Severe unintentional weight loss
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Hi all, I've been losing weight constantly since 4 years. it is gradual. i was 165lbs in 2018 and since then i have been losing around a lb every month. I'm at 115lbs . i started having food sensitivity in 2018. it was with spicy food at first but now I'm not able to tolerate most food. i had endoscopy and colonoscopy done. both normal except eosinophilic esophagitis. i developed peripheral neuropathy 2 years ago. i feel very weak and fatigue. I'm eating enough calories still keep losing weight. I'm constantly hungry. i get hungry about an hr after large meal. liver, kidney, CBC, all tests normal. been to 3 GI specialists but they don't seem to be concerned about weight loss. anyone has any idea?
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doc16482
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anyone?
dan73 doc16482
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Hi doc16482, hope you are doing better its been 11 months since your post. Just wanted to mention that years back I had similar symptoms, was constantly hungry, exhausted, even though I was eating often and a lot. My GP checked my blood sugar levels (fasting and after having a meal), which were normal.
Unfortunately, he missed the fact that I was hyperthyroid. The consequences were weight loss, and episodes of fatigue, muscle weakness and muscle pain. Years later I was finally diagnosed and treated for Graves' disease.
Chances are that your doctors have already done a thyroid function test, but in my case, I was young and healthy looking and the obvious thyroid disorder was missed.