Therapist listed signs of imminent health problems

Rapid unreasonable weight loss, loss of appetite, rapid weight gain, as well as some other signs can signal serious health problems. Elena Tikhomirova, a general practitioner and nutritionist at SM-Clinic, told about this in an interview with PRIME.

In her opinion, one of the most formidable signs is rapid unreasonable weight loss. “A person eats as usual, does not seek to lose weight, but begins to progressively lose weight. In this case, we can talk about any systemic disease, for example, tuberculosis, oncology or thyrotoxicosis. Therefore, you need to urgently consult a doctor. If a rapidly losing weight person does not undergo an examination, this can threaten him with death, ”the doctor warned.

According to her, it should be understood that a person, like any mammal, always wants to eat. Appetite is a sign of health, says Tikhomirova.

If the appetite suddenly disappeared, there was a dislike for protein foods, and there is a constant feeling of nausea, in addition, a person constantly experiences a state resembling a hangover, then this is also a very dangerous sign. It may indicate systemic intoxication due to the disease. In this case, it is also necessary to consult a doctor.

At the same time, rapid weight gain does not mean anything good. Sooner or later, all diseases will appear that are the result of excess nutrition. These, according to the therapist, include gout, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, joint pain, swelling of the whole body, problems with the veins, shortness of breath due to the fact that fat presses on the diaphragm and lungs, increased heart rate, problems with the thyroid gland.

“This is an absolutely inevitable process, it’s only a matter of time,” Tikhomirova explains. It is necessary to suspend the process of weight gain in order to prevent the occurrence of the diseases listed above.

If you, especially at a young age, suddenly have a growing thirst, you start to “drink liters of water”, while the blood sugar level rises rapidly, then this may be the beginning of type 1 diabetes. This disease is rare, mostly at a young age, and is recognized, according to the doctor, rather quickly.

The next dangerous sign applies only to long-term smokers. If a smoker has a feeling of numbness of the legs, feet, lower legs, goosebumps, reduced sensitivity of the lower extremities and increased chilliness, especially of the feet, lower legs, and sometimes the fingertips, then you should immediately consult a phlebologist.

“It is necessary to do an ultrasound of the arteries of the extremities, because this may indicate such a formidable disease in smokers as obliterating endarteritis. We are talking about chronic narrowing of the arteries against the background of constant smoking, ”the doctor points out.

This disease threatens to amputate limbs, so it is so important to start treatment in a timely manner, and most importantly, stop smoking immediately.

And finally, another dangerous sign is a sudden change in a person’s behavior and sudden phenomena, such as, for example, loss of consciousness (for no reason, regardless of age). Also, states of inappropriate behavior should be alerted. For example, for no apparent reason, a person begins to talk, not to recognize others, to talk nonsense. “This indicates the first signs of multiple sclerosis or a brain tumor. In this case, you should definitely contact a neurologist, ”the therapist recommended.