I have a friend recently diagnosed with hiv. He has been in the hospital now for a couple of months with chronic diarrhea. He is so weak he spends 95% of the time in bed. he tested negative just early this year but we cannot understand how it is progressing so fast.

He is only in his late 20s and used to be in great shape. The doctors keep saying he's got his youth to count on and battle this but he lost 30 pounds since. He is so weak he could hardly talk.

I am not family to ask the hard questions with the doctor, nor I could bring myself to ask his family. Will the diarrhea ever stop? Or should the family consider home care and at least have him in a more comfortable environment?

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