In the 'Symptoms - Metabolic' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about unintentional recent weight loss:
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Has your weight decreased significantly for unknown reasons in the past year?
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Don't know / not applicable" |
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"No / minimal change" |
No unexplained weight loss |
A symptom |
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"5% to 10% / moderate weight loss" |
Moderate unexplained weight loss |
A symptom |
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"11% to 20% / major weight loss" |
Major unexplained weight loss |
A symptom |
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"Over 20% / very great weight loss" |
Very great unexplained weight loss |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Chronic (Chronicity)
Usually referring to chronic illness: Illness extending over a long period of time.
Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes, Diabetic, Diabetics)
A disease with increased blood glucose levels due to lack or ineffectiveness of insulin. Diabetes is found in two forms; insulin-dependent diabetes (juvenile-onset) and non-insulin-dependent (adult-onset). Symptoms include increased thirst; increased urination; weight loss in spite of increased appetite; fatigue; nausea; vomiting; frequent infections including bladder, vaginal, and skin; blurred vision; impotence in men; bad breath; cessation of menses; diminished skin fullness. Other symptoms include bleeding gums; ear noise/buzzing; diarrhea; depression; confusion.
Diarrhea
Excessive discharge of contents of bowel.
Malabsorption
Improper utilization of needed and available nutrients, either from impaired digestive function (such as B12 being unabsorbed because of gastritis), impaired absorption (poor Vitamin E absorption because of an inflamed ileum) or impaired transport (the diminished blood proteins of the advanced alcoholic). There are other causes as well.
Syndrome
A medical condition characterized by a collection of related symptoms (what the patient feels) and signs (what a doctor can observe or measure).
Last updated: Feb 28, 2008
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