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What Causes Weight Loss Post Bladder Cancer Treatment?

Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2015

Question: My sister has had bladder cancer for two years and on her last check with her specialist her results came back that she'd lost 2 litres of blood and had lost a lot of weight. There is no visual to say that shed been losing blood and stool tests have been done. Waiting on result of this test. My question is would she bleeding internally inside and where would the blood be going too?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Chemotherapy and chronic blood loss

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern and am sorry for your distress.

In acute blood loss of 1 to 2 liters , the patient usually goes into hypovolemic shock and requires emergency fluid resuscitation and measures to locate and stop the bleeding site. This is often related to a large internal bleed.

In your sister's case its likely to be related to the chemotherapy that she is receiving which can lead to decreased production by the marrow and increased destruction peripherally. It can also be chronic blood loss from both the urinary and gastrointestinal tract. The chemo is also responsible for the weight loss in addition to the anemia.

Let me know if you have any query.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar