Are people with pectus excavatum very thin?

Pectus excavatum is first of all a disease. If you suffer from pectus excavatum, you will become a real patient. Sick people are prone to lose weight. This is the most simple truth. In fact, pectus excavatum can cause body weight loss in a variety of specific body types. Therefore, most of these patients are weak, and obese people are not uncommon.

Patients with pectus excavatum are not necessarily thin. I have seen relatively fat or even obese patients, and there is no sign of weakness on them. However, most of the time I see thin people, and I often encounter this question: Why doesn't my pectus excavatum grow fatter?

Such a problem cannot actually be considered a problem. The first fact that everyone must understand is that pectus excavatum is a disease. A person with pectus excavatum is still a patient even if he does not feel any discomfort. Everyone has a clear image of the patient in their minds. People whose disease has advanced to the bone marrow are all like dead wood, skinny and bony. This is the most symbolic body shape of the patient. Pectus excavatum is a disease. As a patient suffering from this disease, it is natural and should not be doubted that the body cannot gain weight. Many people do not take it seriously because they do not understand the nature of the disease. They always think that funnel chest does not hurt or itch, does not cause any discomfort, is just a little ugly, and should not be considered a disease. People don't know that they are sick, so they naturally don't understand the consequences of being sick, so they always express doubts and hesitations about their fragile bodies. This problem can be expressed very practically, and the practical reasons are as follows.

First of all, the indentation of funnel chest can directly compress the digestive tract and affect digestion. If the digestive tract function is affected, it will inevitably affect a person's weight. This issue is often overlooked by others. In everyone's impression, the indentation of funnel chest is located on the chest and cannot compress the abdominal organs. In fact, the most typical shallow indentation is just adjacent to the human stomach. When the stomach is oppressed, it is difficult for people to have a good appetite. How can you gain weight without an appetite? Appetite problems are an indirect problem, while the more immediate problem is the impact on digestion. Such results are directly related to weight, so it is easy to understand the cause of weight loss.

Secondly, the heart and lungs are directly compressed by pectus excavatum, causing incomplete function of the respiratory system and airway. The functions of the various internal organs of the body are an interconnected whole. When a person's heart function is significantly affected, it will inevitably affect the overall function, naturally including the most immediate digestion and absorption function, and the result will inevitably affect the patient's weight.

Third, for elderly patients, pectus excavatum can affect the patient's mood. Many patients with pectus excavatum also have more or less psychological problems. It is impossible for them to face life with an extremely positive mentality like ordinary people. I am depressed and have mental problems. It is almost impossible to be happy and healthy, so I have to age for her.