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MY WIFE Won't /can't Eat.she's Had Many Many Tests And
Question: MY WIFE won't /can't eat.she's had many many tests and procedures: mri , ct scan , endoscopy, colonoscopy. She wants to eat . She is hungry. When food is presented it's one bite and done. She has lost 40 pounds in 5 months. Nothing is supposedly wrong with her. blood work is good . She had breast cancer in 2000 so she is under care for that forever and she's good. Any thoughts?
Brief Answer:
Probably a neurological disorder, kindly more details are needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
There are many medical conditions that can cause difficulty in eating.
Most of the diagnosis can be excluded through the examinations that you have already done.
So, in my opinion, it can be a neurological condition.
More information is needed to help me through the diagnosis.
Does she bring food back up after swallowing it?
Does she have more difficulty swallowing solids, liquids or both?
Does she ever vomit blood or black color material?
If you can upload the results of the endoscopy, I would like to review them to help through the diagnosis.
I will be waiting for your response.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
Probably a neurological disorder, kindly more details are needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
There are many medical conditions that can cause difficulty in eating.
Most of the diagnosis can be excluded through the examinations that you have already done.
So, in my opinion, it can be a neurological condition.
More information is needed to help me through the diagnosis.
Does she bring food back up after swallowing it?
Does she have more difficulty swallowing solids, liquids or both?
Does she ever vomit blood or black color material?
If you can upload the results of the endoscopy, I would like to review them to help through the diagnosis.
I will be waiting for your response.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
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