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A member asked:
My 90'yr old mom had food poisoning or flu on thurs. today...sat..on scale..lost 10 lbs! wait til mon. to call her doc?
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That depends: How is she now? Is she better? She feeling ok? Has she started to eat again? How fragile is her health otherwise? If she is feeling pretty well, is eating and drinking ok, I think it's ok to wait. If not, then give a call.
Answered 11/15/2014
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