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Suggest Treatment For Gaining Eight
My husband is 31 years old, 6 2 and only weighs 135lbs. We have been trying everything that we can think of for the past 4 years, but we just can t get him to gain weight. He said that he s had his blood checked for various issues and none were detected. He is also very resistant to all medications, which makes us think that he just has an extremely high metabolism. He is interested in trying anabolic steroids to encourage weight gain. What type of doctor should we go to for that? Are there other health issues that could be causing the difficulty to gain weight?
Mon, 1 Feb 2021
Hi,
It would be beneficial if you could list all the tests and blood work done on him so far to point out if any missing/relevant tests could be done. It would also be helpful to list all the medications that have been tried on him to gain weight. Some people do indeed have a faster metabolism than others. Anabolic steroids are used in some instances under therapeutic supervision for weight gain, especially lean muscle mass. I would recommend seeing an endocrinologist for this purpose.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saralkumar R. Desai, General & Family Physician
It would be beneficial if you could list all the tests and blood work done on him so far to point out if any missing/relevant tests could be done. It would also be helpful to list all the medications that have been tried on him to gain weight. Some people do indeed have a faster metabolism than others. Anabolic steroids are used in some instances under therapeutic supervision for weight gain, especially lean muscle mass. I would recommend seeing an endocrinologist for this purpose.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saralkumar R. Desai, General & Family Physician
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