What's wrong with me?!

[really_obese_lady]

I breath really hard every few feet I run or evey 3ft. I walk. My heart is always pumping out of my chest. I feel sick constintly. And my stomach hurts SO bad! I've had these syptoms for over 2 months and my doctor doesn't know whats wrong! I'm really overweight, is that y i have these problems? Help!

[really_obese_lady]

Thanks so much! I gain another 13lbs these past 2 days! :( Thanks again!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

I feel that all these symptoms are related to your obesity. Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected. Excessive body weight is associated with various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity#Management
The main treatment for obesity consists of eating less and exercising more.Medications may also be used. There are two commonly prescribed medications for obesity. One is orlistat, which reduces intestinal fat absorption by inhibiting pancreatic lipase; the other is sibutramine, which is a specific inhibitor of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine in the brain,therefore decreasing appetite. Bariatric surgery ("weight loss surgery") is the use of surgical interventions in the treatment of obesity and is used as a last resort.

In my opinion discussing these possibilities with your doctor and then opting a mode of treatment will help your symptoms in decreasing.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing.