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Have kidney disease stage 2, still appetite is ok but having unintentional weight loss 12kg in 4 months, it is due to kidney disease or else?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Probably else: When your kidneys fail they stop making urine and you retain urine and gain wt. you present with unintentional rapid wt loss. That has to be worked up pronto. See a good internist right away. Oy Vay!!!

Answered 7/31/2016

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