How to find out the cause of menopausal weight loss

After entering menopause, some women will gain weight while others will lose weight. Obesity not only causes a lot of trouble in daily life, but is also very harmful to health. Therefore, many menopausal women will control their weight through diet and exercise. This kind of scientific and healthy weight loss method is a good thing for the body to lose weight, but if there is sudden and significant weight loss, it may be a signal of some disease. Whether it is a man or a woman, women who suddenly lose weight during menopause need to pay attention. Let's discuss the reasons why women lose weight during menopause.

1. Abnormal digestive function. The weight loss caused by this condition is mainly manifested as normal appetite, but weight gain. Vomiting, diarrhea, parasitic infection, etc. caused by diseases outside the digestive tract can cause weight loss.

2. Increased consumption leads to weight loss. This situation is that the appetite of menopausal women increases, but their weight keeps decreasing. This is probably due to increased consumption caused by hyperthyroidism, diabetes, etc., which leads to weight loss.

3. Poor appetite: this is a common cause of weight loss in women during menopause. The main manifestation is that the daily food intake is relatively reduced, and the body's absorption and metabolism are relatively active, which leads to weight loss. Some systemic diseases such as malignant tumors, adrenal insufficiency, or mental factors such as anorexia nervosa, in addition, some gastrointestinal diseases such as chronic hepatitis, chronic pancreatic disease, etc. are not ruled out.

4. Drug reasons. For example, the abuse of drugs during menopause can also cause weight loss, such as Chinese medicine preparations for thyroid cysts, or long-term use of laxatives, etc., can all cause weight loss.

5. Severe trauma: This type of injury is mainly caused by excessive blood extravasation and a continuous increase in protein consumption.

The above are some of the reasons why women lose weight during menopause. It can be seen that in addition to normal weight loss, there are still many abnormal factors that cause body weight loss. Therefore, when women lose weight during menopause, they should pay attention to finding the reasons. If they are caused by abnormal factors, they should solve the causes in time. Especially if it is caused by some disease factors, it must be treated in time to avoid causing greater harm to your health.