Weight Gain With Protruding Abdomen And Red Spots On Face And Chest
I am 24 years old, female. For the past year now, I have been noticing significant changes with my body. Up until a year ago, I was always very skinny, flat stomach and clear skin. For a year now, I have been gaining weight (I have gained about 4 kg during this time without changing my diet whatsoever, I weigh 57 kg, my normal weight before was around 53 kg) and my stomach and lower belly have increased in size, resulting in a protruding abdomen. It does not seem to matter if I eat a lot or if I do not eat, my stomach does not flatten down. The amount of exercise I do has been the same since I left school (not a lot). During this time, I have also been developing small red spots all over my face and chest. These spots are slightly itchy sometimes but not most of the time, some I have noticed when i squeeze they have a little water inside. They come and go every day, I use moisturizers which calm the spots down a bit but they always come back again in the space of a few hours. I do not use makeup often so it cannot be allergies to products. Neither the fast weight gain or the spots have been symptoms that I have experienced before. But both developed at the same time which makes me think they are connected. My bowel movement is normal, I go toilet every day or every other day max. I have noticed increased need to pee more often during the day as well as night sometimes, but nothing I would say unusual. I feel no pain in my abdomen. I do suffer from depression and feel fatigue and insomnia often. I have had UTIs, Meningitis and Sinusitis. I have a cold every 2 months exactly which is annoying but no doctor has given help. My mother suffers from thyroid, could this be inherited and showing signs on me now? I have done blood tests a year ago and all was normal. My doctors always say I am healthy and its not likely this will change because i am young... I would really appreciate if someone could help me figure out what is happening with me. Should I be worried or not? And if I should go back to the doctor and ask again?
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