Fatigue Pants
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010I might have celiac disease and am shaking in my pants.?
I'm 16 years old, but I'll be 17 in 11 days. I'm only 4'8. When I was in ninth grade, I was 97 pounds. Then last year I was 92 pounds, then dropped to 88, then back up to 92. Now this year I was 89 in november, and I just got my weight checked on wednesday, and I'm 86 pounds. I also started taking naps the end of my 9th grade year, and I still do.
I went to the docs today about my problem, and they did a blood test on me. I could be anemic, have an overactive thyroid, were I digest my food really fast, like my metabolism, or I could have celiac disease.
The symptoms of celiac disease is weight loss and fatigue. Other symptoms could be constant diarhha. It also said that usually short statured people get it. And in some cases you might not even have symptoms. So now I'm scared and worried. If I find out I have it, I won't be surprised.
Help?
First off, there's nothing to worry about. Celiac disease is managed by eating GLUTEN FREE. It's a bit challenging ( I follow a Gluten Free diet) but it's really worth it to avoid the symptoms.
The overactive thyroid could be responsible for your weight loss too. Generally those who are hyperthyroid don't have an issue with height, but everyone is different.
You said you nap a lot. Have you been to an Endocrinologist or Gynecologist? I would suggest seeing one of those, preferably the Endocrinologist, as you also have some symptoms of Addison's Disease. Another treatable condition. Or, you could have a problem with your pituitary not making enough of several hormones, which could result in short stature, weight loss, fatigue, abnormal menstrual cycles...
The tests that I would suggest (I'm not a doctor, so this is just MY OPINION) would be
TSH
FSH
LH
GH
IGF-1
Prolactin
Cortisol
ACTH
T4
Free- T4
Ferritin
Good luck to you, and I hope you can get to the bottom of your health issues.