Causes of anorexia in elderly

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Avatar f tn Hey, I got the diagnosis of epilepsy. The doctusaid anorexia isn’t the cause as the problem is only in one small area of the brain. She said sometimes epilepsy happens and there is no known cause. My anorexia was awful, took over my whole life then it developed in bulimia and gradually I stopped. I still have cycles where I find myself slipping into staving myself, it’s a life long battle.
Avatar f tn There is also an eating disorders forum on here as well which might help, sadly I don't think youre going to get a lot of help with anorexia on the bipolar forums but its worth the question. I tend to be the same as leftcoastchick - doctor is the person you need, I know anorexia needs serious help and counselling but id also wonder if it is anorexia which has fairly specific symptoms and behaviours as opposed to not eating which is indeed possibly an attempt at suicide.
Avatar n tn t had any problems I would associate with carpal tunnel - all of the pain is in the joints of my fingers (worse in my right hand, I also draw/write a good portion of the day) and in my toes. The only thing that stops them from hurting temporarily is popping them, which is probably making it worse, but it's kind of a itch/scratch thing.
Avatar f tn pressure in side of head and face and now a burning soreness in left side of head (off and on) and feeling of coldness in left side of my face..does any of this sound like it? No temperature that i'm aware of....if in face i've had this for 9 months wouldn't it be much worse by now? Just so confused by my symptoms. I had a CT scan done back in Oct and nothing was found..also xrays of my sinuses..
918035 tn?1274644533 You have many symptoms of anorexia. Anorexia is not about the food, it's about underlying issues that causes a person to go away from food. I will advise you to speak to an adult. Hopefully, you could talk to your mom or dad. You need to get some professional help and support. You need to see a medical doctor just to check on your overall medical condition and growth.
Avatar f tn on border of heart aryhtmias (ekg result) and every so often (1-2x wk) for a very short period of time feel pins and needles in both of my feet - not toes, but towards center of foot. Is this cause of concern?
789910 tn?1236878388 I have sufferd from anorexia from age 16 im now 27 and my wight is 74 lbs and i developped a severe crack addiction three years ago and im woundering what i should watch out for and what comlications the two illness may have?
952717 tn?1264682896 When my doctor told me I had Myxoedema (Hypothyroidism) She just said youve had your fair share of stress. I have has stress and depression for some years. No one in my family has this condition, on visiting a different doctor as there are many in my surgery I asked if stress can cause this condition, she said no it just one of those things. Could you tell me if it may be due to stress or indeed is just one of those things? Thank you. Kind regards.
Avatar n tn Impaction is most common in inactive elderly people, but there are other causes beside inactivity.
Avatar f tn t as extreme as many, but I have restricted my calories and lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. In fact, it was during that period that my heart issues started. I would get flutters and arrhthymias and all sorts of scary stuff. It was during recovery, however, that my troubles were at their worst. My heart would start racing for no reason, often several times a day. Like you, my resting heart rate was also higher than it should have been.
Avatar f tn However, I am concerned that several tiny areas of nonspecific hemispheric white matter high signal with was stated to likely be resultant from microvascular ischemia. What do you think the potential causes might be in a relatively healthy 39 year old? I understand that this is generally a finding of the elderly. How harmful do you think these may be, espcecially regarding cognition? Just how worried should I be?
Avatar f tn This happened twice more, before my thyroid finally just stopped working completely when I was 57 yrs old and I put on 30 lbs in 3 months, in spite of a physically demanding job, calorie restriction, etc. I've since developed insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome and gained an additional 20 pounds, in spite of a strict diet, tracking calories, exercise, etc.
Avatar f tn Other signs your teen may be experiencing depression include loss of interest in favorite activities, a change in sleep patterns and not wanting to attend school. Depression is often caused by traumatic events such as divorce or a death in the family. Depression causes an imbalance in certain chemicals in the brain such as serotonin, which affects both mood and appetite. Depression, stress can cause a variety of negative effects on the body, including decrease or loss of appetite.
Avatar n tn My Mom is 92 years old. Has been living on her own in Elderly housing for 20 years. Her dementia consisted of repeating and repeating, forgetting who visited, etc. but went throughout her normal activities w/some services very well and very happiy. Always knew us but was starting to forget other people but after prompting she would be ok. 3 weeks ago she developed a very severe resistant UTI and then got c-dift (not sure how to spell that). Anyway ended up dilusional, confused, etc.
Avatar m tn How do you know that Anorexia causes pain all over the body? I mean i'm sure it does, but this is aout my brother. He is 15 years old and he has been struggling with this eating disorder for a few months now, probably 6 or so. I also have struggled with this disorder myself, but I'm over it now. I just dont' know what to do about him, because he has like, no muscle mass left on him!
Avatar f tn When I was at the psych. hospital in 1991 a good number of the people of the age range of 50+ had tardive dyskinesia. I knew very little about the condition then and I was told it was because of the amount of medication they had been on in the past when I finally got an "honest" answer from a psychiatrist there but even for their knowledge then that was untruthful. In reality it was the statistical probability of it ("5% per person per year with the typical antipsychotics, 2.
Avatar n tn All these cause dizziness when you get up from lying down position or when you change position that results in a change in the level of your head. Cervical spondylitis and ear problems also cause dizziness on changing the position of the neck. It is difficult to comment without examination. Possible causes have been enumerated for you. You can discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted.
Avatar f tn t eat because you think you are fat, or you have a strong fear of gaining weight. Though technically, part of the clinical diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa is losing 15 percent or more of what your normal body weight should be, you do not need to be super thin in order to have an eating disorder. Most of what an eating disorder, such as Anorexia, consists of is the emotional/mental aspect..
1139187 tn?1355706647 getting older, exposure to heavy sound wave pressure (acutely or chronically) are most common causes. I have it from years of listening to music in headphones - it doesn't take as much sound as some think to damage the little hairs. Guns, firecrackers, playing orchestral instruments, etc. If the onset was more abrupt, and not immediately after taking up tuba lessons, trauma has been known to cause it. Car crashes, fistfights.
Avatar n tn Time between occurances range from a few days to a few months. Anyone have an idea of what the cause or remedy might be in this very elderly and frail person?
Avatar n tn Risperdal is a so-called "blacklisted" drug because of the high incidence of fatalities in the elderly. It is not approved nor appropriate for a use in an "agitated" eighty year old patient. The Department of Geriatrics at Johns Hopkins University conducted a dedicated seminar at Mount Sinai Hospital geriatrics department three years ago warning against inappropriate use of risperdal in the elderly.
Avatar n tn Cold peripheries or cold hands and feet can happen due to peripheral vascular disease or disorder of the circulatory system outside of the brain and heart. Other causes of cold extremities are hypothyroidism, eating disorders like anorexia, Addison’s disease, adrenal causes like pheochromocytoma, anemia, Buerger’s disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and Raynaud’s disease.
1715257 tn?1308732738 Can my back and knee problems be related to the numb sensations I feel in my extremities? Should I just ignore these symptoms as those of aging( I am 62)?
18980464 tn?1470608167 My mom have the vaginal bleeding early this morning, she is 86 years old and first time to experience this, She is nervous and she felt pain while urinating what is the causes of her bleeding?
5221069 tn?1366618397 IVF failure is usually due to problems with the quality of eggs in most cases. Uterine causes can affect implantation but in very few cases. For making uterine lining receptive it should be exposed to the ovarian steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone in sufficient amounts and at proper timing. Do consult your infertility centre for more details. Keep me posted. Best wishes and regards!
Avatar n tn In which case taking help from a doctor specialized in treating eating disorders will help. There are many other causes like worms in stool, depression, anorexia nervosa, AIDS, cancers especially colon cancers, drug abuse, infections and loss of appetite. Loss of appetite can again be due to certain medications, drug abuse, depression, AIDS, acute and chronic infections, cancers and hypothyroidism.
Avatar m tn Anorexia - lack of appetite causes fever sometimes.