Drisdol is vitamin D2. Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium. Drisdol is used to treat hypoparathyroidism (decreased functioning of the parathyroid glands). Drisdol is also used to treat rickets (softening of the bones caused by vitamin D deficiency) or low levels of phosphate in the blood (hypophosphatemia). Drisdol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Confidence votes 44.0K. The common medical symptom of loss of appetite is called anorexia. This is often confused by some people's use of the word Anorexia to mean Anorexia Nervosa, which is a diagnosed condition with components requiring intervention in both medical and psychological disciplines.
Patients who suffer from anorexia nervosa have a distorted body image and an excessive, obsessive fear of obesity, even when they are morbidly underweight. Patients with anorexia nervosa do not necessarily lose their appetite but rather obsessively control and restrict their food intake. Anorexia nervosa is classified as a mental illness. It starts most often during the patientâs teenage years or young adulthood. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an irrational fear of food as well as extreme, life-threatening weight loss.