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Unexplained diarrhea,malabsorption,dizziness,feeling faint, confusion
Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 25, 2019 | Replies (101)Comment receiving replies
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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Yes, he has increased symptoms from his Parkinson's. Gait, walking, speach, memory. He gets confused, doesn't walk far as he has degenerative spine disease. Literally no cushion in his spine at all. Cortisone injections recently that were extremely painful and did not help at all. He has began to drool, ( months ago) his mouth deforms. He's had one episode of combativeness. With my mother.Totally not like him. Wanted to leave in the car. I don't know if the gi symptoms started when he started the dopamine or before. I want to say before. My mother was also going to see if the thickness was more than 3 mm or irregular. Its rectal thickness. From what I have researched, 3mm or less is not uncommon. However, if more than 3 mm or irregular, they advise a colonoscopy and biopsy. Health wise, I do not know that he could do the prep for a colonoscopy. He's tired always...just worn out. He eats regularly and continues to loose weight. I will question her on the ct scan and respond again. Thank you for the reply