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What Could Cause Severe Fatigue With Night And Day Sweats?
I have severe fatigue, when I eat (especially in the morning) I get physically sick and have to lay down. I have day and night sweats and have had for the last few years. The fatigue is getting so that I can t go or do much of anything without being on the verge of collapse. I am 67 years old and have no medical problems that my doctor can find, and she doesn t seem to be concerned that I have these symptoms. What is wrong with me.
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Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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As you mentioned that you felt sick immediately after meal and there is fatigue , muscle cramps and excessive sweating . As this is a very complex phase because simple test (blood ) will not yield any result because all these symptoms , you mentioned in your query may be due to , these includes.
1 Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood examination for sodium level at different stage because of excessive sweating ( day & night ).
2 Hypokalemia or hyperkalemia , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood examination for potassium level .
3 Hypovolemia , as this is most common cause in patient having such symptoms ,because due to excessive sweating there may be depletion of water volume in body essentially with the loss of sodium .
As we don't know about your diet so very difficult to establish any diagnosis , so either upload all details about various elements in blood with water volume or else consult a physician ( 2nd) and get an examination of different anions & cations .
Hope this information will help you.
Good luck.
As you mentioned that you felt sick immediately after meal and there is fatigue , muscle cramps and excessive sweating . As this is a very complex phase because simple test (blood ) will not yield any result because all these symptoms , you mentioned in your query may be due to , these includes.
1 Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood examination for sodium level at different stage because of excessive sweating ( day & night ).
2 Hypokalemia or hyperkalemia , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood examination for potassium level .
3 Hypovolemia , as this is most common cause in patient having such symptoms ,because due to excessive sweating there may be depletion of water volume in body essentially with the loss of sodium .
As we don't know about your diet so very difficult to establish any diagnosis , so either upload all details about various elements in blood with water volume or else consult a physician ( 2nd) and get an examination of different anions & cations .
Hope this information will help you.
Good luck.
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