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Unable to gain weight normally
Failure to thrive is a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing unable to gain weight normally. The following also describes me: Pale skin. What should I do?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing unable to gain weight normally, headache (side: back, all sides, front, left) (quality: dull or aching sensation) (time frame: gradual onset) (severity: moderate) (occurred: > 3 hours) and stomach cramps (quality: cramping in lower abd
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A 34-year old asked:
How can I eat normally/gain weight?
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A male asked:
I worked out in a gym for 4 months but unable to gain weight should i go for weight gainer like SNT Gromass xtra gainer?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am 13: 55 and weigh around 80pounds. I eat normally like anyone else would but dont seem to gain any weight! Please help!
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A 44-year old asked:
I have abnormal weight gain i'm unable to lose, what to do?
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A 37-year old asked:
Possible reasons for abnormal weight gain that i'm unable to lose?
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A 49-year old female asked:
If you start to eat normally but don't want to gain weight, can I say that Anorexia has been cured. ?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Does me unable to gain weight is only due to my ectomorphic nature specially when i eat well or there is a possible other reasons ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How much weight in pounds should you normally gain by 22 weeks of pregnancy?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Do people normally gain weight when they quit smoking?
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A 20-year old asked:
How to gain weight normally I m 20 yr old and weigh only 56 height 5'11"?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If I normally eat 1,070 calories a day and today I ate 1.177 will I gain weight?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If I normally eat 1,060 calories a day and I start eating 1,140 will i gain weight?
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A 31-year old asked:
What to do if I have anorexia and want to start eating normally without gaining weight?
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A 18-year old male asked:
How can I bulk up? I eat normally what an 18 yr old eats but my body does not gain weight.
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A 30-year old male asked:
I eat well, my digestion is good.Gastrics occurs sometimes & i normally eat everything.Still, i'm unable to gain wait.My wait is 63kgs only, height-5ft6?
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A male asked:
Since being placed on a low dose of bisoprolol I have gained 10lbs in weight which I am unable to shift by dieting.
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A 21-year old male asked:
I'm 21 years old boy having 5'6 height and my weight is 51kg. From the last few months I lost weight because of depression. What diet should I have to gain the weight? My diet is very simple and I'm unable to gain weight from it?
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A 41-year old male asked about a 41-year old female:
Unable to gain weight, constantly irritable/anxious, difficulty relaxing or going to sleep. What might cause this cluster of symptoms?
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A 19-year old male asked:
If a cancer was present but undiagnosed. Would the patient be unable to gain any weight? ie..would the weight loss be unstoppable?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 35-year old female:
Could I be suffering from heart failure if I'm unable to breathe when I lay down or bend over, I've gained a lot of weight lately and I have errythmia?
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A 33-year old female asked about a 37-year old male:
My TSH is 1.200 im very tired have gained weight(unable to lose weight )what is going on please help . My endo seems to think i'm fine. I don't feel ?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am 33 years old and my highest testosterone level is 361. Is that why I am exhausted all the time and unable to gain weight?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Hi. I have noticed that I have gained weight in the past few months. I normally have a high metabolism and has never had a weight problem. I have hypothyroidism,which is controlled.im also on dolin 10 mg for depression.what can be causing the weight?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My 2 months old poops 3-4 times a day,she's breastfed and formula. She's gaining weight normally. Sometimes she has mucus in her poop. Is it normal?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Hi, Im a 22 year old female with a BMI of 16,6. I am unable to gain weight naturally and Ive tried dieting as well as protein shakes. Are there any kinds of medication that I could use/be prescribed to gain weight?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Hi there, between 2017-2018 i lost 7kgs due to life circumstances and possibly stress/depression. From late 2018-2019(now) i have rapidly gained 10kgs and constantly feel bloated & unable to manage my own weight, leading to lethargy/fatigue. Help!
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A 46-year old female asked:
CRPS in left foot- on various meds, unable to exercise, weight gain horrible. SCS a good option? Be able to come off all meds eventually with SCS?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I got legs weakness with spinetb. Unable to walk&excercise.I am gaining weight as i was doing job on wheelchair.Please suggest me how to lose weight?
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