Re: please help with my Mom

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Have the doctors done any tests such as a CT scan of her abdomen or an MRI?

Have they done an upper and lower endoscopy? Have they checked her stools

for occult blood? Maybe she has an ulcer or some type of problem like gall

stones? Does she still have her gallbladder? There are many reasons for

stomach upset and nausea, from cancer to heartburn, they really need to

rule out all other physical reasons with all of the above tests before

blaming a medication that has been well tolerated.

Pat M.

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Meredith Wiggins

wrote:

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> Hi,

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> My mother is not eating, and we are not sure why. When asked she says she

> feels nauseated, or has a pain in her stomach. However, she started

> limiting

> her food intake about 6 months ago and did not complain of any GI

> symptoms.

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> Her doctors cannot find a physical cause, and are thinking it is the

> Aricept

> she is taking, which she has always tolerated well before. She is losing

> weight rapidly and is unable to eat more than a few mouthfuls.

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> I hate to see her go off the Aricept, which has improved her quality of

> life

> very much.

>

> Does anyone have any advice or ideas?

>

> Meredith Wiggins

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