Diagnose me please! (helpful if your actually a doctor or something)?

Question

My story (please don't judge,my situation is punishment enough.thnx!): I pretty much starved myself,eating only dinner for 4 months.To add fuel to the fire,I also exercised for 30mins everyday (cardio-like Jillian Michaels or pilates/yoga).I lost my period only a few wks into doing this diet.
Then after 4months & losing about 19lbs,I started eating normally again w/ the occasional guilty binge + I also started to drink Simulack.
Fast forward to now where I an experiencing some difficult backwash...

Occasional & most worrisome SYMPTOMS:
(these happen once-twice every month for about a wk!)

-twitching eyelids.
-headaches.
-heart palpitations (I can see it throu my shirt).
-dizziness upon standing where I feel like am very close to fainting.
-tightness in chest,like close to a pain-sometimes I do get the pains tho.
-diarrhea or constipation.
-stie over the left eye.
-vision is getting worse ( could be because I broke my reading glasses,so am watching telly,on computer everyday).
(these symptoms sometimes stop while I am eating or just after,and will resume like 5mins afterwards)

Everyday SYMPTOMS:

- 0 period for a whole years,one exception being last june where I experienced the above symptoms
and my period came back for 5days after those occasional symptoms stopped.
-aching in the elbows,wrist,sometimes knees.
-dizziness upon standing-but not as severe.
-internal warmth upon eating starch,sweets,or anything heavy.
-slight tightness in chest when I'm about to lay down for sleep.or just a weird aching everynow & then
throughout day.
-paranoia.
-stress.
-depression.

That's it I believe.
For a little extra history, I now do 45mins of cardio 5x's a wk + yoga/pilates 2x's.I've been a vegetarian for 4yrs.And while I was never a bulimic,you should know that ever since I was ten my food can just start making it's way back up w/out me lifting a finger.I mostly just swallow it back down-otherwise I would be empty,but sometimes (esp around my binge days) I'd just spit it out.

Now,any insight?...am I close to death?:s ..severe anemia,osteoporosis,brain tumor,heart disease,liver/kidney failure,severe heart arrhythmia??..seriously,am I just going to die in my sleep very soon??!!..I fear the worst-always.A friend of mine (who is in no way a doctor)thinks it could just be stress or anxiety.
I'm extremely stressed,I'm going out of my mind because I don't want to die.I don't know if I felt these problems before my stress or after-it's the chicken or the egg case with me.
If your wondering why I don't just see a doctor,I have 0 insurance atm.I'm trying work this out,as I am also a student.If you can help,even if you went so far as to get your doctors opinion.I would be forever great full and I'm sure life will reward you for your kindness.I hope you win the lottery.

Thank you SO MUCH!!

Answer 1

No one can diagnose what is wrong with you other than a medical

doctor.

You do not say how much you weigh, how much food you take in per day or

how old you may be.



Food is your main energy source. The food goes into the mouth, into the

esophagus, through the stomach, and then into the first part of the

intestines. It is in the intestines that your food is absorbed (in the

form of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, glucose) into your body.

If your body is lacking in certain vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc from

what you eat...then it can have great effect on your body. Certain needed

proteins that your body uses can only come from the foods you eat.

People who are very thin and don't eat well, over exercise can lose their menstral

cycle. They can also develop all the symptoms that you mentioned.



This could be an eatting disorder, hormone problem, or even a heart problem....

you should have blood testing done by your doctors orders to determine what the

real cause is. You mentioned your food going back up into the esophagus....

there is a valve or muscle at the end of the esophagus that should prevent

this food regurgitation...if it is weak and the food continues to go back into

the esophagus, it can lead to cells changes inside the esophagus because

of the stomach acid washing over it....it can lead to being Barrette's esophagus.

The doctor may want to do an endoscopy on you to check for this.

The tightness in the chest may be from a heart problem, or the food/acid coming

up into the upper esophagus and going into the lungs while you sleep. This can

cause damage to the lungs. Elevate the head of the bed...don't eat after a

certain time before going to bed...try to avoid real spicy foods.



Wish I could be of more help to you...best wishes. Hope you do find out

what is truly wrong.

Answer 2

I hope you feel better soon. If you have no insurance i would go to ER, as they can do the tests right away. You should not be eating one meal a day. Not healthy. Go to ER. Some hopsptals will waive the bill if you have no money to pay. At least see a doctor. Kathy (I am a nurse)



And tell the doctor that these are your symptoms:



-twitching eyelids.

-headaches.

-heart palpitations (I can see it throu my shirt).

-dizziness upon standing where I feel like am very close to fainting.

-tightness in chest,like close to a pain-sometimes I do get the pains tho.

-diarrhea or constipation.

-stie over the left eye.

-vision is getting worse ( could be because I broke my reading glasses,so am watching telly,on computer everyday).

(these symptoms sometimes stop while I am eating or just after,and will resume like 5mins afterwards)

Answer 3

I'm sorry to hear about your problems, but I think your anger is misplaced. Your gynaecologist was given an ultrasound report which told her that your anatomy was normal. Any doctor would have tried to dissuade you from having an operation with the same report. You should be angry at the radiologist who reported on the ultrasound. You have no claim for negligence. To claim for negligence you have to show that a mistake had happened and that the mistake has caused you harm. You can however write to the hospital complaining about your treatment and explaining your grievances. They will investigate your complaint and write back to you. If lots of people have complained about your gynaecologist (or radiologist) then this will reflect badly on them and further action may be taken by the trust.