can u tell if u have parasites if u had an x-ray done?

Question

i think that my friend may have a parasite. because she can eat any thing and she looks like a skeleton!(she also weighs like 98 or 100lbs. somewhere in there. and shes like 5'6" or 5'7") i kno she eats, but shes always hungry. but im not positive if she does have a parasite or not but does this sound like ne thing?

Answer 1

Some people are naturally thin, and can eat a lot and stay thin.
I was like that all my life until very recently. I'm 40 now.
When I was a teenager, in my twenties, I ate a great deal of food, and still didn't put on weight. I'm the same height, 5' 7",
and I weighed 98 pounds. I was very active, and healthy.

I doubt it's a parasite. And no, it wouldn't show up on an x-ray.

Answer 2

Yes, it's possible. Tapeworms can do this to people, but tapeworms leave segments in feces, which are easily detected by people who are trained to see them. Chronic diarrhea can cause a lot of weight loss, and that can be caused by parasites such as tropical ameobas. Having an overactive thyroid can also cause severe weight loss.
In general, parasites can't be seen by x-rays. They are detected by stool and blood samples and by tissue biopsies.

Answer 3

a doctor can take a stool. sample and then only a gastroenteritis can tell if she has a tapeworm. I do not believe and ex ray can see parasites but some MRI tests do

Answer 4

You can't tell from an x-ray. I believe she would need a stool analysis or blood test.

Answer 5

if shes always been skinny .. then its prob just her metabolism .. or is there a chance she has bulemia .. well if you thing she still might have a parasite .. let her know... soo you can keep her safe