Ongoing unknown sickness

[catcat333]

F26

HR measured at doctor recently at 130.

BMI 16.28 (49kg and 173.5cm) - I was born prematurely as a quadruplet and have always been underweight.

Night sweats.

Cold hands and feet.

Frequent diarrhoea.

White coated tongue.

I am on sertraline and birth control but all of these issues have been ongoing since before starting both of these. Any ideas would be appreciated - not getting far with my GP.

[Peaceeverywhere]

Night sweats sounds like insulin resistance or kidney issues, cold hands and feet sounds like tyroid, frequent diarrhea could be various things (IBS, gluten intolerance, etc..) and coated tongue is definitely too much mucus (caused by inflamation, etc). GPs are often pointless but try to get them to refer you to an endocrinologist and a gastroentereologist to see if they get a diagnosis. The best bet though I think it would be a Functional Medicine Doctor who would look at your case holistically rather than in a fragmented way. In the meantime cut down all grains (bread, pasta, rice..) for at least a week to check if the diarrhea stops and the white tongue gets better. This would give you an indication whether you're gluten intolerant whilst decreasing mucus produced and insulin resistance. Also you may need some detox... have a look at The Mucusless Diet by Arnold Ehret - there's also Youtube with lots of info about this. I hope this helps to get the ball rolling. Very best luck!

[catcat333 in reply to Peaceeverywhere]

Thanks so much - I will try your recommendations and feedback.

[Cooper27]

Has your doctor tested you for things like coeliac or thyroid? That would cause the IBS symptoms, and it can lead to nutrient deficiencies that might cause the cold hands/feet & night sweats.

White coated tongue is a sign of oral candida, you might wish to speak to your pharmacist about an anti-fungal.

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer]

Before embarking on a ‘trial and error regime’ which could be unnecessarily costly..it could give you peace of mind to speak to your GP

[catcat333 in reply to wobblybee]

I have been having appointments for 7 months, hence why I said I'm not getting far with my gp :/

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer in reply to catcat333]

🙂 Of course..

I had a similar experience myself, different circumstances, but the situation went on for several years before finally coming to a head.

I wasn’t able to do any ‘trial and error’…but as it turned out it wouldn’t have made any difference to the final outcome.

I saw different GPs, even moving house and changing GPs at one point, I still couldn’t get anybody to take a serious interest in worrying symptoms.

From personal experience I can say..once a GP decides ‘depression’ is at the root of the problem, unless any dramatic symptom occurs (in my case falls) ..pursuing the problem is frustrating and stressful. But..sometimes you just have to persevere.

🙂 Best wishes

[catcat333 in reply to wobblybee]

Sorry to hear about your experiences, it's tough when you aren't taken seriously thank you xx