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Not Able To Keep Down Food, Liquids, Medication, Loosing Weight.

My mom has been unable to keep food or liquids down for some time now she's not in perfect health by any means and is on quite a bit of medications but she can't keep them down either. shes loosing lots of weight and starving like she is isn't helping her other health issues, we have seen drs no can give any reason really as to why this is accuring, shes on anti nausia medicine and nothing helps her
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
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Hello...
what is the age of your mother, for what she is taking treatment???

Some common diseases causing weight loss are
1.malignancy
2.tuberculosis
3.viral disease like(hiv)
4.chronic illness
5.mal obsorption
6.drugs:

Acetaminophen and Codeine
Acetazolamide
Anagrelide
Biperiden

Bosentan
Calcium Phosphate
Carbidopa-Levodopa
Clopamide
Co-trimoxazole
Cytarabine
Dacarbazine
Dapsone
Dexrazoxane
Dichlorphenamide
Febuxostat
Felbamate
Hydroxyurea
Lafutidine
Lamivudine
Mefloquine
Mephenesin
Methylphenidate
Metronidazole
Mycophenolate Mofetil
Niclosamide
Pazopanib
Pentamidine
Plicamycin
Pralatrexate Solution
Proguanil
Rifapentine
Sunitinib
Tacrine
Temozolomide
Temsirolimus
Tolcapone
Trifluoperazine
Zonisamide
Above drugs cause loss of appetite and nausea vomiting..

If symptoms not improved consult your doctor.
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Not Able To Keep Down Food, Liquids, Medication, Loosing Weight.

Hello... what is the age of your mother, for what she is taking treatment??? Some common diseases causing weight loss are 1.malignancy 2.tuberculosis 3.viral disease like(hiv) 4.chronic illness 5.mal obsorption 6.drugs: Acetaminophen and Codeine Acetazolamide Anagrelide Biperiden Bosentan Calcium Phosphate Carbidopa-Levodopa Clopamide Co-trimoxazole Cytarabine Dacarbazine Dapsone Dexrazoxane Dichlorphenamide Febuxostat Felbamate Hydroxyurea Lafutidine Lamivudine Mefloquine Mephenesin Methylphenidate Metronidazole Mycophenolate Mofetil Niclosamide Pazopanib Pentamidine Plicamycin Pralatrexate Solution Proguanil Rifapentine Sunitinib Tacrine Temozolomide Temsirolimus Tolcapone Trifluoperazine Zonisamide Above drugs cause loss of appetite and nausea vomiting.. If symptoms not improved consult your doctor.