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What Causes Chronic Diarrhea, Dizziness And Headaches In An Elderly Person?

Hi my mother has not been feeling good for about a year now. She has seen several doctors and no one can give her any answers. Her symptoms are digestive problems, constipation, can t smell or taste, clogged ears, light headiness, scalp is very itchy all the time, numbness in legs, cramps in hands, arms, jaw and chain on the left side, headaches all the time, pressure pushing against her brain constantly dizziness and she moves very slowly. She states she can only eat a piece of anything and she is full and when she swallows she feel a lump in her throat.
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Hello dear welcome to HealthcareMagic
Regarding your mother symptoms of dizziness constipation indigestion numbness of the leg cramps in the arm jaw chin light headadness with constant headache I am strongly believe she is gradually developing a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

In view of this please do the following test
Chest x-ray
ECG
Transthoracic ecocardiography
Coronary angiography
CT scan

Meanwhile please let her blood pressure and see a neurologist and cardiologist specialist with the results and for expect clinical assessment Councelling and adequate drug prescription I

I hope this helps
Regards and get well soonest
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What Causes Chronic Diarrhea, Dizziness And Headaches In An Elderly Person?

Hello dear welcome to HealthcareMagic Regarding your mother symptoms of dizziness constipation indigestion numbness of the leg cramps in the arm jaw chin light headadness with constant headache I am strongly believe she is gradually developing a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) In view of this please do the following test Chest x-ray ECG Transthoracic ecocardiography Coronary angiography CT scan Meanwhile please let her blood pressure and see a neurologist and cardiologist specialist with the results and for expect clinical assessment Councelling and adequate drug prescription I I hope this helps Regards and get well soonest