Depletion of the body is expressed in a decrease in its vital functions. The causes of pathology can be excessive loads or the direct influence of factors leading to an imbalance in the intake of nutrients and their required amount for a person. The limiting value of the body mass index, indicating that the body is depleted, is equal to a value of twenty kilograms per square meter. Underweight also corresponds to lower values of this indicator.
When malnutrition is the result of malnutrition, it is classified as primary. Weight loss as a result of metabolic disorders in the body, as well as a decrease in the amount of digestible nutrients due to various pathological processes, is secondary.
Depletion of the body can develop for various reasons. The most common ofthey are as follows:
- malnutrition;
- pathology of the digestive tract;
- endocrine-hormonal diseases;
- diseases of the nervous system;
- mental pathology;
- prolonged use of alcoholic beverages (binge drinking);
- infections;
- injury;
- burns;
- diseases that are accompanied by an unconscious state;
- oncology;
- Taking certain medications.
The exhaustion of the body is primarily characterized by a decrease in body weight, which in the initial stages of the disease can be poorly expressed. Insufficiently bright manifestation of the pathology also depends on the constitutional features of the patient. But, despite this, at the level of physiology, a person is already beginning to experience a shortage of the elements necessary for his life. This process finds expression in a decrease in the functional activity of a patient with exhaustion. At the same time, a person experiences a constant tendency to sleep, weakness, mental and physical fatigue.
In patients with malnutrition, “races” appear in the corners of the mouth, which are a characteristic sign of a deficiency in the body of vitamins belonging to group B. A person with reduced body weight often catches a cold, he has an unstable stool, while the central nervous system alternates with astheno-neurotic states.
The next stage of exhaustion of the body is characterized by the appearance of edema, which are observed mainly inabdomen and lower extremities. The patient's performance is sharply reduced. At this stage, hypovitaminosis, depressive states, disorders of the mental and volitional spheres are noted, suspiciousness appears. At the same time, the appearance of a person indicates the presence of exhaustion.
The third stage of the development of the disease (cachexia) is expressed in immobility and a critical decrease in mental processes. The skin on the patient's face becomes pale, has a grayish or yellowish tint. Eyes sink. Facial features are sharpened. It is not uncommon for people with reduced body weight to have convulsive conditions, as well as involuntary emission of urine.
Nervous exhaustion of the body occurs as a result of various infectious diseases. The cause of this pathology may be poisoning. As a rule, nervous exhaustion refers to the state of the body after prolonged heavy physical or intellectual stress.
Signs of nervous exhaustion:
- chronic fatigue;
- prolonged depression;
- distraction;
- constant feeling of sleepiness.
To get rid of this pathological condition, you need to leave things for a while and have a good rest, allowing your nervous system to recover.
According to medical statistics, about two percent of women suffer from ovarian failure. This disease is characterized by the cessation of menstruation before the due date. The pathology can be caused by autoimmune disorders, as well aschromosomal abnormalities. Ovarian depletion treated with hormone replacement therapy can be caused by surgery, as well as by certain cancer treatments.
