 [ Symptoms ] can birth control pills cause hepatitis shortly after giving birth to my first child 35 years ago i started getting so fatigued i could hardly get up the strength to walk across the room i went to see my doctor and was told i had hepatitis from taking my birth control pills i was taken off of them and got better but was wondering if there would be any long term effects and also should i tell my primary doctor [ Disease ] first if you have not already tried to objectively talk to him about his height for weight match start there at 7 maybe showing him a growth chart check on the cdc gov website and plotting his height weight bmi <link> and show him where he fits relative to the healthiest zones for bmi between 5 85iles is the lowest risk second maybe there is some teasing going on at school or in the neighborhood that is giving him this inaccurate body image societal and cultural pressures beyond the schoolyard and neighborhood might be at play as well media messages about physical appearance are everywhere and are capable of influencing kids this young we sure do not want the heathy eating and activity message to turn into an unhealthy drive for thinness lastly could there be something more maybe if you can not seem to make any headway on changing your son is concerns about himself then maybe a check up with your doctor can be a way to see if there is something more