What is the Cause of Difficulty Losing or Gaining Weight?

What Causes Difficulty Losing Or Gaining Weight?

Difficulty losing or gaining weight can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'worrying' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose difficulty losing or gaining weight, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "difficulty losing or gaining weight" as a symptom. Here are eight possibilities:

An Underweight Problem
Hypoglycemia
Low DHEA
Diabetes II
Low HGH
A Weight Problem
Hypothyroidism
Gluten Sensitivity

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

stress-induced arthritis

sugar/sweet craving

bags under eyes

significant abdominal pain

high iodine consumption

vision disturbances

adverse reaction to delayed meals

tonsils/adenoids out before age 20

poor recovery from exertion

having non-scalp scaly/flaky skin

prednisone use

reduced well-being during menopause

... and more than 130 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of difficulty losing or gaining weight:

Cause	Probability	Status
Hypothyroidism	92%	Confirm
A Weight Problem	22%	Unlikely
Low HGH	22%	Unlikely
An Underweight Problem	0%	Ruled out
Hypoglycemia	0%	Ruled out
Gluten Sensitivity	0%	Ruled out
Diabetes II	0%	Ruled out
Low DHEA	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate having weight problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Has your weight been difficult to change?

Possible responses:

→ It is very difficult for me to gain weight
→ I can gain weight, but it is a challenge
→ No / don't know
→ I can lose weight with difficulty
→ It is very difficult for me to lose weight

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either difficulty gaining weight or difficulty losing weight, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Diabetes Type II

Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease

Hypoglycemia

Low DHEA Level

Low HGH (Human Growth Hormone)

Problems Caused By Being Overweight

Problems Caused By Being Underweight

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