Weight Loss From Hiv Symptoms

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HIV/AIDS and Lipodystrophy Treatments Part II: Treatments for Fat Loss

Table of Contents Fat in the Body Switching HIV Drugs Fat Loss in the Face Temporary Facial Fillers Permanent Facial Fillers Taking Care of Yourself Fat in the Body Fat is needed for the body to function. It plays an important role inkeeping the skin and hair healthy, protecting body organs, and maintaining bodytemperature. Fat is also stored energy. There are different types of fat found in the body. Visceral fat is...

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Can Diarrhea/Weight Loss/Abdom.Pain be Presenting Symptoms?

In the last few months I have been experiencing nausea, fatigue, occasional diarrhea (about once every 2 weeks), weight loss (15 lbs in 5 months), abdominal pain, muscle pains, and a strange sensation in my throat. I have been to numerous doctors...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Yes these symptoms could be presenting symptoms of HIV/AIDS BUT these symptoms are NONSPECIFIC, meaning that they could relate to lots of other problems. By this time you should have some indication from your tests if there is an immunological... Read more »

Co-Infected, B Symptoms, 20% weight loss, neg biopsy's, change in VL - no answers - HELP

First, let me say - I love that all of you make this site available to the public! Secondly, I am the wife of a co-infected man (since early 80's) with a HX of Hodgkin's (01) on treatment since the early 90's with an undetectable VL...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You're correct, it is complicated. I am not sure I have much to offer here. The symptoms sound very much "lymphoma-like". I don't know if a PET scan would be of value here. You don't indicate what his current CD4 count is.... Read more »

weight loss in hiv infection

Dr. Fisher,i have one question. weight loss is described as one of the symptoms of hiv infection. how sever is that weight loss and does it happen within a certain period of time?Thanks in advance....

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Weight loss (WL) can be mild or severe, occur early in HIV infection or late, be due to the antiretrovirals or not and may occur very rapidly or muc more slowly. So no easy answers to your questions. In any person with HIV WL that is severe is... Read more »

HIV Weight loss

About 2yrs ago I had unprotected sex with 4 women. I know its stupid but I did, Not all of them were risky encounters though. One of the women were was in the military and had just completed her annual physical which included and HIV test. Another...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

From the symptoms you described and the exposures you have had it seems very unlikely that you aare HIV infected. Getting an HIV test is the right thing to do. If you are negative (expected) then your stress will be relieved. If you are positive... Read more »

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Percent of HIV symptoms

Posted by Anonymous

Signs and symptoms

After an incubation period of a few days to a few weeks after exposure to HIV, most infected individuals present with an acute flu-like illness. Acute HIV-1 infection is a very heterogeneous syndrome and individuals presenting with... Read more »

HIV Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Fever 95%
adenopathy 74%
pharyngitis 70%
rash 70%
myalgias 54%
Diarrhea 32%
Nausea 21%
hepatosplenomegaly 14%
weight loss 13%
Thrush 12%

50-90% of people who are infected have these ARS symptoms.

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HIV Symptoms please help

Posted by suny, 3 Replies

please help me. I did unprotected sex with a girl whom i dont the and i dont know her status. after 2-3 weeks first i feel numbness in my hands, after that sore throat, lossing weight, swollen glands, night sweets. now in my mouth there is a white... Read more »

Symptoms of HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

symptoms of HIV??

Okay, I was tested at 8 weeks and it came back negative. Right
now I'm waiting to be tested again at 12 weeks. I've been
reading, reading, reading all that I can about this disease, and
it seems that maybe I'll be okay. But, I have... Read more »

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