Can you grow in height after puberty?

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I posted this on Yahoo Answers but didn't get an answer:

Does this actually work, does short height have something to do with AS?

No being short has nothing to do with AS. It's a different thing entirely.

OK, does this stuff work on the website that I posted, and is there a way to grow taller after puberty? "Serious Answers Please!"

No, at least usually not. It is, however, widely believed that you can´t grow in height after the end of your puberty.

Good news: I don't know if I was past puberty, but at age 17 (I'm female) I tried that stuff and a week after I started when I went to the doctors I grew 1/4 of a inch and a little after that when I went to the doctors again, I had grown a total of 3/4 of a inch. It's not much, but it was within weeks. (5 ft 3/4in)

Bad news: When I went to the doctors about 2 weeks ago after not doing it for months, I went back to my normal height. (5 ft)

I didn't take any supplements or change my diet much. I did cut gluten out a little after finding out that I'm gluten sensitive, but not completely (being gluten sensitive and still eating it can affect you're growth). What most of those tips say to do is really just having you stretch yourself and eventually you go back to your normal height if you don't keep with it. Just like when you get up in the morning and you're a little taller, then you go right back. If you're stretching a whole bunch, then you're be a little taller afterwards.

It also helps with posture which makes a difference.

Early twenties seems to be when it all stops (other than your brain, which is thirties IIRC).

5'3" is fine.

So you hadn't actually grown. Bones don't get shorter. It is normal for people to vary in height during the day by up to an inch. While we sleep the spine decompresses. While we are awake and on our feet, our body weight compresses the spine during the day; so we are typically slightly shorter at night compared to early morning.

OP, how big are your hands and feet? If they're out of proportion with the rest of your body, i.e. fairly large compared to your height, you might not have had the puberty growth spurt yet. Hands and feet grow first, then stop, then the rest of the body continues to grow, until puberty is over. People can grow once puberty has ended, but it's usually down to some abnormal growth condition, but puberty might not be over for you yet. With girls, it's easy to tell when puberty has ended (menstruation). They don't grow much after that, so they're likely to stop growing in their early teens, or younger. With boys, it's less obvious to tell that puberty has ended. They tend to start puberty later and it goes on for longer too, sometimes until their early 20s. So, if a boy is 20 and still growing, he's probably still going through puberty.

I know I didn't actually grow. That's what I'm saying. You just explained what I said.