Some symptoms that people experience during the dying process are:
a. weight loss, anorexia, discomfort and excess saliva.
b. weight gain, hunger, pain and excess saliva.
c. weight loss, anorexia, pain and insomnia.
d. weight loss, hunger, pain and insomnia.
c
The symptoms are very individual and may/may not
occur during the dying process. Other common symptoms
include dyspnoea, cough, constipation or diarrhoea, weak
ness and fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and pruritus.
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