Las Vegas Medical Weight Loss
If a person has a decrease in body weight without voluntarily seeking it, that is to say, that has not undergone any diet, physical regimen, or any treatment that justifies the loss of body weight, it is said that he or she suffers from a medical weight loss, that is, there is some underlying medical reason that is causing this decline.
To determine that there is a medical weight loss in Las Vegas there is a specific range or parameter that allows recognizing when this is so, it is the following: if a person loses 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms), or 5% of their normal body weight during a period of 6 to 12 months without resorting to any special help to do so (exercises, diets, medications, etc.) we are facing a case of medical weight loss and this requires the immediate execution of additional studies to determine the causes.
Causes of Medical Weight Loss in Las Vegas
Like any other disease that requires medical attention, the causes that can generate a considerable and involuntary weight loss are diverse, among them are the following:
- Use of drugs, including those used in chemotherapy, or antithyroid medications.
- Eating disorders, such as undiagnosed anorexia nervosa.
- Excessive use of laxatives
- Tumors, inflammation, or another disease of the digestive tract (such as diarrhea, parasites, etc.), pancreas, and liver that impair food intake and/or decrease the number of calories and nutrients absorbed by the body.
- Removal of some part of the small intestine.
- Depression and isolation, particularly in the elderly.
- Infectious diseases, such as HIV, tuberculosis, endocarditis, fungal and parasitic infections cause weight loss as the first symptoms.
- Hyperthyroidism or pheochromocytoma causing increased basal metabolism can cause weight loss and weakness.
- Recent onset diabetes mellitus is accompanied by weight loss due to glycosuria and loss of the anabolic effects of insulin.
- Use of illicit drugs such as amphetamines and cocaine.
- Stress or anxiety.
What to do if you suspect you are losing weight rapidly and unintentionally?
Before undertaking an exhaustive search of the reasons why a person has a rapid weight loss, it is important to verify that there is indeed a considerable weight loss, for which it is necessary to measure the period in which it occurred.
Almost 50% of patients who claim to have experienced significant weight loss do not show any change in body weight that can be measured objectively; on the other hand, many patients have not realized that they have lost weight to a significant degree when they go to a doctor's office.
Therefore, if you as a healthy person have not deliberately sought to lose weight quickly and find yourself in this situation, you must go as soon as possible to a weight loss center in Las Vegas, since in most cases this usually indicates the existence of systemic disease.
At TrimBody M.D. we will systematically quantify your body weight and give you a medical evaluation that will allow you to have at your disposal the best alternatives for your good health.