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What Causes Decrease In Weight While On Treatment For TB In Lungs?

MY FATHER IS HAVING PLUMANARY TB IN LUNGS & HE IS TAKING AKT4 FOR THA PAST 15 DAYS, STILL THE WEIGHT IS NOT INCREASING, BUT INSTAED IT GOT REDUCED BY1.5 KG. BEFORE THE TREATMENT IT WAS 53 KG , AFTER 15 DAYS IT GOT REDUDED TO 50.6 KG.I WANTED TO KNOW WHEN THE WEIGHT WILL START INCREASING, BUT HE IS FEELING MORE COMFORTABLE AFTER THE TREATMENT STARED OF TB.

                                                  
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Hello dear

Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query for your father in details .

* The weight loss has different reasons as
- deficiency of proteins , vitamins , carbohydrates
- low hemoglobin
- decreased appeitite
- associated habits of tobacco or else
- underlying TB itself

* Weight will gradually rise once the basic pathology gets under
proper control .

Wishing him fine recovery .
Feel free to ask any further doubts .

Regards .

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What Causes Decrease In Weight While On Treatment For TB In Lungs?

Hello dear Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query for your father in details . * The weight loss has different reasons as - deficiency of proteins , vitamins , carbohydrates - low hemoglobin - decreased appeitite - associated habits of tobacco or else - underlying TB itself * Weight will gradually rise once the basic pathology gets under proper control . Wishing him fine recovery . Feel free to ask any further doubts . Regards .