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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he won’t see a doctor could you at least talk him into getting some blood labs done? You can schedule them yourself through LabCorp or a website like personal labs . com and just go in on your own, no doctor visit needed.  I have a lot of health issues that need monitoring and prefer to order my own labs every 3 months and then keep my doctors up to date as needed. Get a general men’s health work up and see if anything is off. [/quote]

This is a good idea. CVS Minute clinic is another option, usually just a nurse.  If he's afraid of a colonoscopy, now they have Cologuard which can detect cancer just by submitting a sample from home through the mail.  Also I would try to downplay it. Stress can make people lose their appetite. He might just have a food allergy.  There are probably ways to test that as well.  Can he eat yogurt? Maybe his gut bacteria is messed up. Walnuts are also supposed to be good for the gut, blood sugar, and mood and it only takes a handful. If he's having mental issues, there are apps that are just robots so it's totally confidential but they use CBT so are better than nothing.[/quote]

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