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[quote=Anonymous]Yep could be cancer, diabetes or I was thinking could be an IBD like Crohn's and I might suspect the issues could be in small intestine where you absorb nutrients. This may be a long journey, but it all starts with Dr. visit and bloodwork-coth PCP and GI. I would maqke him an appointment with a gastroenterologist now because there is always a waitlist. By the time his appointment comes, hopefully you will have convinced him.

I am normally a fan of letting adults make their own poor decisions if they refuse to listen, but in this case he could be literally killing himself with this decision so I would rat him out.

My own husband was like this. He once got so violently I called an ambulance. The ER doctor assigned to him shamed him for never getting a checkup or seeing any doctors. She was really mean to him in his weakened state and told him to stop being a baby, but it woke him up. I had to to ditch him in the ER to pick up our kids and then come back so I didn't get to witness the shaming, but I heard about it. He had all sorts of issues that could have been minor if he had gone to even urgent care earlier.

Over the years he found slacked again and it took another emergency for him to become more compliant.[/quote]

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