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unintentional weight loss

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gmp1
gmp1

My 17 yo son lost stone and half over 4 months without trying, initially when he was eating he would get full just after a few bites but after a couple of months that became better and eating lots more again but was still losing no matter what and he can't gain any of it back, he's under his weight from quite a bit, his bmi is under 18, he's very tired and started to feel low because of it. He gets headaches and his hair has become very thin. He's had lots of blood tests, he had folate deficiency and very low range b12 of 220 and ferritin 53. I think his thyroid looks swollen but again doctor said that he has prominent cartlidge. Anyone have any ideas? Could his folate, b12 and ferritin be to blame? Thank you

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  • gmp1
    gmp1

    Posted

    P.s he hasn't had his testosterone checked but had LT and FSH checked both were 3. something

    • rihanna52936
      rihanna52936 gmp1

      Posted

      Hi.

      Do you know his stool status ? Any ibs symptoms ?

    • gmp1
      gmp1 rihanna52936

      Posted

      Sorry slow reply, initially he had diarrhea and stomach cramps for about a month, this was last june but that seemed to have cleared thankfully.
  • rihanna52936
    rihanna52936 gmp1

    Posted

    That's good to hear he came out of stomach issues. Yes b12 cause this problem but you got to see why his body absorbing vitamins. Like SIBO

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