Other Causes of weight loss:
o Stroke
o Tuberculosis
o Cancer
o Human Immunodeficiency Virus
o Bowel Obstruction
o Dental Problems
o Malabsorption
o Hyperthyroidism:
Excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland.
o Addison Disease:
Adrenal gland insufficiency characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and nonexposed parts of the body;called also Hypocortisolism.
o Anorexia nervosa
o Bulimia:
An eating disorder that occurs mostly in females, is characterized by compulsive overeating usually followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative or diuretic abuse, and is often accompanied by sense of guilt and depression.
o Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD):
pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is marked by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation.
o Connective Tissue Disease:
Any of various diseases or disorders (as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa, rheumatic fever, and dermatomyositis) marked by inflammatory or degenerative changes in connective tissue;called also collagen disease, collagenolysis, collagen vascular disease.
o Diabetes Insipidus:
A disease that is caused by insufficient secretion of vasopressin by the pituitary gland or by a failure of the kidneys to respond to circulating vasopressin and that is characterized by intense thirst and a high urine output.
o Parkinson's Disease:
A chronic progressive neurological disease that is linked to decreased dopamine production in the substantia nigra and is marked especially by resting tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait;called also paralysis agitans, parkinsonian syndrome, parkinsonism, Parkinson's, Parkinson's syndrome.