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What could be the cause of all day nausea, belching, bloating, and fatigue/weakness?
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Dr. Laurence Badgleyanswered
General Practice 53 years experience
Many disorders: Female with gastrointestinal dysfunction & "fatigue/weakness" needs exam & studies to evaluate several possible organic causes. If there are no specific findings, then functional disorders like Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Fibromyalgia might be considered, and dysautonomia of the autonomic nervous system becomes suspect. See comments.
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Dr. Laurence Badgley commented
General Practice 55 years experience
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Many Fibromyalgia, FM, symptoms represent dysautonomia, which is abnormal organ functions due to irregular signals of parasympathetic & sympathetic nerves and which arise as these nerves are impinged, where they are tethered, by joints rendered hypermobile via inheritance, Hypermobility Syndrome, or from lax/injured ligaments.
Sep 27, 2015
Dr. Laurence Badgley commented
General Practice 55 years experience
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Why do dysautonomia symptoms occur: autonomic nerves, AN, sympathetic & parasympathetic, control cardiac & smooth muscles of organs; exit bony spine via tiny openings whereat they are tethered. Irregular joint movements, wherein range of motion is excessive due to lax/injured ligaments, impinge AN, stimulating irregular neural signals that effect dysfunctions of tissues these nerves innervate.
Sep 27, 2015
Dr. Laurence Badgley commented
General Practice 55 years experience
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Profound weakness is an hallmark of Fibromyalgia. Lethargy, due to pain and sleeplessness, is common. Generation of ennui potentiates additional inactivity, and further loss of muscle mass & tone. Fibromyalgia is a disorder that begets itself.
Sep 27, 2015
Last updated Sep 27, 2015
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