Icachexia yingxaki ebangela ukunciphisa umzimba kakhulu, ukuchitha izihlunu kunye namanqatha omzimba. Yingulo enokuchaphazela abantu abakwizigaba emva kwexesha zezifo ezinobungozi ezifana nomhlaza, isifo SE -- SANDULELA -- NGCULAZA, isifo sezintso nokusilela kwentliziyo. Ineempawu ezininzi kuquka ukunciphisa amandla, ukudinwa, ukulahleka kwesidlo, ukukrala, ianaemia kunye nokunye.
Ezinye iingxaki zecachexia zifumanise ukuba cannabis kuyanceda ukuhlisa ezinye iimpawu. Abantu abaninzi basebenzisa i-cannabis ukunyanga iintlungu ezingapheliyo yaye le ngxaki inceda nakwimiba efana nokuphelelwa bubuthongo, ukuphelelwa kukutya kwakunye nenkxalabo, konke oku kungabangela icachexia. Apha kweli phepha ungakhangela uluhlu loxinzelelo lwe-cannabis olunokukunceda ukudambisa iimpawu zecachexia.
