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My mom @74 recently she lost eppetite a bit and weight lost 8kg within 1 yr.she got history of heart weak & gout problem and pylori hx. pls advice.

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Dr. Tracy Lovell answered

See her primary: Lots of different things could be causing this. She needs to see her primary to have an evaluation.

Answered 4/14/2013

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A member asked:

My mom @74 recently she lost eppetite a bit and weight lost 8kg within 1 yr.she got history of heart weak & gout problem and pylori hx. pls advice.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Tracy Lovell answered

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