Chronic diarrhea and weight Gain!

[beecharmer]

My partner has been enduring chronic diarrhea, weight gain, abdominal pain, being cold all of the time(even cold to the touch), and she has been through the gamut of testing. The doctors we have seen don't seem to care. She has 10-20 bowel movements every day and she is so fatigued and sad. I am in need of help or where to go for help for her.

[myproblem]

She should be tested for thyroid, and for Chron's Disease. You can always g to the ER, and refuse to leave until they do the proper tests.

[mrskav]

I agree with the last advice.  Get the thyroid checked, as well as the parathyroid (hypoparathyroidism).  Also get checked for Addison's Disease

I get the same thing, although it is more than 10 times a day.  When these flare-ups occur, I get hospitalized and am put on massive doses of Cortisone (for the sddisons) and fluids.  The cortisone helps.  Once I go home, I taper it down & also take Asacol for my microscopic colitis. (because they never know which flares up first the addisons or the colitis.)



Good luck

mrskav

[Nicki123]

Hi.
My brother has recently been diagnose with Addison's disease, which has very similar symptoms to what you're describing.
The symptoms include:
Fatigue, depression, diaohrea,muscle aches and pains, sometimes joint pain, sensitivity to the cold, low blood pressure, feeling faint and eventually usually starting to faint and collapse.
Although, usually with Addison's you get weight loss but there have been a few cases with weight gain, you'll need an ACTH/synacthen test to determine whether you have addison's or not.