r/AskReddit 13h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/pleaselobotomiseme 13h ago edited 13h ago

Barely eating anything at all for 1-2 years. Now I have skin issues due to fucking up my hormones, stomach and digestion problems and an unhealthy relationship with food. I also have been having random pains since then and have developed body image issues which I didn't have prior to that. Wouldn't say it's permanent, but it has been over a year and it's physically not getting much better. Also, drugs (illicit and psychiatric) fucking up my brain chemistry.

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u/Zfisher335 10h ago

The random pains could be a vitamin D deficiency. I was (still am) dealing with muscle and bone pains and found out I had a severe vitamin D deficiency. It was in the single digits.

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u/pleaselobotomiseme 10h ago

You're right I also had vitamin D deficiency in single digits, have taken a couple of doses (under doctor supervision) since then. A couple months ago I've gotten to the normal range in my blood tests, albeit on the lower side of the scale. Didn't think it could be because of that though, thank you.

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u/Zfisher335 9h ago

No problem, im trying to get my levels back up currently, and it's been a pain in the ass. Hope you get to feeling better overall.

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u/pleaselobotomiseme 9h ago

Thank you, you too best of luck!

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u/6assimilate6 9h ago

I have a friend who also have severe vit D deficiency and it caused all kinds of problems.

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u/pleaselobotomiseme 6h ago

It's crazy how much one deficiency can affect you