Malignant tumor
Most malignant tumors will first show emaciation. Therefore, those who have not lost weight in the past but have lost weight recently should be vigilant. For example, pancreatic cancer with faint upper abdominal pain as the main manifestation is often mistaken for stomach disease. The prominent symptom of this disease is obvious weight loss, even exceeding 10 kg within one month.
hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism in the elderly is not as easy to identify as hyperthyroidism in young people. About 1/3 patients have no goiter, and patients above 1/2 have no obvious symptoms, which are mainly manifested as getting thinner and thinner.
Chronic infectious diseases, senile tuberculosis, chronic liver diseases, etc.
Many chronic infectious diseases are also common causes of emaciation in the elderly. Because the body's catabolism is strengthened and the digestion and absorption function is weakened, secondary infection occurs, resulting in excessive consumption of nutrients in the body and obvious weight loss.
hypoadrenocorticism
Some elderly people suffering from this disease only show emaciation in the early stage, and then gradually appear typical symptoms and signs such as skin and mucosal pigmentation.
Gastrointestinal system diseases
Such as chronic gastritis, digestive tract ulcer, chronic nonspecific colitis and other gastrointestinal diseases, can lead to the elderly can not eat normally, poor digestion and absorption function, leading to malnutrition and emaciation in the elderly.
Drug-induced emaciation
This emaciation is often due to taking some drugs that enhance human metabolism, such as dinitrophenol and thyroxine. It can be seen that if the elderly find that their weight continues to decline for a period of time, they should be vigilant and consult a doctor in time.
If the elderly suddenly appear obvious malaise, belching, acid regurgitation, heartburn and other discomforts, you should pay attention, which is often an early sign of various diseases of the elderly.