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Unintentional weight loss my unintentional weight loss, has been going on for a month now. many people i know, have been concern about my drastic weight. i went from a size 40 waist to a 36, had to buy new pants.... and i have strange taste in my mouth

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A : A medical evaluation is in order here. You could be dealing with a thyroid issue, diabetes, malignancy, infectious process, etc.. It is very hard to say without a complete history and physical. Please see your primary care provider. Best of luck.

Answered 3/22/2020

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Assuming : Assuming you haven't changed your eating & exercise habits, it's time to go see your family physician to get checked out. I'm concerned about an overactive thyroid, poorly controlled diabetes, infection (tb & HIV ranks high up there but so can tape worms and other intestinal bugs, especially if you've traveled to foreign countries), and cancer (sorry but you asked). Also gut disorders (besides intestinal infection) such as inflammatory bowel and celiac disease. My point is this: there's nothing you can do online to figure this out & fix it. You need to go see your family physician. That's why we're here - to care for you. So give us a chance to do our job. Good luck!

Answered 10/4/2016

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