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New Delhi/Health Desk: In today’s era, obesity and increasing weight is a big problem, to get rid of which people sweat in the gym, diet and follow a strict routine. But just think, if without any effort, without exercise and without changing your diet, your weight starts decreasing suddenly and continuously, then is it a matter of happiness? no way. According to health experts, sudden weight loss without any effort can be an early alarm of some serious disease developing inside the body. If within a few months your total body weight has decreased by 5% or more without any reason, then ignoring it as a normal change can prove fatal.
Unexplained weight loss can be a sign of which serious diseases?
If you are not following any weight loss program and still your weight on the scale is decreasing every week, then there may be some internal medical condition of the body behind it. Its main reasons include:
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Hyperthyroidism: When the thyroid gland located in the neck becomes excessively active and starts producing excess thyroid hormone, the body’s metabolism becomes very fast. Due to this, the body starts burning calories very fast and weight starts decreasing.
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Uncontrolled or Type 1 diabetes: Due to lack of insulin hormone in the body or it not working properly, blood sugar level becomes uncontrolled. In such a situation, the cells of the body do not get energy, due to which the body starts melting fat and muscles for energy, due to which the weight falls rapidly.
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Diseases related to digestive system and stomach: Due to Celiac Disease, Crohn’s Disease or other stomach ulcers, the body is not able to properly absorb nutrients from food. Due to this lack of nutrition, weight loss starts.
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Chronic infection (such as TB): Chronic and serious infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB) break down the body’s immunity and completely destroy appetite, leading to rapid weight loss.
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Mental stress and depression: Due to severe mental stress, anxiety or depression, a person’s eating habits are badly affected. Many times people reduce their food and drink intake due to depression, which leads to sudden weight loss.
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Initial stage of cancer: In some cases, rapid weight loss without any reason can be a very early symptom of serious diseases like stomach, lung, pancreas or blood cancer.
Never hide these 8 dangerous symptoms that appear with weight loss.
Weight loss alone is not everything, but you have to see what other changes are taking place in your body along with it. If you are feeling the following symptoms along with weight loss, then be alert immediately:
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Persistent extreme fatigue and weakness even after adequate rest.
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Sudden increase in appetite or complete loss of appetite.
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Persistent mild or high fever even without any infection.
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Sudden excessive sweating while sleeping at night (Night Sweats).
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Frequent stomach upset, vomiting or persistent diarrhea.
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Difficulty in swallowing food or persistent pain in the stomach.
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Persistent cough or blood in sputum for several weeks.
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Feeling of an unknown lump in any part of the body (such as neck, armpit or stomach).
What to do in such a situation and when to immediately go to the doctor?
If you feel that your weight is continuously decreasing without any effort, then first of all keep a record of your daily routine, eating habits and amount of water drunk. Do not start taking any supplements or medicines on your own. If this deterioration continues for a few weeks or any of the symptoms mentioned above appear in your body, then contact a good physician or specialist doctor without delaying even a day.
The doctor may initially order a complete blood count (CBC), thyroid profile (T3, T4, TSH), fasting blood sugar and, if necessary, an X-ray or scan to understand your condition. By getting the test done at the right time, the disease is detected in its initial stage, due to which its treatment becomes completely possible and easy. Remember, awareness is the first step to better health.