CF and height

[serendipity730]

I suspect I may have been a bit taller if I didn't have CF. I am 5'3 1/2 and the shortest of my siblings by about an inch. My tallest sister is 5'5 ish. I always wish I was either an inch taller or an inch shorter - it is so hard to find pants the right length!

 

[serendipity730]

I suspect I may have been a bit taller if I didn't have CF. I am 5'3 1/2 and the shortest of my siblings by about an inch. My tallest sister is 5'5 ish. I always wish I was either an inch taller or an inch shorter - it is so hard to find pants the right length!

 

[serendipity730]

I suspect I may have been a bit taller if I didn't have CF. I am 5'3 1/2 and the shortest of my siblings by about an inch. My tallest sister is 5'5 ish. I always wish I was either an inch taller or an inch shorter - it is so hard to find pants the right length!

 

[serendipity730]

I suspect I may have been a bit taller if I didn't have CF. I am 5'3 1/2 and the shortest of my siblings by about an inch. My tallest sister is 5'5 ish. I always wish I was either an inch taller or an inch shorter - it is so hard to find pants the right length!

 

[serendipity730]

I suspect I may have been a bit taller if I didn't have CF. I am 5'3 1/2 and the shortest of my siblings by about an inch. My tallest sister is 5'5 ish. I always wish I was either an inch taller or an inch shorter - it is so hard to find pants the right length!

 

[kfw1963]

I think what you will find is those people that did not take their enzymes regularly will be on the shorter side as they will have malabsorption and thus not all the nutrients etc... needed to grow to their potential. I definitely feel I should have been taller but I didn't take me enzymes faithfully as a teenager. My brother is 3 or 4 inches taller than me.

 

[kfw1963]

I think what you will find is those people that did not take their enzymes regularly will be on the shorter side as they will have malabsorption and thus not all the nutrients etc... needed to grow to their potential. I definitely feel I should have been taller but I didn't take me enzymes faithfully as a teenager. My brother is 3 or 4 inches taller than me.

 

[kfw1963]

I think what you will find is those people that did not take their enzymes regularly will be on the shorter side as they will have malabsorption and thus not all the nutrients etc... needed to grow to their potential. I definitely feel I should have been taller but I didn't take me enzymes faithfully as a teenager. My brother is 3 or 4 inches taller than me.

 

[kfw1963]

I think what you will find is those people that did not take their enzymes regularly will be on the shorter side as they will have malabsorption and thus not all the nutrients etc... needed to grow to their potential. I definitely feel I should have been taller but I didn't take me enzymes faithfully as a teenager. My brother is 3 or 4 inches taller than me.

 

[kfw1963]

I think what you will find is those people that did not take their enzymes regularly will be on the shorter side as they will have malabsorption and thus not all the nutrients etc... needed to grow to their potential. I definitely feel I should have been taller but I didn't take me enzymes faithfully as a teenager. My brother is 3 or 4 inches taller than me.

 

[NYCLawGirl]

I am 6 ft tall, coming from a 5'11" mom and a 6'2" dad. My sister (no CF) is 5'9". So no, I don't think CF stunted my growth. I did grow later than most kids though - probably b/c I didn't go through puberty until almost 16, as with a lot of CF women. But I grew just fine once I got started.

I will say this: I have a CF friend who was MUCH better about taking enzymes than I ever was growing up, and she did have stunted growth, definitely from the CF. She has more digestive issues and developed CFRD early, etc -- although I have always been more underweight than she was/is. But like the respiratory side, compliance is just one piece of the puzzle with the digestive issues. Some CFers who are very compliant will still face a lot of troubles here, others will be able to get away with more.

 

[NYCLawGirl]

I am 6 ft tall, coming from a 5'11" mom and a 6'2" dad. My sister (no CF) is 5'9". So no, I don't think CF stunted my growth. I did grow later than most kids though - probably b/c I didn't go through puberty until almost 16, as with a lot of CF women. But I grew just fine once I got started.

I will say this: I have a CF friend who was MUCH better about taking enzymes than I ever was growing up, and she did have stunted growth, definitely from the CF. She has more digestive issues and developed CFRD early, etc -- although I have always been more underweight than she was/is. But like the respiratory side, compliance is just one piece of the puzzle with the digestive issues. Some CFers who are very compliant will still face a lot of troubles here, others will be able to get away with more.

 

[NYCLawGirl]

I am 6 ft tall, coming from a 5'11" mom and a 6'2" dad. My sister (no CF) is 5'9". So no, I don't think CF stunted my growth. I did grow later than most kids though - probably b/c I didn't go through puberty until almost 16, as with a lot of CF women. But I grew just fine once I got started.

I will say this: I have a CF friend who was MUCH better about taking enzymes than I ever was growing up, and she did have stunted growth, definitely from the CF. She has more digestive issues and developed CFRD early, etc -- although I have always been more underweight than she was/is. But like the respiratory side, compliance is just one piece of the puzzle with the digestive issues. Some CFers who are very compliant will still face a lot of troubles here, others will be able to get away with more.

 

[NYCLawGirl]

I am 6 ft tall, coming from a 5'11" mom and a 6'2" dad. My sister (no CF) is 5'9". So no, I don't think CF stunted my growth. I did grow later than most kids though - probably b/c I didn't go through puberty until almost 16, as with a lot of CF women. But I grew just fine once I got started.

I will say this: I have a CF friend who was MUCH better about taking enzymes than I ever was growing up, and she did have stunted growth, definitely from the CF. She has more digestive issues and developed CFRD early, etc -- although I have always been more underweight than she was/is. But like the respiratory side, compliance is just one piece of the puzzle with the digestive issues. Some CFers who are very compliant will still face a lot of troubles here, others will be able to get away with more.

 

[NYCLawGirl]

I am 6 ft tall, coming from a 5'11" mom and a 6'2" dad. My sister (no CF) is 5'9". So no, I don't think CF stunted my growth. I did grow later than most kids though - probably b/c I didn't go through puberty until almost 16, as with a lot of CF women. But I grew just fine once I got started.
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<br />I will say this: I have a CF friend who was MUCH better about taking enzymes than I ever was growing up, and she did have stunted growth, definitely from the CF. She has more digestive issues and developed CFRD early, etc -- although I have always been more underweight than she was/is. But like the respiratory side, compliance is just one piece of the puzzle with the digestive issues. Some CFers who are very compliant will still face a lot of troubles here, others will be able to get away with more.

 

[robert321]

i am 6 foot 1 inch just short of my 6 foot 3 dad but he says he hit a growth spirt right at the begining of college and picked up a couple inches so i guess i'll see but my brother that is just 18 months younger than me and he's a little shorter than me

 

[robert321]

i am 6 foot 1 inch just short of my 6 foot 3 dad but he says he hit a growth spirt right at the begining of college and picked up a couple inches so i guess i'll see but my brother that is just 18 months younger than me and he's a little shorter than me

 

[robert321]

i am 6 foot 1 inch just short of my 6 foot 3 dad but he says he hit a growth spirt right at the begining of college and picked up a couple inches so i guess i'll see but my brother that is just 18 months younger than me and he's a little shorter than me

 

[robert321]

i am 6 foot 1 inch just short of my 6 foot 3 dad but he says he hit a growth spirt right at the begining of college and picked up a couple inches so i guess i'll see but my brother that is just 18 months younger than me and he's a little shorter than me

 

[robert321]

i am 6 foot 1 inch just short of my 6 foot 3 dad but he says he hit a growth spirt right at the begining of college and picked up a couple inches so i guess i'll see but my brother that is just 18 months younger than me and he's a little shorter than me