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Wear high heels. Or have fantastically-expensive leg extending surgery. Or reconcile yourself to the fact that your height is fixed and largely irrelevant (except in your own head).
Reply 2
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=how+to+gain+height&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3DVFC_enGB224GB224

google has a lot of info, but I dunno, doubt theres any way for you to grow drastically, probably the odd 3-4 cms max (spike your hair up).
Sorry to be blunt, but, you will never be very tall unless you have an unusualy late growth spurt.
Reply 4
Will i gain height if I change my diets.
Reply 5
Sorry mate but I don't think you can grown anymore at 20
Reply 6
Well you can't change what is in your genetic make up, BUT you can make the most of your potential. Many people do not grow to their full height because of poor diet/ health/ lifestyle so provided that your current height is not your full maximum, you can still grow.

I thought I stopped growing at 5'6 when I came to university, but grew to 5'7 after my first year. Then I took up rowing, did waaay more exercise (from doing none at all), starting eating more healthily along with more protein. Over the past 6 months I've been getting dairy cravings so I've been drinking lots of milk, eating more eggs, cheese (not too much though!) and yoghurt. I measured myself the other day and now I'm 5'8.5!!!!

So.. although you can't make your maximum height increase, you can get there faster by doing more exercise and adjusting your diet to more protein and calcium.
Reply 7
Some friends told me that I can grow tall if I go for swimming,will that help me
Reply 8
Isn't there any hope for me to gain height.
Don't take what your friends say literally, a good diet, and exercise may help but it's unlikely that you will grow much more, if atall.
And to Pixie, he is probably passed the age where protein and calcium play a large part in growing, therefore I doubt it will really increase his height.
Reply 10
It will be perfect for me if i get more 2 inches tall.
Reply 11
Work on your posture - most people slouch by a couple of inches.
Reply 12
Spike your hair up and big boots, will do the trick.
Reply 13
Can you tell me how can i work on my posture
Reply 14
you can still grow if your voice is HIGH ... i think you need to stop being so self confident...small people are cool!
Lawyah u are hilarious
Reply 16
I know but for my games and not to be an odd one among my friends,i want to gain my height.
Reply 17
Thanks for all your suggestions but at last is there any chance for me,if there is how can I and if not what should i do
great things come in little boxes... but look at how tall your parents are. Though, by 20, i;d say you are pretty much dome growing... one of my brothers grew until he was 21, but that was considered odd. But, yeah, stand up really tall. Not as in tiptoes, but make sure your back is straight, and that you don't slouch forward or down! Or, alternatively, find a rack. medeival torture instruments are the answer to every problem!
Reply 19
Mate we have all given you suggestions and you keep asking the same question? there could be, there may not be, try the suggestions and if it works out then good for you.