ok here we go. me, my grandma,her boyfriend,his two kids and my brother and his girlfriend went to walmart today and all of a sudden matt my grandmas bfs son blacked out then came back to consuse but he was very pale the paramedics took his blood pressure which was 60 real low. but any ways my grandma thinks he is anarexic because she says he has gotten taller but hasnt gain any weight. so please if you can give me any information at all i would greatly appreseate it. hes like one of my best friends and im worried so pleaz help if you can. (i think he may be diabetic but my grandma dose not think so)
2007-01-27 13:07:37 · 4 answers · asked by Vanessa Anne Hudgens 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Diabetic? could be with weight loss..does he drink a lot of water and urinate a lot and get very hungry at times??...Anorexia nervosa is usually in teen girls but boys can have it also. It is usually a perfectionist kid, who feels like they have to take control and save everyone but themselves...soon they feel out of control so in order to feel like they are in more control of their lives they control what food they will or won't eat. They think they are fat when they are not. Karen Carpenter had this and she died of electolyte imbalance (probably not enough potassium) and had heart failure. Cherry Boone also had this and I think she wrote a book about it. You could check in the library for books on Anorexia nervosa or eating disorders...he needs to have a doctor check him out meanwhile
2007-01-27 13:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a lot of things. A lot of teenagers grow taller and then fill out when they get older. I wouldn't necessarily think he's anorexic just because of that. There's a lot of other signs of anorexia. Is he thinner than he used to be? Does he worry about his weight? Does he avoid eating, or find excuses not to eat?
60 systolic is a very low blood pressure. There could be lots of reasons for this, but the only way to find out would be to talk to a doctor. He needs to get evaluated, and find out the reason for passing out like that.
Diabetes can cause someone to pass out, but there are other signs to look for too. Is he excessively thirsty or hungry? Is he fatigued all the time? Does his breath smell fruity, like nail polish remover (acetone)?
Other things that might cause someone to pass out might be drug use (legal or illegal), alchohol use, dehydration, heart problems, anemia, and anxiety (there are lots of other reasons, too).
He also might have some medical problems that you weren't told about, that might make him more prone to passing out.
Again, the most important thing you can do is convince him to go to his doctor and get checked out, before it happens again. When you pass out, you run a signifcant risk of hurting yourself on the way down, besides the damage you can do to your body from the initial reason you passed out. I've seen people have skull fractures from hitting hard pavement, get nasty lacerations to their scalp from hitting windowsills while collapsing. Anyways, talk to him, or talk to your grandmother's boyfriend's son, and try to see if he might be able to get evaluated by his doctor.
Hope everything goes well...
2007-01-28 14:50:59 · answer #2 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your grandmother Loves her boyfriend and his family and you care for him, Talk to his dad to take him to see a doctor. It could be tapeworms as well as diabetes. It can even be a sleeping disorder. Don't jump to conclusions and seek help for him immediately. It could even be severe anemia. Talk to his dad ASAP.
2007-01-27 21:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by MariClaude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When done correctly, they are pretty effective for weight loss.
Unhealthy, though.
2007-01-27 21:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋