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What Could Be The Cause If Weight Is Not Increasing?
My weight do not increase. Some doctors says that I have worms in my stomach but I have taken Ketress many times. Nothing comes out. I eat healthy diet 3 times a day. My all tests are clear, HB are 14, even ultrasound had been done 3 times. Nothing found. can you tell me what can be the cause ?
Fri, 26 Sep 2014
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
You need to exclude occult thyrotoxicosis/subclinical hyperthyroidism. Do serum free T3,free T4,TSH. Hypoadrenalism may be another hidden cause of low body weight.Morning plasma cortisol levels is a screening test for adrenal insufficiency,Takayasu's arteritis & atrial myxoma are also two not uncommomn diseases with low body weight and they may go undetected for a long period.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
You need to exclude occult thyrotoxicosis/subclinical hyperthyroidism. Do serum free T3,free T4,TSH. Hypoadrenalism may be another hidden cause of low body weight.Morning plasma cortisol levels is a screening test for adrenal insufficiency,Takayasu's arteritis & atrial myxoma are also two not uncommomn diseases with low body weight and they may go undetected for a long period.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
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