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What Causes Stomach Discomfort Along With Headache And Anxiety?

I ve been having stomach problems on and off for the last year or so, peaking in April of the year where it got so bad I was in the ER 3 times in 8 days. I wasn t able to drink anything without throwing up for 3 days, and wasn t able to eat for almost a week. I ended up losing over 20 pounds in 10 days (174 - 153), which I still haven t been able to put back on. The doctors prescribed me sucralate and a proton pump inhibitor, both of which helped for a little while. Now the symptoms are coming back, and although the abdominal symptoms aren t as bad this time around (yet), there s several other symptoms. I ve had a consistent headache for the past 3 1/2 weeks that has ranged from irritating to dehabilitating, majorly worsening anxiety (to the point where it s getting hard to even talk to my family or girlfriend), muscle weakness and pain (probably at least partly due to malnutrition). Other stats: Age: 19 Sex: male Height: 6 1 Weight: approx 155 Ethnicity: white
Tue, 6 Aug 2019
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Hi,

The commonest causes I can think about your symptoms are as follows:
Some sort of intestinal infection that is causing all these symptoms.
Hence I would advise you the following:
Consult your regular Physician so that an appropriate clinical evaluation, examination and relevant investigations would help to get a proper diagnosis.
You need the following:
Tests of stool for three consecutive days.
Tests of blood for CBC, thyroid, liver, kidney functions, culture and sensitivity can help further, tests for typhoid and tuberculosis.
CT scan of abdomen.
Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy.
All these under the guidance of a Gastroenterologist will help you to get an appropriate diagnosis and proper management.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant,
General Surgeon
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What Causes Stomach Discomfort Along With Headache And Anxiety?

Hi, The commonest causes I can think about your symptoms are as follows: Some sort of intestinal infection that is causing all these symptoms. Hence I would advise you the following: Consult your regular Physician so that an appropriate clinical evaluation, examination and relevant investigations would help to get a proper diagnosis. You need the following: Tests of stool for three consecutive days. Tests of blood for CBC, thyroid, liver, kidney functions, culture and sensitivity can help further, tests for typhoid and tuberculosis. CT scan of abdomen. Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy. All these under the guidance of a Gastroenterologist will help you to get an appropriate diagnosis and proper management. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon