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My body started falling apart in my 30s. It took a radical diet change to discover I have major issues with gluten. It cleared up so many problems I had. A little while later I discovered I don't process alcohol well and it had a cumulative effect. Once I cut that out things got much better again.
I guess what I'm saying is, consider your diet. I used to make fun of gluten free people. I'm not laughing anymore.
I am 60 and felt fine into my late 30s, and even then the changes happened slowly. Our world has become more toxic, and you are suffering the direct results. Some are luckier than others, but you are correct that things have changed for the worse. Plastic is a likely main contributor but there is a lot more crap in your environment than there was when I was 20. It breaks my heart that it should be so. I hope the future has some remedy.
Me too. Felt great all the way to 45, and now I have some minor issues but otherwise great actually.
If people are feeling bad in their 20s, it's a sign of how shitty society has become. Or maybe it's just a total lack of exercise combined with shitty food, candy, sugery drinks and all that crap.
I'm very surprised people drink sugary drinks all the time like if it was water. It should be seen as candy, and should be had maybe a few times per month, not more.
What's your diet like? Are you eating a variety of leafy green vegetables? If not, add that to your daily food intake. You don't even really need to change anything else if you don't want to. But eating a variety of dark leafy greens will help your mitochondria, the powerhouse of your cells. Foods that help your gut are also imports, so sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt etc. fermented foods.
I add them to pretty much any of my foods, even when I am eating junk. Kimchi on pizza is one of my favorite combinations. It's really good. I'll cut up arugula and add it to my nachos. I add dark leafy greens to all my burritos, whatever else.
With any new diet change, start small and slow. So, if you barely eat dark leafy greens, start with spinach and add a bit of kale or arugula every couple of days. Same with yogurts and kimchi's and stuff. Eat small amounts to begin with. Your body needs to adjust to the new foods. Eating too much too soon can cause discomfort.
I'm 37 I feel much better than I did in my 20's but I have completely transformed my diet from mainstream processed foods to vegetable laden, especially dark leafy greens. I also do stretching exercises 1-3 times a week. Keeps me limber, and its relaxing, vs working out which is tiring. ( I work out too, but it's the stretching that makes me feel better!)
Those seem genetically driven; how have your parents fared with similar stuff? That might give you an idea of what you're in for.
I feel like I'm falling apart more in terms of pain and chronic aches and pains. Wrong positions and movements bother me for way longer than they should. Don't think I'll ever wake up without low back pain ever again.
I'm 32. I feel like a lot of these things bothered me in my 20s but it wasn't until mid-to-late 20's into 30's that it really started to affect my life. Now I'm trying to fix what I can and just maintain. Be healthier and more active.
Sounds like your already doing that so that's why I would consider genetic, which blows because what can ya do?
This is only the beginning lol. I'm in my late 20's now and felt it starting in my early 20's. The good thing is, if you are like me, you will adjust to the body pain sometime in your mid 20's and won't really notice it much anymore...
Kind of, but not fully. It's more like I'm aware that the reality is I have to start being careful even if I'm still considered "young", more like don't do any stupid shit
I swear, since the day I turned 28, anytime I stand in 1 spot for more than 30 seconds where I lock one of my knees, if I then adjust or move, I get fuckin rice crispy knees LOL
I had my gallbladder out in my late 20s, but that's more caused by gaining 50 lbs in college and then losing 20 lol
Other than that, that's basically it so far, thankfully. I don't really have back pain or other stuff. I have a sedentary job (I'm in IT) where I sit at a desk almost the entire work day (we do 1 walk), but I also can take a 1.5 hr break if I go to the gym instead of 1h, so I do that instead, which helps my health. I'm trying to do tennis on Tues and Thursdays as well
I feel like that in my 30s
I turned 30. Appendicitis. I turned 31. Broke my ankle in two places. Can't wait for this years problem.
Welcome to adulthood, friend. Don't get any significant injuries from here on out; they will linger and bother you for years.
I'm in my 30s and perfectly fine and top notch. I don't really exercise or eat well either. I can't say it's genetics either lol. My mom has had chronic health problems of every kind since her late teens. So idk what the secret sauce is
Yes, sort of.
My 20s saw my first real back, ankle, and knee injuries/soreness. Also had my first crown done around then. I felt pretty depressed about it.
I picked up stretching, yoga, and low impact cross training. 20 years later I can honestly say that my back and knees have never been better. I'm a lot more thoughtful about preparation and risks I choose to take.
Yoga is great. I find it helps me a lot too.
I have never been as fit and lean as I was when I was 24. One year later I injured my back and that made it difficult to work out as hard as I had been. I’m still in shape (mostly) but I can spend no more than 35 minutes a day lifting weights. Things that were easy ten years ago are now painful; i.e. golf swings, running, overhead press. I’ve had to modify my workouts so I don’t aggravate my injury, instead of running I’ll bike, and many exercises are cut from my free weight routine. The moment is start hurting I go home.
Doctors are mystified, lmao, I’ve had all the imaging and they have no idea what’s going on inside me.
Oh well. The hardest part is just learning to not eat like you have been all your life. I’ve cut out alcohol (I allow myself one night of drinking a month) but I’m still getting fat. It’s a struggle, and it feels unfair because I’m one of the only people I know that has taken meticulous care of his body.
Wait until you reach 40. At some point you simply accept (and expect) occasional pain and other issues coming and going as they like.
This. I entered my forties feeling pretty good physically, no real complaints. I'm leaving my forties feeling like just getting through a day without something new going wrong is a major victory.
I was a sedentary teen, so I'm more active and feel much better now. Never look at yourself in decline. The more you work hard to be healthy the less aging will impact you.
Yes! I started competing in a sport in my late twenties and am deep into it now (I'm 36), and have never felt better.
When people say that teenagers feel like they're invincible, this is what they're talking about. The reality of life is that all this stuff starts much sooner than you'd expect. Growing up, you think you're probably fine until you get old but it's all part of a gradual decline that you have no choice but to get used to.
Good luck, buddy!
I think what it comes down to is just genetics. I live a moderately unhealthy lifestyle and yet have no back pain, have good eyesight, and maintain a reasonable weight.
Did your parents also go through the same "early" downward spiral, by chance?
Not early, just a bunch of cancer in their 50s. 😬
Well... hopefully in 30 years cancer will be a thing of the past! Glass half full we're getting to the point where we can cure a lot of cancers, and it's only going to get easier
As for your pain now... I'm not sure you can do much to mitigate these issues you're having. Maybe just make sure you're getting enough vitamins and calories that you need throughout the day. And most importantly make sure you get lots of sleep, it's crazy how important sleep is to us
earlier than that for me:
in my 20s, I had 3x wisdom teeth removed and 2x root canals/crowns in other molars.
in my 30s, I had dental surgery removing the last wisdom tooth as it was impacting a nerve causing the left side of my face to go completely numb & extracting the 2x teeth from the failed root canals I had in my 20s. got bone grafts for those two, plus posts and dental implants, and then one more unrelated root canal.
in my 40s now, I am beginning to develop lower back and knee/ankle pain - it's not awful or debilitating but it's constantly there.
In 20s I was fine except for finding out I was bipolar. In 30s I was fine until I hit 39 and suddenly I had a stroke (doctors still don’t understand why). And now I am a year into my 40s and some things work and others don’t.
Yes
30s for me, but yeah I know what you mean, feels like you start racking up the health problems at an alarming rate
You might be Celiac, or have some othet autoimmune condition.
I'm doing all right myself, but I can't say the same for my girlfriend. Headaches, tummyaches, backaches, or whatever random thing it is today, there's always something. She's a few years older than me so I guess I have something to look forward to lol.
Maybe go to a Dr about your knees, I’m in my 30s my genetics aren’t great. I did go bald in my 20s but besides that Iv never felt better, I do take vitamin and mineral supplements though. I have 2 kids but my body form has never been better
At some point we probably have to face that health will inevitably go down. This sounds fairly normal from what I have seen around me. Don't be mislead, since these health issues are seldom bought up to a wider audience.
Try taking a daily multivitamin and b complex. You’d be surprised at the effects of a deficiency. It’s how I got tinnitus (amongst other things)