my father in law has lost 12 lbs in two weeks aside from additional weight loss, diarrhea, no appetite, dizzy spells, has had blood work, colonoscopy, endoscopy, ekg, and all the test come back negative.he is 62 6ft 4in and now has been admitted to the hospital and they can not find anything wrong. HELP
Q: my father in law has lost 12 lbs in two weeks
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11/11/09 2:59pm
Hi Rebecca,
I'm so sorry to hear of your father-in-laws current condition. When I read the title of your post, my first thought was, he needs to have a colonoscopy with biopsies done to see if he has Inflammatory Bowel Disease - IBD. But, you say they've done the scope and found his colon to be healthy.
Since I'm not a nurse or a doctor I can't tell you what is wrong with him. It could be a parasite, bacterial infection, etc. I will say, however, that he should ask for a 2nd and possibly a 3rd opinion. You can do this, even if he is still in the hospital.
The best of luck to him,
Elizabeth
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