I have a brother who is 45 and has a bit of a sad history. He is almost certainly autistic and while he is high functioning in a way, he also falls into that funny space between able to function and not really.
His health problems are numerous and ongoing and I can honestly say I don’t know anyone else who has so much involvement with medical professionals. He has been in and out of hospital a lot, is constantly seeing his GP, constantly on the phone to 111, permanently seems to have flu, vomiting and so on. A lot of it is put on (will claim to be in bed with flu but then recover when offered a takeaway!) but other health problems are more serious.
He is addicted to narcotics and has been for many years, has been diagnosed with crohns , has various problems with other medications and abuse of them. He seems to thrive on medical settings and diagnosing others - you can’t mention a headache without him trying to shove pills at you.
The latest is a cancer scare. I don’t want to sound awful but it’s all so high drama and I do think he genuinely believes he’s ill. but could it indicate munchausens? The worry is he’s studying a medical course!