Anorexia (loss of appetite especially when prolonged)
Anorexia (loss of appetite) it can result from many other medical or physiological reasons, including: 1. Chronic Illnesses Cancer (especially gastrointestinal, pancreatic, or lung cancers) Chronic kidney disease Chronic liver disease Congestive heart failure These diseases can suppress appetite due to systemic inflammation or organ dysfunction. 2. Infections Tuberculosis HIV/AIDS Sepsis means (Sepsis occurs when the body's immune system, instead of fighting the infection, begins to attack its own tissues and organs) 3. Medications Chemotherapy drugs Antibiotics Opioids Some antidepressants and antipsychotics that's why alter taste, cause nausea, or directly suppress appetite. And .... Any severe infection can cause a * loss of appetite * due to cytokine release (like TNF-alpha, IL-...