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To be worried about my weight loss?

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Helpme6352617 · 03/01/2025 17:32

Hi everyone.
I have recently been very very stressed out about my health.
I had a colonoscopy and gastroscopy on Monday which was normal thank god, only a sliding hiatal hernia.
A few months back I was 13.7 stone, then I was 13 stone (not trying, one of the reasons for my gastroscopy and colonoscopy).
I had the prep last Sunday and the procedure on Monday. I have been eating normally since the procedure. I weighed myself today and I am now 12.5 stone. I also had an upper abdominal scan which was normal.
I am getting extremely worried that there is something seriously wrong somewhere else in my body, I have an extended hours GP appointment tomorrow.
For reference I am 30 years old, I have a 4 year old and a 15 month old who still breastfeeds day and night.
Has anyone ever lost weight like this through stress? And it not be something like cancer?
I am just beside myself.

OP posts:
chipsaway · 03/01/2025 17:49

Have they checked you for coeliac, thyroid, diabetes I take it? These are other possible reasons

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Helpme6352617 · 03/01/2025 17:49

Farmlife90210 · 03/01/2025 17:46

I will be honest and that's not a dramatic weight loss. I went through a rough time mentally and was obsessed with my weight. I would weigh myself 3 or 4 times day and my weight could fluctuate by 2 to 3 kilos a day and more so when on my period.

How long between losing the stone? I can lose weight quicker quickly if I'm particularly more active one month and then put it on again.

You don’t think it’s a dramatic weight loss? I’m honestly so worried about it.
Just before Christmas I was 13 bang on. Now 12.5 but also done the colonoscopy too in that time. I don’t have scales at home, I only weigh myself when I visit a family member as they have a scale. I’ve watched it go down from 13.7 to 12.5. I can’t remember when it was 13.7 but within 3/4 months

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ManchesterGirl2 · 03/01/2025 17:48

I lost a stone due to a bad breakup. They did tests but there was nothing physically wrong. So it's totally possible. But still best to follow the medical checks too, to be on the safe side.

Farmlife90210 · 03/01/2025 17:46

I will be honest and that's not a dramatic weight loss. I went through a rough time mentally and was obsessed with my weight. I would weigh myself 3 or 4 times day and my weight could fluctuate by 2 to 3 kilos a day and more so when on my period.

How long between losing the stone? I can lose weight quicker quickly if I'm particularly more active one month and then put it on again.

EcruCardigan · 03/01/2025 17:43

It's probably the breastfeeding and stress. You've lost a stone. Given that you probably have been so busy and worrrying a lot, you've been eating less.
You've had tests and scans and they've been clear, and you're only 30.
You'll probably still be here in 60 yrs time.

TheCrenchinglyMcQuaffenBrothers · 03/01/2025 17:42

I have been eating normally since the procedure

Have you though? Running around after a four year old and a fifteen month old (still breastfeeding) could very well drop weight quickly if you’re even slightly down on calories. I had two under 14 months and breastfed and lost four stone quite rapidly as I never stopped. I would have thought I was eating properly too but when I think about it, I never got time to finish anything I was eating. I was also probably running on adrenaline. Could that be true for you?

JustJacques · 03/01/2025 17:42

Could it be the breastfeeding?
I breastfed my youngest longer than my others and reached a point after 12 months when I started to drop weight (up to then I thought it was a myth). Once I stopped I put it straight back on!

Hoping everything’s ok 💐

NameChanger91736 · 03/01/2025 17:41

I'm not a proffesional but I would of assumed it was because you were breastfeeding, isnt that supposed to Make us lose weight? ( I could be wrong, been nearly a decade since I had a baby 😅 )

lljkk · 03/01/2025 17:40

My goto line about unexplained minor weight loss is .... my mother convinced she had very dreaded nonspecific cancer because she had a small unexpected weight loss... she promptly had & died of a heart attack .. heart attack because of her smoking, alcoholism & lack of good diet or any exercise. She wasted a lot of time worrying about a non problem and inability to fix real problems.

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Helpme6352617 · 03/01/2025 17:39

user87349287657 · 03/01/2025 17:37

That must be worrying OP.
rapid weight loss happened to a friend, but they were slim to start with so quickly looked very thin. Turned out to be Coeliac disease. They are fine, but still very lean.
Hope your GP appointment is helpful.

I have been tested for that on bloods and biopsy during gastroscopy. I have my follow up with the consultant on the 10th with all my results from the procedures.
Hoping it’s not the worst 😭

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Helpme6352617 · 03/01/2025 17:38

dcbgr · 03/01/2025 17:35

I am in a medical profession. You can lose a lot of weight very fast for many reasons. It is very unlikely you have a very serious medical problem. Of course follow up with your medical care. But 99.9% out of a 100 you have nothing serious or life altering. Take care.

Thank you.
This is the most awful thing I have ever been through. I want to cry every time I look at my children. I am so terrified.
I am going to be extremely honest tomorrow with the GP about everything. :(

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user87349287657 · 03/01/2025 17:37

That must be worrying OP.
rapid weight loss happened to a friend, but they were slim to start with so quickly looked very thin. Turned out to be Coeliac disease. They are fine, but still very lean.
Hope your GP appointment is helpful.

dcbgr · 03/01/2025 17:35

I am in a medical profession. You can lose a lot of weight very fast for many reasons. It is very unlikely you have a very serious medical problem. Of course follow up with your medical care. But 99.9% out of a 100 you have nothing serious or life altering. Take care.