The abnormal loss of weight is a case where a person loses more than 5 percent of his body weight within six months, without any diet or more physical activity. It may be sudden or slow and mostly indicates an underlying condition of a health problem. In case you are losing weight with normal food intakes, there is a need to find the cause of this problem.
Other red flags that may accompany other unexplained weight loss may include:
Unintended weight loss may be caused by many conditions, among which they include:
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Abnormal weight lose in infants is associated with cases whereby a baby loses over ten percent of its body mass. This can be an indication of feeding or that one has some medical conditions that need to be examined. The ICD-10 code used to represent a serious newborn weight loss was P92.5.
If you gain less than 5 -7 percent of your total weight in six months without dieting and physical exercise, then it is termed as abnormal and a medical concern.
Adults can unexplain their weight loss since the reasons can include digestive (e.g., Crohn's disease, celiac disease), chronic infections (HIV, tuberculosis), hyperthyroidism (thus, overactive thyroid), cancer, mental (e.g. depression, anxiety) or eating disorders.
The code R63.4 applied by medical practitioners when documenting unexplained or abnormal weight loss in adult patients is ICD-10.
Monitor the presence of unusually persistent fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, nausea and diarrhea, abdominal pains or early satiety. Any of these symptoms associated with a reduction in weight should be evaluated medically.
In most cases, diagnosis is based on details of medical history and physical examination, blood test, imaging (such as CT scan or ultrasound), and in case required, endoscopic tests, such as upper endoscopy or colonoscopy, to determine the underlying cause of problem.
Yes. Chronic stress can inhibit the appetite, change digestion or uptake greater metabolic needs that may all cause unwanted weight loss.
Anorexia nervosa (ICD-10 code F50.0) is an eating disorder whereby one experiences a fear of getting fat and loses a lot of weight that may have serious health outcomes.
You can also visit a gastroenterologist or general practitioner in case you have lost not less than 5 percent of your body weight during six months without fixing your diet or workout program, or in case you have alarming symptoms as well as weight loss.
Yes. When the underlying cause is establish it can be treated with plans as simple as nutritional advice and drug modification or as detailed as medical or surgical interventions, to regain normal weight and wellbeing.
