help with a diagnosis

alfrodull@gmail.com · medicine forum beginner Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

Hi,

I lost a lot of weight, 200+ pounds, through severe caloric
restriction. Things were going fine until a couple of months ago when
I started developing an odd set of symptoms:

1) Severe edema of the feet, calves, thighs, and abdomen. Even my
face is puffy in the morning.

2) Food cravings. Suddenly I just cannot stop eating sweets. Not
meats (although I love meat) but I'm specifically craving sweets,
doughy/yeasty bread, creamy things like vanilla ice cream or custard
filled donuts. I just can't seem to stop eating.

3) Enlarged Liver

4) Low Iron

The doctor has run different blood tests on me every week for the past
two months. I've had echochardiograms, sonograms, etc. Except for the
those 3 things, everything else is completely normal.

Any ideas about what might be wrong?

Thanks!

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