20M Asian dealing with multiple health issues for the past 2 years – trying to understand what’s going on
I’m a 20-year-old Asian male. For the past couple of years I’ve been dealing with a number of health problems and they seem to be gradually getting worse. I’m posting here because I still don’t fully understand what’s happening to me.
Current symptoms:
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My hair has been turning gray at a young age.
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Significant hair loss (almost going bald now).
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Veins in my legs have become very visible. I can’t stand for long and walking sometimes causes pain.
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I also get pain in my arms. Veins become slightly visible, but if I raise my arm they go back to normal. Sometimes I feel pain around the wrist area.
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Ongoing sleep problems.
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Losing weight and feeling tired all the time.
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Nausea when trying to eat (this has actually been happening since 2019).
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Frequent urination.
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If I put pressure on my penis similar to when stimulating it during self-pleasure, it swells up and the swelling tends to last. Even when it reduces a bit, it never fully goes back to how it was before.
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I was diagnosed with varicocele on the left testicle, but despite the right testicle not having varicocele, I have been experiencing persistent pain on the right side for a long time.
How these problems started:
Back in 2018, I started having a strange issue: whenever I tried to eat, I felt like vomiting. Unfortunately I couldn’t seek medical treatment at the time. For several years I forced myself to eat by swallowing food with water.
April 2022
At that time I had a habit of frequent self-stimulation, but then I stopped for a long period. Around the same time, I also became extremely inactive. I stayed inside the house all day and barely went outside.
I also started eating much more rice than before, almost double my previous amount. I occasionally had indigestion. My weight increased very quickly from 48 kg to over 68 kg, and I gained a lot of body fat, especially around my stomach.
February 2023
I suddenly developed severe pain on the left side of my neck that lasted for several weeks. At one point it felt like the side of my neck might tear if I moved. I mostly stayed in bed because standing up made the pain worse.
When the pain improved slightly, I checked my blood pressure at a pharmacy. They told me it was only slightly above normal and nothing to worry about.
After that, I began having sleep problems. Even when I was exhausted, I couldn’t fall asleep easily. Sometimes I couldn’t sleep at all during the night.
August 2023
I started noticing fresh blood during bowel movements, even with slight pressure. This happened almost every day and there was mild pain, like a small cut or tear near the end of the anus. Due to lack of time and opportunity, I didn’t seek treatment immediately.
September 2023
I noticed my hair starting to turn gray, and it progressed very quickly. At the same time, my weight started decreasing.
April 2024
Since my hair had become very gray and thin, I went to a dermatologist. He prescribed the following medications:
Nature E 200 IU
Zifolet
D-Cap 20,000 IU (once weekly)
Novogain
Tests ordered:
TSH
CBC (with ESR)
SGPT (ALT)
He told me to take the medications for two months and return with the reports.
However, after taking the medications, my hair condition actually got worse. It became very rough and hair fall increased.
I later did some tests including TSH, CBC, serum creatinine, and Vitamin D3. Everything was normal except Vitamin D insufficiency, for which I took supplements. Even after that, my main problems didn’t improve. Vitamin E sometimes made my skin feel smoother but didn’t solve the bigger issues.
July 2024
Hair loss increased even more and my hair kept turning gray. My weight kept dropping.
I also noticed something like a thick tube-like structure in my left testicle, though there was no pain at that time and walking was normal.
February 2025
I went to a hospital because of the bleeding during bowel movements. They didn’t immediately find anything and recommended several tests before doing a short colonoscopy.
Tests included:
ECG
HBsAg, Anti-HCV
Serum Creatinine
Albumin
CBC
CEA
Chest X-ray
RBC
I didn’t end up doing the colonoscopy, but I completed the other tests. All of them came back normal. Currently, the rectal bleeding has stopped.
However, my overall condition kept getting worse. I get tired very quickly, have dark circles under my eyes, and look very thin. My hair loss became so severe that my head is almost bald now.
April 2025
For a few days I started eating boiled eggs, and I noticed my hair suddenly became smoother again. At first I didn’t realize the connection.
When I stopped eating eggs, my hair became rough again. When I started eating them again, it improved. Since then I started eating two boiled eggs daily (with yolk) and the hair loss almost stopped.
Later I switched to only egg whites, and my hair loss hasn’t returned to the severe level it was before.
July 2025
I suddenly developed severe pain in my right testicle, even though the right side had no varicocele.
I went again to a hospital, this time to the Urology department. A Doppler ultrasound showed Grade-1 varicocele on the left side. The doctor said treatment wasn’t necessary at this stage and recommended managing it and taking ibuprofen for pain if needed.
The testicular pain improved somewhat after a while. It was quite strong until around September, but now it’s much less.
However, interestingly, the testicle without varicocele sometimes hurts when I walk.
Current situation
Things have continued to get worse overall:
My weight keeps dropping
My face and eyes look sunken
Veins across my body have become more visible
I now see tube-like veins in my left thigh, similar to what I noticed in the testicle area
Walking causes pain in both legs, especially below the knees
Sometimes even standing causes pain
At this point I feel like my condition is gradually deteriorating, but despite many tests I still don’t know the cause.
It’s confusing and frustrating because many of these problems appeared suddenly and kept increasing over time.
If anyone has experienced something similar or has ideas about what could be going on, I would really appreciate hearing your thoughts.