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What Causes Excessive Weight Loss Along Wit Diarrhea And Blood In Stool?
My husband has lost a lot weight over the paE st year He s 79yrs.and weighs 146lbs. He had his labs done on Monday and his BUN is 37, Creatinine 2.70, sed rate is 32. He says that he has diarrhea often but no blood in his stool. He gets up early and works all day long even though he s retired. He keeps saying his stomach feels empty alot of the time. I ve noticed that he doesn t have a big appetite, and he s said that his stomach bothers him and will take pepto-bismol often. I m worried that he may have cancer.
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As per your mentioned symtoms you need to investigate further with USG abdomen scan and endoscopy if needed. Meanwhile stool culture also should be done to check any infective etiology if present. Don't worry. If any growth present than it will be cleared from endoscopy and USG. I suggest you to repeat your serum creatinine investigation again. Consult gastroenterologist for examination.
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What Causes Excessive Weight Loss Along Wit Diarrhea And Blood In Stool?
Hello welcome to Ask A Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advise. As per your mentioned symtoms you need to investigate further with USG abdomen scan and endoscopy if needed. Meanwhile stool culture also should be done to check any infective etiology if present. Don t worry. If any growth present than it will be cleared from endoscopy and USG. I suggest you to repeat your serum creatinine investigation again. Consult gastroenterologist for examination. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.