What kinds of things would cause rapid weight loss? 34 lbs in 30 days

I am stuck on Thyroid?

P.S. Thanks for the postoperative hysterectomy help, funny thing is I learned that in class today. I told my friend next time let me check my notes first so we could schedule her concerns and I would know what was going on.

I'll be checking in for ideas on my own wt loss.

-Russell

Cancer, or sprue come to mind. Is this your school work you are asking for? Or for yourself?

Divorce was the cause for me. Otherwise, I don't know.

Mine was completely psychiatric in nature.

Seriously though, if this is for yourself, I'd see a doc stat. Any reason I can think of I'm not real comforted by.

If it's for a patient..... what are some of the medical conditions the patient has? How could they lead to weight loss?

Heather

ulcerative colits...I could lose a buncha weight again if i went off my meds....course, wouldn't have much time to clothing shop and enjoy the body in between BR runs....

:rotfl:

But you'd look mad sexy on the toilet!

Not for me, more like research.

What I really don't like about being a newbie is that I feel as if I should be able to make automatic connections and I don't do it all the time,

Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER

:rotfl:

But you'd look mad sexy on the toilet!

yuh..but...doooood...i already look madsexy on the toilet.....

I'm not kidding. A surprise divorce and I went from a size 9 to a 4 in no time! I'd look for other causes, depending on the circumstances, but it can happen. Hopefully, it's not a bad medical condition but without any other information, that is all I can think of.

So many possibilities, here are some that haven't been posted. HIV, TB, Hepatitis, diabetes,severe anxiety, depression.

What comes to mind first is also cancer. Has a pt. with pancreatic Ca and he lost wt. rapidly.