Other names: anorexia, decreased appetite
Decreased appetite may have many causes. Generally it can be said that a number of diseases which alters the patient, may cause loss of appetite, or decreased appetite.
Infectious diseases accompanied by fever reducing hunger and therefore the patient during illness ingest at a reduced rate. This may be a benign symptom which subsided after the basic infectious disease disappear.
Reduced hunger and reduced appetite may be due to pain in a certain area. A typical example is a disease or trauma of temporomandibular joint. For a big pain in the joint, often the patient refuses to eat.
On the other hand, decreased appetite mark a wide range of cancers. In most cases it is a sign of the disease is already advanced. In the treatment of cancer patients is reduced appetite great complications since they are already so sick man further damaging malnutrition. A well-known patient is related weight loss in patients with cancer.
Anorexia nervosa is also manifested by reduced appetite and reduced food intake. Even other mental illnesses may manifest as follows.
When short-term loss of appetite is no need to intervene. In the longer term, however, we have a problem, it is advisable to see a doctor.
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