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A 28-year-old male asked:
Have sudden weight loss, allergy attacks, and anal bleeding. could they be connected? btw, i am an american living in paraguay.
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Not likely.: Unlikely they are related but possible. The sudden weight loss is not normal although at your young age cancer is not high on the list. Anal bleeding especially if it is bright red and outside the stool is often related to hemorrhoids. Anything else needs investigation.
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Dr. Vernon Barton commented
General Practice 54 years experience
You are living in an area where intestinal parasites may be a problem. Hymenolepis nana may cause itchy skin eruptions and leaking echinococcal cysts may cause similar. I advise seeing MD about intestinal parasites.
Apr 21, 2013
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