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What Causes Fatigue & Diarrhea In Elderly Patients ?
My husband s symptoms... /chronic fatigue, yellow (sometimes rusty ) urine, aching muscles, diarrhea (6-10 X daily) sometimes confused, (ei. forgets how to use the remote for the TV) He is 74 years old, has history of PAD, COPD, A Fib, to name a few. has not drank or smoked for ten years.
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If his confusion has started after diarrhoea then it is due to loss of salts like Sodium in the stools , in that case give him salt water with lime everyday and in few days he will become normal . But if his confusion was there before the onset of diarrhoea then it could be due to diseases like Dementia or stroke . In that case he needs to consult a neurologist for evaluation.
Chronic fatigue could be due to Low hemoglobin , Serum Vitamin B12 deficiency , Vitamin D 3 deficiency , Diabetes or due to cardiac or kidney failure .
I advise you to get certain tests for him and revert back with reports.
Complete Hemogram , Serum Vitamin B12 levels , Serum Vitamin D3 levels , Serum TSH , Fasting and posting prandial blood sugars, Serum Creatinine and 2D ECHO.
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic.
If his confusion has started after diarrhoea then it is due to loss of salts like Sodium in the stools , in that case give him salt water with lime everyday and in few days he will become normal . But if his confusion was there before the onset of diarrhoea then it could be due to diseases like Dementia or stroke . In that case he needs to consult a neurologist for evaluation.
Chronic fatigue could be due to Low hemoglobin , Serum Vitamin B12 deficiency , Vitamin D 3 deficiency , Diabetes or due to cardiac or kidney failure .
I advise you to get certain tests for him and revert back with reports.
Complete Hemogram , Serum Vitamin B12 levels , Serum Vitamin D3 levels , Serum TSH , Fasting and posting prandial blood sugars, Serum Creatinine and 2D ECHO.
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
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