Hey - i'm new here. Thought i'd ask some
questions.
My son is 17 months old now. Since I had
him, i've had extreme weight loss, hair
breaking off, diarrhea, abdominal pain,
fatigue, and others.
I was diagnosed with ibs, got a second
opinion, and the Dr. Found h pylori
gastritis.
After a year of having persistent and even
more symptoms, I went to see a gi. Had a
colonoscopy - everything fine. Had an
endoscopy - everything fine, only found
the h pylori gastritis.
Tested negative for celiac disease.
My gi is mostly concerned with the weight
loss, it doesn't matter how much or what I
eat, I don't gain any weight. This isn't
typical of me. Although i've never been
*large*, my weight has always
fluctuated.
I'm 25, and smaller now than I was in 7th
grade.
My parents are worried, my husband, my
coworkers, and my friends. I'm sick of
going to the Dr., and sick of everyone
saying something's wrong with me.
We've also been under a lot of stress, and
I don't know if this might be attributing
to things.
Has anyone been through anything like
this? Any advice?
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 03-24-06 20:52pm
Being under a lot of stress can cause you
to loose a lot of weight, have you talked
to your dr about the stress you are under,
I amno dr, but if the dr feels as though
he has run all of the tests neccasarily
including mono, he might run a stress test
on you and their are a lot of support
groups that might be able to help you
along with going to a store like gnc as
they have a instant drink that is healthy
and can put some weight back on you.
Good luck.
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BobbysMommy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 5
Posted: 03-26-06 13:42pm
Thanks for your response.
To answer your question - no, my doc
hasn't ran any type of stress test on me.
We're still working on things though. I
have talked to him about the stress we've
been under, and I am also on lexapro for
anxiety.
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rasuyoung
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 464 Location: Long Island, NY
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Posted: 03-26-06 14:12pm
I can't offer much help, but i'm curious -
are you breastfeeding your son? If you
are, that could contribute to your weight
loss. Don't take no for an answer from
your doctors. I'm glad you sought a
second opinion - try for a third. Good
luck.
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BobbysMommy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 5
Posted: 03-27-06 10:00am
Hey! No, i'm no longer breastfeeding.
I stopped when he was 4 months old when it
was getting to be too much trouble keeping
up with pumping while at work (that was
over a year ago). That is what I first
contributed to the weight loss, but it's
stayed off. I even stopped exercising to
try to put on weight, lol but I need to
start that up again b/c now i'm skinny,
but flabby, lol. :)
