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Does the body burn more calories when you have pleurisy?
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Inflammation: I guess, but not incredibly faster compared to not having pleurisy...
Answered 1/5/2012
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Yes: The body may burn more calories during any acute or chronic inflammatory process in the body. With pleurisy the underlying cause may have a significant impact on your metabolic rate & hence the total calories burned. There is not a lot of scientific literature that exactly quantifies how many extra calories are burned in pts with pleurisy, but you should discuss it with your doctor to adjust diet.
Answered 11/4/2012
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