She Gained 50 Pounds In Just 3 Months And After A Doctor Told Her She Had To Be Making It Up Someone Finally Figured Out What Was Wrong
Nashville, Tennessee. 22-year-old Kalista Dwyer lives in Nashville, and she’s gotten popular on social media for being incredibly open and honest about her mental health, in addition to creating amazing body-positive content.
Earlier this year, Kalista posted a video on March 25th in which she revealed that she gained 30 pounds in 2 months, and she became very concerned about what she was experiencing.
She talked about being hospitalized several times due to severe pelvic pain and bloating, but despite seeking medical attention, doctors couldn’t figure out what was going on with her.
Kalista said she went through testing for PCOS and parasites, and she also had her thyroid and gallbladder tested, but she still didn’t have any answers.
Instagram; pictured above is Kalista
She got blood work done, she got MRIs, she had colonoscopies and endoscopies…to no avail.
She continued to quickly gain weight, and then she put on 50 pounds in just 3 months, to her alarm.
She went to the ER 6 times in the weeks that followed the initial onset of her symptoms, and then she started seeing other signs that something was seriously wrong with her.
Kalista’s hands swelled up and she couldn’t eat without severe pain. She was tired all of the time. Her stomach was swollen.
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Right before someone finally figured out what was going on with her, one doctor told her that her symptoms did add up to an answer: everything was just in her head and she was making it up.
Well, that doctor couldn’t have been more wrong. After suffering through months of worrying symptoms, Kalista got to the bottom of everything when she visited a holistic doctor.
TikTok; pictured above is a screenshot of Kalista’s video revealing her diagnosis
This doctor told Kalista she would be running a food sensitivity test along with a GI map, and although Kalista had to wait about a month to get the results, it was definitely worth the wait.
The tests the holistic doctor ran showed that Kalista’s gut was leaking, she had small intestine bacterial overgrowth, celiac disease, and an intolerance to a bunch of foods, including dairy, rice, potatoes, and broccoli.
“To say I’m relieved to finally have an answer & close the mystery would be an understatement,” Kalista wrote on Instagram.
“I’ve prayed for this moment for months. While to some, it’s not great news- it is to me. Nothing I’m diagnosed with is “unfixable”.”
She thanked everyone who had sent her messages and support, saying that’s what inspired her to keep pushing for answers and an official diagnosis.
“From the days I felt like giving up, to the doctors dismissing me- I would read my DMs and remember that fighting is so so worth it- because bloating (something so many women deal with) SHOULD not be dismissed,” Kalista said.
It’s incredible that Kalista was able to persevere and not give up in her quest for answers, and now she is focused on her healing process.
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