10 Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms
Symptom #6: Weight Loss
The body maintains healthy weight if it gets the necessary nutrients that it requires. If it is constantly losing nutrients and not replenishing them, weight loss becomes inevitable. A person with ulcerative colitis loses nutrients and fluids including blood. The patient is also likely to have reduced appetite due to abdominal pain and discomfort.
Additionally, the digestive disturbances may lead to malabsorption of some nutrients. When all this is happening, a lot of energy is required to help the body cope with the symptoms and to ultimately recover. This demand on the available limited resources can mean that the body will use a lot of its reserves for maintenance. When this goes on for an extended period of time, it causes a significant loss of weight.
