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Unexplained diarrhea,malabsorption,dizziness,feeling faint, confusion

Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 25, 2019 | Replies (101)
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@homo

My father (82) has serious diarrhea immediately after eating. A ct scan showed inflammation of the rectal wall. He has doctored for this for years and with no different answers. We thought a ct scan was necessary to rule out cancer. This was all it showed. He continues to loose weight drastically and eats 3-5 times a day. Three square meals for sure, proper nutrition, and snacks. He is unable to leave home at this point because the diarrhea hits so quickly. My question is, do we need to continue with the colonoscopys', irritable bowel diagnoses. He's become tired weak and has had enough. He does suffer from Parkinson's disease. Please, anyone?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Feb 15, 2019

Hello @homo

I appreciate your concern for your dad. It does sound as if he is experiencing symptoms that are limiting his life to a great extent and I can understand your concern for him.

In your next to the last sentence you mention that he has Parkinson's disease (PD). Have you talked with his neurologist about these symptoms? Has your dad had a change in his PD meds recently? Have his PD symptoms changed recently? I'm thinking of symptoms like balance, gait, difficulty walking, speech, etc. I inquire about this because PD (or the meds used to treat it) often do cause digestive problems as well. Connect has a discussion group on PD for which I am a mentor. You might consider posting about this in that conversation as well. (Ethan provided the link in his post.)

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you post an update as you think about these things?

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