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Low Body Temperature + Low Appetite + Fatigue + Skin Rash

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

If you have:

  • Low body temperature for at least one month, at least 0,5°C (0,9°F) lower than your usual temperature
  • Low appetite
  • Fatigue
  • Weigh gain
  • Skin Rash…

..then you might have:

  1. Lowered thyroid function (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
  2. Increased adrenal funcion (Cushing’s syndrome)

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Causes of Poor (Low) Appetite

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Low appetite is low desire to eat. The following conditions, or drugs may cause low appetite:

Low Appetite in Healthy People

  1. Normal aging

Psychic/Emotional Causes

  1. Emotional stress: anxiety, depression, grief or loss, relationship problems
  2. Physical stress
  3. Anorexia nervosa
  4. Bipolar disorder
  5. Bulimia
  6. Social isolation

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