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[quote=Anonymous]Op here — thank you for all the suggestions.

The bigger issue is that he does not respect or trust doctors. His mom has had digestive issues for many, many years. Doctors never had a solution for her. She eats the same dang thing every day. However, she looks normal weight. She’s a slight person, but not the skeleton that my DH is becoming.

Anxiety is also an issue but alleviating that likely won’t move the needle (pun not intended). He’s move ambivalent about the situation yet he doesn’t like that food isn’t satiating him or keeping/adding weight. It is a vicious circle, because he won’t go get a diagnosis.

Teens have expressed concern too but that doesn’t matter either. He says it is what it is.

(((sound of my head banging the wall)))

I am talking to in-laws later this week — I just don’t know where they will stand in this. I’m also concerned DH will consider this all hype coming solely from me because there’s not really a way to see the extent of his weight loss. At least with the folks I contacted this weekend, see him IRL. [/quote]

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