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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Morning_Glory
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 207 Location: NE Ohio
Posted: 03-25-06 22:32pm
Welcome to the boards. I am not a doctor
so I really can't answer your question.
But I was wondering if your doctor has you
on anything to help stablize the weight or
suggested you change your diet?
I know with a little one in the house its
hard to get a good nights sleep plus they
keep you sooo busy. (boy do I remember
those days!!!) maybe it is a combination
of stress, your diet and activity level.
Even happy events like having a baby can
be stressful, we just don't mind that kind
of stress as much as the stress thats
caused because of negative things.
You might try writing about this over on
the post pregancy forum and see if other
new moms have experienced similar
symptoms.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help to you.
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BobbysMommy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 5
Posted: 03-26-06 13:41pm
Thanks so much for your response. I
agree - happy stress is still stress,
never really thought about it that way!
My doc hasn't said much about my diet. I
eat healthy, and I eat about 5 small meals
a day.
