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Symptoms of disease - Anorexia (Lack of appetite)

Anorexia, or lack of appetite, usually accompanied by a decrease of body mass and may be accompanied by very many diseases - somatic, endocrine, oncological, neurological and mental.

Patients usually complain of a persistent lack of appetite, nausea, and sometimes vomiting when you try to food intake, increased saturability with a filling of fullness in the very small amount of food eaten, on a weight loss. These basic symptoms may be or leading and the only symptoms, or accompanied by numerous other complaints. Diagnostics in many respects depends on the accompanying symptoms.

The term "anorexia" is used not only to identify the particular symptom of reduced appetite, but also for the title of "anorexia nervosa".



Which diseases there is Anorexia (Lack of appetite)

  • Malignant neoplasms, practically any character and localization
  • Endocrine diseases - diabetes mellitus type 1, hyperthyroidism, Addison's disease, гипопитуитаризм
  • Intestinal helminthiases
  • Drug addiction and alcoholism
  • Intoxication
  • Depression
  • Anorexia nervosa


Which doctor should I contact if there is a Anorexia (Lack of appetite)

  • Psychologist
  • Endocrinologist
  • Gastroenterologist
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist


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