What Causes Loss Of Appetite, Swallowing Difficulty And Stomach Pain?

Posted on Sun, 9 Oct 2016

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Question : My father is on CKD diagnosis. He recently got injection for thr iron deficiency. The issue that he is facing 1) he is not having appetite at all. He is taking very small amount of food in whole day. 2) he gets fever of around 99.5. Aometimes he feels pain in stomach and whenever he drinks water it come back but when he eats solid food then nothing comes back.

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Low appetite & difficulty swallowing liquids can be esophageal in origin

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.

Decrease in appetite, pain in stomach region and inability to swallow liquids can be due to some pathology or disorder in the esophagus or food pipe.
I suggest you to consult a gastroeneterologist for clinical assessment and upper gastrointestinal ensdoscopy if required.

Fever of 99.5 F needs to be investigated.
Low grade fever is not usually due to infection.
Inflammatory conditions are usually associated with low grade fever.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj