Eating Symptoms
There are various symptoms related to eating. A person may overeat or under-eat leading to weight gain or weight loss. Appetite changes are important symptoms including poor appetite or increased appetite (hunger or thirst). Psychological issues with eating include
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Types
Eating symptoms about the amount of food eaten include:
- Over-eating
- Under-eating
- Infrequent eating
- Large meals
Weight symptoms are
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- Failure to Thrive: Failure to Thrive refers to when an infant fails to gain weight and continue on the usual growth path. It
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- Obesity: Obesity is an excess of body weight due to fatty tissue. Milder forms are called “overweight”. See also the symptom
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- Dehydration: Dehydration is a lack of adequate fluid in the body. Dehydration is a dangerous complication of various infections, and can
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- Reflux: Reflux is the regurgitation of stomach contents into the mouth (acid reflux), usually along with a particular type of epigastric
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- Heartburn: Heartburn is a particular type of chest pain caused by acid reflux. The chest pain affects the esophagus and is
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- Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis refers to a nerve disorder affecting the stomach, causing the stomach to more slowly send the food into the
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- Gastric Motility Disorders: Gastric Motility Disorders are diseases where the stomach and intestines have slower motion (motility) of digested food. The result is
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- Food Intolerance: Food intolerances are when the body cannot properly process certain foods. A common example is lactose intolerance. Food intolerances are
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- Lactose Intolerance: Lactose Intolerance is a digestive intolerance to the sugar in milk. It is usually caused by a lactase deficiency. Chronic
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