-sleep o hde na?

batang uliran: y wouldnt u mess w/ it? does it makes someone fat?

*i really need to grow taller... and... FAST!!!*

[Ira]

Since you're only 15, chances are you have a few inches of growing up left. If you're getting the right amount of sleep and your diet is generally healthy, you'll grow to the height you're destined to have, like I said. But unless you are severely malnourished, your growth isn't stunted in the first place, anyway. Don't worry about it. You still have a few more years.

As for GHs...its effects on adults and even on adolescents aren't pleasant. Excessive GH levels cause what is known as Gigantism (for kids), or Acromegaly (for adults). It's not going to make you look as fat as steroid intake does, but it's going to make you look really warped-looking nonetheless. You'll have excessively large hands, feet, and jaw. Your forehead is going to stick out. Your teeth are going to be widely spaced. Your skin will be coarse and oily. Even your internal organs will become extra large.

Those suffering acromegaly or gigantism also endure growth in height and weight way, way above normal standards, and that's not even half of it: You'll also develop nerve problems, bone enlargements, heart problems, increased risk for cancer, and problems with breathing. Anyway, forget about the growth hormone. Mabuti nang maliit na cute kesa sa higanteng pangit, di ba?

[grumpy]

acromegaly - lurch, the addams butler. now, do you really want to look like him? seriously, for the vast majority of kids, adult height is twice their height at age 2 or 3. or you could add your parents' heights together, divide by 2, and you get a predicted height for a girl. add 2.75 inches for a boy. that formula doesn't work in 10-15% of people though.

what's with the height thing, anyway? if you need a few more inches, ira will be HAPPY to lend you a pair of blahnik pumps.

[This message has been edited by grumpy (edited 12-15-1999).]

[jepoy]

grumpy: is that really an accurate calculation for a person's height? No kidding? So if i ever hope to have a kid in the NBA someday, i need to find a pretty tall partner then, correct? Umm.. paging Peps! paging Peps! hehehe

But seriously though, are you saying that the eventual height of a child strictly depends on his genes and has nothing to do with his nutritional upringing?

[c_chip]

okay height nga ba ang usapan? i feel so sad about being a bit aged and then still have this height but i agree with you. it's not in the height! there are so much things that has to be looked upon! personality counts A LOT! kaya don't fear too much if your small. dibah ate Ira? giling naman diyan! hahaha!

[Ira]

Welcome to Pinoy Exchange, C-chip! Hope you'll stay for a long time and post like crazy.

grumpy: While I love Blahnik's shoes and would be willing to loan wAgKaNgMaKuLiT a pair, I don't own even a single pair! There's something in me that isn't willing to part with hard-earned 10 grand for a pair of frail-looking pumps... *batoks grumpy*

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

haaay!!! nakakdismaya.
di na yata ako tatangkad eh. late kse ako matulog, usually 5-6 hrs lang. pero thankx for all ur helps...

[Ira]

np, wAgKaNgMaKuLiT. Trust me, grumpy and c_chip on this...when you grow a little older, you'll realise that height doesn't count a fig at all in the scheme of things.

BTW...wow, Grumpy, you still remember your pedia! LOL!