Open Question: Unintentional rapid weight loss. What causes it?
Recently my husband and I have noticed he has lost a HUGE amount of weight. 6 months ago he was rather large, and now he has lost roughly 40lbs/18kilo (he is 168cm). My concern is that he hasn’t stopped in eating, and isn’t trying to diet. Infact, with how he eats he should really be gaining weight. He eats a TON of food. I am worried that something really bad is happening to him and he just doesn’t want to tell me/accept the possibility there is something wrong. He won’t go to see a doctor about it either.
As hints to his health:
~He is an alcoholic (even though he drinks a lot, it doesn’t alter his mood much so I never get on his case about it)
~He eats a lot!
~He doesn’t exercise, I think I got him on a treadmill for about 2 minutes before he decided he hated workout machines.
~He is in his mid 50s
~He doesn’t sleep normally. He constantly travels for business and work related reasons, and can never sleep more than 3 hours at a time.
~Only recently he started getting hangovers and vomiting from his drinking habits, which is also about the same time his weight loss started to happen.
I know you all aren’t doctors, but if anyone knows any information at all regarding this type of problem, a little insight would be appreciated.