When the presentation and progression of a disease are unpredictable, as is the case with MS, weight loss could result or could become a necessary solution to the onset of obesity.

MS Weight Loss: What Causes This Problem?

Patients may experience MS weight loss for a number of reasons. For one, loss in appetite may be a symptom of MS: The demyelination and inflammation of tissue in the nervous system may affect the mechanisms by which the body is triggered to feel hungry. Another reason why MS patients might have low appetites has to do with their medication. The medication they take to treat some of their symptoms may have the effect of suppressing their appetites. Other patients are simply too fatigued to shop and prepare meals and have nobody to help. Yet others experience physical difficulty swallowing or digesting food. Without medical intervention and efforts to maintain …