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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 410703" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>If she's overweight, if she has a thyroid issue it would be hypothyroidism. Some symptoms for that include dry skin and hair, fatigue, increased appetite (easy child said she was "starved" all the time), issues with menstrual cycle being irregular or absent. I think there are a few more but I've not had enough coffee yet and can't think of them off the top of my head. easy child had all the ones I listed. She wasn't morbidly obese but after Darrin's birth it was obvious that even with much effort she couldn't shed the weight. Since we have thyroid issues in a big way in the family I bugged her until she got it checked. I wasn't surprised that she has it. Even with medications she hasn't returned to a normal weight but it has stopped the steady increase. Of course she had 2 babies in 2 yrs too and that didn't help at all. lol She's watching diet carefully and increasing exercise to try again to reduce her weight. The first thing she noticed when medications were at the right level was the ravenous appetite vanished. It takes a while for them to get the level right.</p><p></p><p>You could also have them check her for any vitamin or mineral deficiency as well.......people tend to crave unusual foods when this is a problem. I tend to go low on iron and will crave tuna and spinach.....like them both, but not how I eat them when I'm running low on iron. lol I've seen people eat chalk and dirt due to this too.</p><p></p><p>You may not have drawn any attention to her eating, which is a very good thing, but others might have.......and we all know that society does. It may be she craves these foods in these amts with no knowledge of why she does.......and she's a bit embarrassed by it.</p><p></p><p>Raw cookie dough is fairly common. Both my girls love raw cookie dough.......ewww. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 410703, member: 84"] If she's overweight, if she has a thyroid issue it would be hypothyroidism. Some symptoms for that include dry skin and hair, fatigue, increased appetite (easy child said she was "starved" all the time), issues with menstrual cycle being irregular or absent. I think there are a few more but I've not had enough coffee yet and can't think of them off the top of my head. easy child had all the ones I listed. She wasn't morbidly obese but after Darrin's birth it was obvious that even with much effort she couldn't shed the weight. Since we have thyroid issues in a big way in the family I bugged her until she got it checked. I wasn't surprised that she has it. Even with medications she hasn't returned to a normal weight but it has stopped the steady increase. Of course she had 2 babies in 2 yrs too and that didn't help at all. lol She's watching diet carefully and increasing exercise to try again to reduce her weight. The first thing she noticed when medications were at the right level was the ravenous appetite vanished. It takes a while for them to get the level right. You could also have them check her for any vitamin or mineral deficiency as well.......people tend to crave unusual foods when this is a problem. I tend to go low on iron and will crave tuna and spinach.....like them both, but not how I eat them when I'm running low on iron. lol I've seen people eat chalk and dirt due to this too. You may not have drawn any attention to her eating, which is a very good thing, but others might have.......and we all know that society does. It may be she craves these foods in these amts with no knowledge of why she does.......and she's a bit embarrassed by it. Raw cookie dough is fairly common. Both my girls love raw cookie dough.......ewww. lol [/QUOTE]
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