tpapik Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Okay- I know I had a premature baby last week of October , I had a dr appt on monday and the nurse said since december I have lost 11 lbs. at this current state im back to prebaby weight. exactly to the pound. my question is this: does anyone else always feel like their hungry (like me) , and are ALSO losing weight for no reason? I can eat and eat and still feel hungrythyroid has been checked. ive had a colonoscopy and EGD. -nothing found at all other than gastritiscan stress cause this?or just POTS?hormones from pregnancy still?...something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 When I first developed symptoms of POTS (several years prior to full blown severe POTS and finally diagnosis) one of my symptoms was hunger and minor weight loss. This was never really explained for me either. If you continue to lose weight, I think you should keep trying to get answers from your physician.Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 You might check out this topic:http://forums.dinet.org/index.php?/topic/1433-pots-and-your-weight/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I know people without pots whose metabolism acutally increased with having children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh8 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 That can be a sign of diabetes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpapik Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 if I don't see improvement soon, I am going to talk to my primary doctor to atleast run some tests for diabetes or somesthing- my dad is borderline so was my brother and grandfather HAD diabetes but they all were overweight...... BUT its possible! i never had the sugar test when i was pregnant bc nora came too early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymommy3 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Are you nursing? I was 10x more hungry when nursing my babies and was very thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpapik Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 boymommy sorry no- I am not nursing - I lost my baby due to her prematurity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpapik Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I just bought my own glucometer meter to watch it while i wait forever and a half to see if this is part of the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batik Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Maybe you're eating less than you think you are? Have you tried keeping a food diary for a few days and totting it up in a calorie calculator? There's lots of apps, software and websites that make it quite easy. Then at least you can tell the doctor "I'm eating about 2500 calories a day but losing weight" (or whatever, your calorie needs depend on your weight and activity levels) and it gives them more to go on.I'm sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpapik Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I Think thats part of it but I do know im not digesting food well. I have IBS like symptoms ever since Nora passed away-- its been really weird. beeing checking my sugars and they been good so i doubt its diabetes...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoj Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 boymommy sorry no- I am not nursing - I lost my baby due to her prematurityi am so sorry for your loss. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpapik Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 welp hemaglobinA1c normal- no diabetes.........still no answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleighheath Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 one of the POTS doctors is robert hoeldtke. he is a metabolics specialist. he's studied the metabolic rates of POTS patients. (including me.) he has found that we generally have higher metabolisms than those with normal autonomic function. (corresponds w/ our spikes in high heart rates. it's like we're literally exercising all the time involuntarily.) i too am hungry all day. eat frequent small meals, but large amounts of food. yet, have been slowly losing (noticeable) weight since my onset.my appetite is now a joke among family and friends.however, you should definitely r/u everything else. hopefully, if you don't find anything else, then it's "just POTS" ... and there's the reason as it was explained to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Do you have POTS? You could be burning calories due to your HR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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