Are this questions correctly written? And are appropiate? The context is this, I'm a physician who is inquiring why a patient is gaining weight. Also I would like suggestions about how to ask this questions in easy words in different ways. How much weight/ How many pounds do you have gain? When did it star? When did you notice that you have been gaining weight? Did you change your diet? Did you begin a new medication? Are you doing less excer ise? Did you stop smoking? Do you have symptoms of depression? Like sadness, hopelesness, guilty. Tell me about your diet. How many meals do you have in a common day? Have you felt more appetite? Do you have fatigue? Do you have constipation? Have you noticed changes in your nails? Are they more frailty. Have you noticed changes in your skin, like dryness? Do you have menstrual irregularities? Like changes in the amount, mid cycle bleeding.