Prolonged diarrhea after losing a lot of weight is usually considered to be related to steatorrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, digestive tract tumors and other diseases.
1. Fatty diarrhea: the small intestine is the most important part of the body’s nutrient absorption, most of the proteins, calories, vitamins and fats are absorbed in this part. If the function of the small intestine is delayed, you will lose weight violently.
2. Inflammatory bowel disease: including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. The disease manifests itself as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloody stools. In severe cases, there may be lesions of the whole layer of the intestinal wall, thus seriously affecting the absorption of nutrients and leading to extreme weight loss.
3. Digestive tract tumor: intestinal tumors will have diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms. Tumor growth and metabolism are vigorous, consuming a lot of nutrients and causing extreme weight loss, which is called “cachexia” in medical terminology.
Warm reminder: short-term weight loss, accompanied by a variety of uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended that the hospital for consultation, so as not to delay the disease.