Intentional weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, ...
Intentional weight loss
Physical activity
References
Minaker KL. Common clinical sequelae of aging. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 23.
Intentional weight loss
Physical activity
Weight loss
Reviewed last on: 11/13/2007
Michael Langan, M.D., Department of Geriatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Intentional weight loss from a healthy diet and exercise decreases the risk of:
blood clots, such as deep venous thromboses
cancer
death
diabetes
gallstones
heart disease
high blood pressure ...
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Causes
There are many causes of unintentional weight loss. Some are listed below: ...
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Alternative Names
Loss of weight; Losing weight without trying ...
Fever
Unintentional weight loss
Lymphadenopathy (swollen or tender lymph nodes)
Wheezing
Stridor ...
Fatigue
Unintentional weight loss
Weakness or a general feeling of being unwell
Sometimes, a slight fever
Anemia (low red blood cell count) ...
Severe, unintentional weight loss. As eating becomes more difficult, you may not consume enough calories to maintain your weight.
Unintentional weight loss in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 1995; 142:1039.
Bouras EP, Lange SM, Scolapio JS. Rational approach to patients with unintentional weight loss. Mayo Clin Proc 2001; 76:923.
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Does individual report nausea and vomiting, fatigue, pruritus, headaches, forgetfulness, unintentional weight loss, or malaise?
Unintentional weight loss
Puberty
Living in an industrialized country
Having depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or other anxiety disorders -- OCD is present in up to two thirds of people with anorexia.
While it is known that obesity is associated with increased endometrial cancer risk, only one study examines the potential benefit of intentional weight loss.
Change in appetite or unintentional weight loss or gain
Loss of pleasure or interest in previously enjoyed activities
Sleep disturbances; difficulty falling or staying asleep (insomnia) or sleeping too much (hypersomnia) ...
Is the nausea or vomiting severe enough to cause unintentional weight loss?
Is the vomiting self-induced?
Have you been traveling? Where?
What medications do you take?
Did other people that ate at the same location as you have the same symptoms?
Unintentional weight loss
Fatigue
Burning pain in the gut that feels like a dull ache and comes and goes, often starts 2-3 hours after a meal and goes away after you eat, or it may come in the middle of the night when your stomach is empty ...
Other signs and symptoms can include unintentional weight loss, recurring respiratory infections, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat upon standing.
"But, any time you have a loss of appetite and unintentional weight loss for more than a couple of weeks, you should check in with your doctor," advises Michael Fleming, M.D., chairman of the board of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Difficulty swallowing
Pain when swallowing
Unintentional weight loss
Regurgitation of food (when food flows back from the stomach into the esophagus or mouth) ...
Mouth Lesions
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Another of the most common indicating Diabetes symptoms to appear is the sudden unintentional weight loss.
The next of the Diabetes symptoms a person will likely might experience is excessive bouts of extreme hunger.
Call your doctor if you have symptoms of IBD (including chronic diarrhea, crampy abdominal pain, unintentional weight loss or recurring fever) or of arthritis (including joint pain, swelling, or limited motion).
Prognosis ...
Some patients experience nausea or a feeling of fullness due to an enlarged liver and spleen; this can result in unintentional weight loss.
Abdominal pain
Unintentional weight loss
Rapid respiratory rate (see tachypnea)
Unusual and excessive sweating on face and/or palms
Skin rash or lesions may be present
Flank pain
Loss of appetite ...
Organic fatigue is characterized by physical weakness or exhaustion, which is exacerbated by activity and partially relieved by sleep, short duration (,2 months), unintentional weight loss of greater than 10%, and an ill appearance.
Bloody, black or tar-like stools - all of which suggest bleeding from within the digestive system.
Nausea, or vomit containing blood, or with an appearance similar to ground coffee.
Unintentional weight loss.
This may be obvious blood, or it may just make your stools black.
Unintentional weight loss.
Difficulty swallowing, including food getting stuck in the gullet.
Persistent abdominal pain or persistent vomiting.
2) the fluid thickens and a coagulating protein begins to accumulate, and 3) the lungs become encased within a thick covering of fibrous material. Symptoms of empyema include dry cough, fever, chills, excessive sweating, unintentional weight loss, ...
It is also important to see your doctor if you have pain along with any of the following problems: trouble urinating; weakness, pain, or numbness in your legs; fever; or unintentional weight loss.
Lesions are plaquelike but may become nodular or ulcerated. Eventually, systemic involvement of lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and lungs occurs, resulting in the advent of symptoms, which include fever, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss.
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