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Originally Posted by Brennan068
There are a couple of reasons for weight loss with MG.
The first and most obvious is the weakening of the jaw muscles and swallowing muscles make eating tiring - when you get tired eating you convince yourself you're full enough.
The other is that at least some of us who develop MG did so as a result of cancer - weightloss is frequently a symptom of cancer. If you have a thymoma this may be part of what is going on...
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When I was in college, I went from about 150 lbs down to about 125 lbs, and can't explain why, except that I walked everywhere until I couldn't walk. I ate most meals at the dining hall, which was all you can eat, and I cooked most of the time that I didn't feel like driving up there. Occasionally would skip a meal if I felt to bad to drive or cook, but for the most part I ate and lost weight. I gained some back by drinking ensure (its gross, but works).