Sick from Weight Loss

Jachut · May 22, 2007

She didnt necessarily have a diagnosis, it may be her own "feeling" on what was going on. Its like starvation mode, there's no difinitive proof that exists and certainly if it does, we must get beyond it because people can and do starve to death and become extremely thin in the process. We know that we do store toxins in fat.

I'm not sure what I believe here but I do know I went through a period where I felt like a toxic waste dump and had ALL sorts of hormonal issues which have stabilised now and I was certainly told that it could be caused by estrogen imbalances in my body due to the storage of estrogen in fat.

WASaBubbleButt · May 22, 2007

Maybe the original poster just wanted to vent or offer some wisdom based on her own experience, and is way past having her condition re-analyzed by other people, or explaining her conclusions, diagnosis, treatment plan. Maybe she didn't want any help or medical advice.

I don't think anyone here was offering the OP a diagnosis or medical advice. I don't think anyone was analyzing her experience. We come here to exchange information and share facts. If this is a real issue that many need to be aware of I don't think it is out of line at all to identify how the OP came to this diagnosis. Was it self diagnosed from reading websites or was it diagnosed by a licensed physician. How are we to learn if we can't ask questions?

There are many websites making huge claims (and money). How is it unreasonable to ask questions so if we believe we may have the same issue we can follow up with appropriate doctors as well? I for one would like to know if I have to go to a website to self diagnose or if I can go to a doctor for a diagnosis. This is not unreasonable in the least.

If I come here and say that having a band caused me to have a brain tumor, since when is it unreasonable to ask me how I came to this diagnosis?

Elisabethsew · May 22, 2007

Maybe the original poster just wanted to vent or offer some wisdom based on her own experience, and is way past having her condition re-analyzed by other people, or explaining her conclusions, diagnosis, treatment plan. Maybe she didn't want any help or medical advice.

Venting belongs in the rant and rave section. Offering wisdom requires sharing experiences and answering questions to help others help themselves. I am an RN and have seen too many people harmed by reading something on the internet, taking the advice posted, and suffering negative consequences because they failed to consult a professional or do research to confirm what was read.

While I sympathsize with what was written by the original poster, I can't place any value in it if he/she won't answer questions or reply to a thread he/she started.