Bust weight loss after tonsil surgery may be a result of pain leading to reduced eating and weight loss, or it may not be related to tonsillectomy and is a result of other diseases leading to weight loss such as diabetes mellitus or consumptive diseases such as malignant tumors.
1. Bust weight loss due to tonsil surgery: Due to the pain of the postoperative surgical incision, patients have difficulty in eating, and are mainly on a liquid diet for a week, so there will be postoperative weight loss. It is usually in gradual recovery and can be restored with the improvement of diet.
2. Diabetic patients: commonly found in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, often manifested as polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria and weight loss, only the onset of diabetes just before and after surgery. Treatment should use hypoglycemic drugs such as metformin, glimepiride, etc., and adjust dietary habits to control blood sugar.
3. Cancer patients: for example, patients with liver cancer or esophageal cancer have weight loss and malnutrition due to the obstacle of food digestion or gradual difficulty in eating. Treatment is usually surgery and combined with postoperative radiotherapy.
If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to actively seek medical treatment, complete relevant examinations, clarify the cause of the disease and treat the cause.