Question 1

what causes fatigue?

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Lots of things: Nutrient-poor diet, not enough sleep, anemia, medication or drug side effects, chronic stress, hidden illness (usually with other symptoms), etc... 

Make sure you are eating mostly fruits and vegetables, avoiding suger and high fructose corn syrup, getting enough sleep (extremely important) and see your doctor if things don't improve soon. Take care.

Question 2

what causes fatigue in pregnancy?

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Progesterone: This hormone starts to go up very quickly in pregnancy and is responsible for many of the symptoms associated with pregnancy.  It has a sedative-like effect and is partly responsible for the fatigue most pregnant women experience.

Question 3

what causes fatigue in the first trimester?

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Hormones: During the first trimester there are a lot of extra hormones around.  Some of those can cause you to be tired. If you feel particularly tired, you should ask to have your thyroid checked by your ob.  Feel free to take naps if you can.

Question 4

what causes fatigue and indigestion?

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See a doctor: Indigestion is not a medical term. When people say indigestion, they usually mean discomfort in the stomach area during or after meals. Or a feeling of fullness after eating small amounts. You may have something as benign as viral illness, gastritis or acid reflux. But it could be something as serous as delayed stomach emptying from another condition, an ulcer or a mass in the stomach.

Question 5

what causes fatigue had my thyroid check in it is good?

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Multiple causes: Deconditioning, poor diet, depression, infections, inflammatory conditions, anemia, cardiac and respiratory disease.

Question 6

what causes fatigue and irregular sleeping patterns and what can i do to fix it?

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OSA, depression, PMD: There could be several reason that cause fatigue and irregular sleep patterns. One would really have to know more about you to have a real answer. Do you have a regular time to go to sleep every night. How many hours do you sleep? Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Do you thrash around? Snore do you have a job that changes shifts?  Napping? Are you feeling down in the dumps?

Question 7

what causes fatigue, shortness of breathe and sighing, all of which are chronic.  the two breathing symptoms started around the same time.

Accepted Answer

Fatigue: You mention having nasal congestion, this is often reported as causing difficulty with breathing. Cough or cold symptoms or chronic sinus symptoms can be associated with fatigue.

Question 8

what causes fatigue, severe nausea, loss of appetite and weight gain?

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy and : A multitude of other conditions. See a doctor for a physical exam.

Question 9

what causes fatigue, hair loss, infertility, insomnia, non threatening heart murmur?

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Practically anything: Any chronic illness would cause all of those symptoms. For example, advanced kidney disease, cirrhosis. Anemia, diabetes, thyroid deficiency, adrenal insufficiency to name a few. Any serious infection (for example sub-acute bacterial endocarditis) could also cause all of those sx.

Question 10

what causes fatigue shortness of breath and lethargy immediately after bowel movement and lasts all day? also have greasy looking stool that floats.

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SOUNDS MORE GI: Greasy Float BM's sounds like Pancreatitis. There is insufficient data for me. Do you drink a large amount of alcohol? Do you have Diabetes?  DM can make you tired all day &amp; is high risk for Pancreatitis. Patients w Blood sugars &gt;250 do suffer from exhaustion.  Do you get 7 hrs of sleep each night? You should seek attn from a local MD &amp;have standard Blood tests drawn for DM, Pancreats, malabsorbtn

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