Does Sickle Cell Disease have anything to do with osteonecrosis?

Condition analysis:
Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood disease. Symptomatic of this disease are the "crisis periods" which often occur in conjunction with other infections. It is characterized by joint pain (arthralgia), fever, severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and damage to the head of the femur bone (Osteonecrosis).

Instructions:
Fish Oil: Fish oil supplements help increase bone mineral density due to the omega-3 essential fatty acids and vitamin D content in it.

A NASA-sponsored study published in the Journal of Bone Mineral Research found that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil inhibit the activation of factors that lead to bone and muscle loss by minimizing bone breakdown.

A simple option is to take 1,000 mg of fish oil supplements once daily with a meal.

You can also eat cold-water fish like salmon to help raise the amount of essential fatty acids in your diet.

Note: People taking blood-thinning medication should not take fish oil supplements without consulting a doctor.