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Decreased weight
Decreased weight is a symptom seen in a wide range of chronic illnesses. Decreased weight can be normal if a person is trying to lose weight.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 34-year old asked:
Why are doctrs worried if rapid decreased weight?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is decreased weight loss while fasting water and muscle?
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A 17-year old female asked:
R flank pain, sometimes trouble breathng. Lwr R abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, decreased weight and appetite, trouble walking + sleeping. Help?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Cannot quench extreme thirst. Appetite decreased, weight loss, bruising, headaches, hip and leg pain along w dull ache, fatigue, insomnia, diarrhea?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can masturbation cause decreased height, weight or width?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing slow thinking, loss of interest, poor concentration, sleep pattern changes, decreased energy level, weight changes, socially withdrawn, lack of motivation, difficulty concentrating, hopelessness, difficulty solving problems, and feeling
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A 18-year old female asked:
Kidney problem,possible?nausea,vomiting,R kidney pain,lwr r abdominal pain.decreased urination+frequency to urinate.lost weight.decreased appetite.
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A 18-year old female asked:
R flank pain,nausea,vomiting,itchy skin, decreased appetite and weight,no fever,dry eyes,fast <3 beat,fatigue,hurts while urinating. Help?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Is it possible to get slightly shorter when gaining weight i decreased 2cm after gaining 7kg?
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A 31-year old asked:
My father is having diabetes mellitus type 2. Had angioplasty 2 months ago and now his weight has decreased a lot. What should we do?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Hi I have lost weight intentionally recently but although my ggt level is within normal 24 it hasnt decreased ? I assumed that weight loss would lower the level . Is this normal ? I am a non drinker . Thank you?
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A 21-year old female asked:
My weight has decreased by 15 pounds in the last 1.5 years, and I'm not on a specific diet. I have a small breakfast and a plate of food with soup for lunch and dinner, eat a moderate amount of vegetables, meat/protein and carbs. I've been trying to ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have 8 weeks baby.His weight has decreased from his birth weight. I have nt been producing sufficient milk for baby.Should I go for formula feeding.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Can vitamin d supplements cause some weight loss? I had a vitamin d defeciency and so I've been taking them and I've noticed my weight has decreased a little as well. I am not overweight or obese?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am experiencing fatigue, difficulty concentrating, pale skin, frequent urination (worsened by: night time), sleep pattern changes, socially withdrawn, decreased energy level, sadness, weight changes, poor concentration, lack of motivation, lack of pleas
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the effects of decreased body temperature on your body weight?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I've been measuring my hip and waist sizes, and they've both decreased by 1 inch. But I'm still the same weight. Is this normal? And, what should I do
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A 27-year old male asked:
I need to travel 2 hrs by bus(back & forth)a day to my office.I am from south india-male, age-28.Is cutting food the best way to decreas my weight gain?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can a decreased level of testosterone in a male cause weight gain?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Does Zoloft (sertraline) cause changes in your metabolism or is the increased/decreased appetite that causes the changes in weight?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Bilateral hip MRI says prominently decreased t1 weighted signal with increased t2. What does that mean?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What are possible causes of weight loss and decreased energy in a 5-yr-old child? And what tests should I expect to be ordered?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I've been having pregnancy symptoms for a few months i've gained weight but my appetite had decreased i feel movement in my lower left abdomen neg p.T?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Have well controlled lupus. Labs most recently normal. I lost weight & now weigh 63kg. My rheumatology decreased Plaquenil dose to 300 mg. Risks?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Does Victoza cause weight loss just because it reduces appetite causing decreased intake or does the way the insulin and glucose work better cause it?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Nippels very tender , sudden weight loss , increased and decreased appetite. Thick white discharge , what could this be?
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A female asked:
Can a therapeutic effect be achieved with low dosage of geodon? I used to take 1000 mg Depakote and that wasn't working for my bipolar. Increasing the Depakote led to huge hunger and weight gain. My doc decreased the Depakote to 750mg and put me on geod
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A 56-year old female asked:
Total thyroidectomy 8 yrs ago . Nowadays I am gaining weight. Recent labs low TSH 0.362 T3 =90 , T4=6.9 Synthroid decreased 125 mcg to 112 mcg. ?
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A 19-year old asked:
Weight loss, terrible coughing, numbs on right face, right eye sight decreased, pain in right scapular muscle. What's wrong with daddy?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Lost unintentional weight, nausea, vomiting, flank R pain + lwr abdomen pain, decresed appetite, chills, hot flashes, fever comes goes. Whatcan this be?help?
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