# Is It Possible I Am Growing Taller At 30? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 21, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762 "2013-08-21T00:38:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/1 "2013-08-21T00:38:44Z")
Hi, so I think I have grown an inch in the last year ☹ I think I have grown a half an inch since Jan. I am 6’6 now. I like being 6’5 better. How the heck am I growing taller? I am not 100% sure but weird things have been happening the last year. I have had 5-10 people in the last year tell me I look taller and ask me if I have grown. One kid even said “dude you got taller! Your like way taller.” Also my clothes have not fit right in the last year. I just thought I was always shrinking my clothes. But now im thinking im just getting taller. Bottom line is I dont want to get any taller. What the heck. Is it a good possiblity I am getting taller? Or perhaps these are all concidences? I just ran into someone I have not seen in around 3 months and she said “you’ve gotten taller.” I mean this is madness. I want to stop growing im 30 years old. I seemed to have quit growing around 21 or something. Now this? Could I be wrong? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/2 "2013-08-21T00:44:42Z")
Considering I dont have a brain tumor or something whats the odds I will get much taller? I mean it must be pretty rare to grow taller at 30 right? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/3 "2013-08-21T00:57:34Z")
Have you been checked for acromegaly or a pituitary tumour? More growth as an adult is possible, but I don’t think it’s a good sign. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/4 "2013-08-21T01:03:54Z")
Acromegaly is what I came to warn about. Have your gloves gotten too small? Does your forehead seem to protrude more than before? Another possibility is just losing weight. Our weight does compress the spinal discs somewhat, so if you’ve been losing a lot of weight you may actually get taller. Either way, this is definitely something to discuss with a doctor, and without delay. (IANAD, but I had a friend with acromegaly.) hope that helps! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/5 "2013-08-21T01:10:38Z")
I dont wear gloves but my hands don’t look any bigger. My shoes fit fine too. Im not sure about my forehead. If it does it not really noticeable. I have a fairly protruding forehead thought but I think it has always been that way. My voice has always been pretty deep but I dont think its gotten any deeper. Couldn’t it just be a natural late growth spurt? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/6 "2013-08-21T01:11:40Z")
I thought Acromegaly doesnt increase height. It just makes hands bigger, feet, jaw face etc. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/7 "2013-08-21T01:34:55Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Have you been checked for acromegaly or a pituitary tumour? More growth as an adult is possible, but I don’t think it’s a good sign. No, it isn’t once the [epiphyseal plates](http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-epiphyseal-plate.htm) have fused no more long bone growth is possible. **ineedthetruth** it is possible that your epiphyseal plates have not closed. In men, they can stay active until age 30. It’s rare, but not unheard of. You probably should touch base with your healthcare provider, since tumors on the pituitary can have no symptoms but abnormal growth. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/8 "2013-08-21T01:43:06Z")
picunurse but If my epiphyseal plates have not closed then wouldnt that be normal but rare? I mean I would stop growing soon most likely right? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/9 "2013-08-21T01:48:13Z")
If my epiphyseal plates are fully closed then I should not grow taller right? If I have a tumor my jaw should be bigger etc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/10 "2013-08-21T02:19:13Z")
I doubt I have that condition. It must just be a late growth spurt. ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/11 "2013-08-21T02:26:28Z")
My father said he grew another inch at age 30. Your posture may just have gotten better, too, though. That can give another inch or so. ---
**Author:** ![Randvek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@Randvek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randvek)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/12 "2013-08-21T02:28:26Z")
> [@ineedthetruth](#): > > I doubt I have that condition. It must just be a late growth spurt. Don’t gamble with your health. Get checked out. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/13 "2013-08-21T02:50:45Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > My father said he grew another inch at age 30. > > Your posture may just have gotten better, too, though. That can give another inch or so. ! Does this work horizontally as well? Need answer fast. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/14 "2013-08-21T03:03:39Z")
I’m 51. Sometime in the past 3 years I have grown an inch and a half, as documented at my doctor’s office. It is attributed to better posture and nutrition by me. My doctor doesn’t give a shit. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/15 "2013-08-21T03:06:58Z")
Hmm. I dont notice any signs of Acromegaly besides my height increase. Surly I just have some weird growth spurt. I am not even certain I have grown any more since Jan. I am pretty sure I grew maybe an inch though within the last year. But who knows maybe im wrong. Really I am only saying I have grown because some of my clothes dont fit right. But most of them are 100% cotton and could have shrank. But the other maybe more concerning thing is people have said I look taller. Even my brother that I have not seen for a year said "have you grown? I think you are taller. You did grow. " So that’s really concerning but maybe it could be improved posture or weight loss? I also wear tighter fit clothes now so that could make me look taller too. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/16 "2013-08-21T03:24:33Z")
I know of a family where all the boys had a growth spurt starting at age 21 and lasting until 26. ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/17 "2013-08-21T04:00:41Z")
Is it just me or do others think they’d have a hard time telling that someone grew an inch? If you are/were 6’5 - you are what - in the top 2% of height these people come across? If they haven’t seen you in months - I don’t think I’d trust their memory. Even if they have - well - I wouldn’t put much stock in it. My doc keeps track of my height, but it seems to vary based off how straight I stand up. Would see a doc as other suggested to be on the sure side. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/18 "2013-08-21T04:08:04Z")
Thats true Datax. Also what if im wearing a slim fit outfit and different shoes. That could make a difference etc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/19 "2013-08-21T04:10:34Z")
Height changes throughout the day. Also like you say it depends on how you tilt your head too. How do you even get an accurate measurement really? How I am doing it is putting a book on top of my head and then measuring from the bottom of the book down to the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762/20 "2013-08-21T04:25:23Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > No, it isn’t once the [epiphyseal plates](http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-epiphyseal-plate.htm) have fused no more long bone growth is possible. \ My bad - I was getting it confused with gigantism. I thought both conditions made you grow taller, but only gigantism does - acromegaly just makes everything else larger (if I’m understanding that right now). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-i-am-growing-taller-at-30/666762.md?page=2)