The Link Between MS and Appetite Changes
MS and appetite loss are connected for a number of reasons, including side effects from medications and the stress caused by the condition.
I was diagnosed with MS in 1994 after finishing college. It started with vision issues that eye specialists could not diagnose, and I ended up telling my doctor about my vision issues and that my mother had MS – which I thought to be the cause eyesight problems. After testing with a neurologist, it was determined that optic neuritis was the cause of my vision issues – so went my MS diagnosis, and thus began my journey.
MS and appetite loss are connected for a number of reasons, including side effects from medications and the stress caused by the condition.
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