Weight Loss**

If your bloodwork came back fine, then you shouldn't worry. If the same issue is still going on in three months ask to be re-tested.

It's not cancer. RARELY is the worst possible thing actually the problem. It is so rare, it's statistically improbable. So, stop. We all cast ourselves as the main character in the tragedy of our lives. But,life is not a tragedy,and you are wasting good emotional energy trying to make something wrong. Occam's Razor--the easiest and simplest solution is almost always right. Pick the answer with the fewest assumptions--no if, but, or maybe.

That being said, you clearly need to eat more, especially if you are burning calories. Think high fat foods--nuts, meats, dairy, etcetera. That, my friend, is your first step AND the most likely problem.

Drink a full-fat milkshake for me.

BE well, friend.

I'm the same, I'm 6'5 and weight 140. I have always been slim and find it so hard to put on weight. I have so many problems with nausea and heartburn that eating more is a challenge, my Drs do t seem to care about it but it worries me at times. Not much I can do about it though

First, get a screening by a mental health care professional if you 'think' you suffer from anxiety and depression.

You've already gotten a basic blood test screening done which you say gave 'normal' results. Have you had your stool checked? Blood does not always tell the whole story.

Are you drinking enough water? Are you drinking too much alcohol? Either of these can affect weight.

Have you been exercising? Started a new job? Ended or started a new relationship? Romantic or otherwise?

So many things can affect how our bodies use the nutrition we give it.

For me, when anxious or depressed, I tend towards 'mindless eating'. Not making the best food choices but sitting on the couch eating an entire package of whatever is at hand! I try not to buy the things that offer my body nothing but empty calories and sugar. Buy nuts, popcorn, baby carrots. These give the same 'crunch' as chips and cookies, but are so much better for us.

I hope you discover whatever is causing the change and it gets resolved quickly so you can get back to your old self!

For me depression and anxiety cause weight loss. I lose my appetite. Sometimes it seems as if I can feel the sadness eating away from the inside. I went from a size 14 to a 10 in about a month and a half. I can now fit into size 8 jeans. I went out to buy new pants. I tried them on in the store. When I put them on a few days later they were all too big.

I don't want to lose any more. I like my cheeks when they were fuller. My face looks thin now. However, many times I only eat once per day. Just not hungry. At times I make myself eat something because I know I have to.

I would go see a psych Dr to see if you are suffering from depression/anxiety.

Hi all:

Thank you for your comments. I appreciate your encouraging words. I still feel lousy and am worried. But, I have made an appointment with doctor to discuss my latest blood results and to see if any further testing is needed. Also, I asked my gastro doc to authorize (and he did) a stool sample test. So, I will be providing a sample to see if I can learn anything.

I know I need to try and eat much better. I have had acid issues before, but lately, they do not seem to be too bad. But, I think I will go back on Carafate and drink more water, and try to calm down. Aside from stress, depression, anxiety, acid issues, psoriatic arthritis, being really underweight, bad knees, TMJ, carpal tunnel, occasional iritis, and a host of other non-health issues, including financial woes and mid life issues, I feel fantastic! :)

I will let you know about doc visits testing, etc.

Thank you all, and bless you all.