Unintended Weight Loss & Digestive Problems
Loss of appetite, indigestion, and unexplained weight loss is a warning sign of pancreatic cancer. The main reason to associate these symptoms with pancreatic cancer is that pancreas play a pivotal role in the digestion of food. Indigestion of food causes burning and painful feeling within the chest and leaves an unpleasant and bitter taste in the mouth. Moreover, if a patient is aged more than sixty years and losses weight quickly along with the following symptoms, then he/she must take an appointment with a pancreatic cancer doctor.
- Feeling sick (vomiting or nausea)
- Abdomen and back pain
- Constipation (bowels’ opening problems)
- Diarrhea (watery or loose poo)
- One has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in the last few months
