Weight gain can turn a small thing into a bigger thing. A outpatient procedure is more likely to turn inpatient if the patient is over 300lbs.
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elephantium@lemmy.world 2 months agoIsn’t it well-known that doctors frequently dismiss health concerns with “have you tried losing weight?”
13igTyme@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Because in many cases, the weight is the problem.
Being obese has so many related sicknesses. From having sleeping problems to back pain to knee pain to more serious stuff like cardiac arrests - being fat brings so many health problems.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 months ago
While I have no doubt there are doctors like that, they are the exception.
Every profession has it’s idiots…
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
First I’m ever hearing about it.
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
When you look at how strongly obesity correlates with everything from back- and knee pains to weakened immune response to sleep issues and cardiovascular disease…
When a severely obese person has any of the above, it’s reasonable, scientifically backed diagnosis/prescription to say “these issues will probably go away by themselves if you lose weight”. This is about treating the cause and not the symptoms: When severely obese people are heavily over-represented among those with a certain disease or problem, you can try treating the symptoms, but should expect that they return rather quickly.
Of course, there are cases where the issues come from something else, but no matter who goes to the doctor with health issues, their first response will be to try to treat the post probable cause.
DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
This isn’t always true though, so obese people end up not receiving the care they should, because their dr couldn’t or wouldn’t see past their weight.