 [ Symptoms ] is it safe to drink castor oil to hurry delivery  i just recently delivered my daughter without asking this i know it is a stupid idea and i would never do this but a lot of people keep asking about it on fb can you please explain the consequences of drinking this while pregnant i want to share with the people who keep asking what a person with a medical profession background thinks thanks [ Disease ] hi osteopetrosis does not have direct effect on the nerves as such but due to dense calcification the neural foramen in the spine tend to reduce in size causing spinal nerve root compression i think you should get a recent mri done to see if the foramen has narrowed thanks