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Members shared their experiences with rapid weight loss due to illness, with several describing significant drops from stomach viruses, bowel... Read more

Members shared their experiences with rapid weight loss due to illness, with several describing significant drops from stomach viruses, bowel issues, and flu that temporarily made eating difficult or impossible. Many members offered empathy and practical wisdom, including one person's discovery of bleeding ulcers that required major dietary changes and stress management, while others acknowledged the challenge of losing weight with diabetes even when eating carefully and exercising regularly. A recurring theme was that while drastic calorie cuts do lead to quick weight loss, sustainable change requires balance, and rapid weight loss often comes right back once normal eating resumes.