What does unintentional weight loss mean?
This is a condition when a person loses kilograms even when he does not follow a diet, does not exercise and does not radically change the rhythm of his life. It turns out that a person unintentionally loses weight against the background of a certain pathological process in the body.
The course of treatment depends on the underlying cause.
No one is immune to unintended, unexplained weight loss, although the diagnosis is especially common in people over 65.
The causes are:
- Overactive or underactive thyroid gland;
- Cancer
- Crohn's disease
- Heart failure;
- Addison's disease
- Parkinson's disease;
- Peptic ulcer or ulcerative colitis;
- Dental problems;
- Depression or anxiety;
- Side effect of medication;
- Celiac disease;
- Diabetes;
- Parasitic infection;
- Undiagnosed eating disorder;
- Swelling of the pancreas;
- Alcohol or drug overdose;
- Dementia;
- Swallowing problem
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17770-unexplained-weight-loss
