I don't feel like eating anymore :/

[carpediem]

Lately I don't know what is wrong with me. I never feel hungry anymore. I feel like eating has become some sort of chore that I don't want to do. This has been going on for a few weeks. Eating is not satisfying at all. Even my favorite meals don't grab my attention. When I eat normal meal proportions I feel sick like I am eating too much and my body can't take it.

Quick back story: So I've always been very skinny, naturally. Like, I never had to go on diets or exercise plans or anything like that to stay very skinny. In fact, many times when I was younger my parents wondered how I managed to stay so skinny after eating so many snacks and big meals all day. I used to eat 3 meals a day just like anyone else. Now I have to force myself just to have 2.

What do I have?/what should I do now? I realized when I looked in the mirror this morning that I am looking skinnier. I am scared because I don't want to become anorexic. But I don't want to eat either. Help?

[bluestar]

Do you get plenty of outdoor exercise each day? There's normally nothing like it for stimulating appetite. Appetite is usually in proportion to calories burned (ie the more you work your body, the more the body will crave food)
Or could you be slightly depressed? That can cause loss of appetite too. Could there be anything making you sad deep down?
You could go for a blood test as well, and discover if your liver is working as it should be. Just say you'd like to check your liver enzymes.

[AbelAbbot]

You don't have to feel like eating. Your weight seems ok. BUT what you need to do to be healthy is to make sure you take in enough nutrients in a day.
So for breakfast if you can eat a piece of fruit that would be great.
Lunch, can you drink a carton of milk, or eat a yogurt, or something you like from a dairy, or vegetable or grain category. Or a protein drink would be good.
Dinner should be healthy and include protein for sure. So if you eat carefully, even if you don't feel like it, and avoid junk food when you are hungry, you will have the advantage of managing your weight

[votoshka]

I read somewhere that a deficiency in vitamin B1 (I think) could cause anorexia and other eating disorders. I'm not sure if this is relevant in your case? But perhaps it's something to look into.

[elucidate]

Are you feeling depressed, or are you prone to depressive episodes? Losing your appetite can be a sign of depression...

[carpediem]

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

Now that you guys have pointed it out, I think it could have been because of depression. That makes sense I guess. I just graduated from high school and I felt very down in the dumps about seeing my friends for the last time knowing that they are all moving away. I've been feeling more lonely than ever.

[bluestar]

I know. I eat well, and love my food but the first thing to go when I'm sad is appetite. I eat anyway, make sure I get the same food.
I also know that feeling of being lonely because of changes in life/people leaving, or dying/having to leave people I like because of moving home etc.
There's only one thing for it. Get out and about and slowly gradually, build up a new circle of friends and acquaintances. Don't try too hard -just get out there and do life (if you know what I mean) It's the only answer.

[carpediem]

Originally Posted by bluestar

I know. I eat well, and love my food but the first thing to go when I'm sad is appetite. I eat anyway, make sure I get the same food.
I also know that feeling of being lonely because of changes in life/people leaving, or dying/having to leave people I like because of moving home etc.
There's only one thing for it. Get out and about and slowly gradually, build up a new circle of friends and acquaintances. Don't try too hard -just get out there and do life (if you know what I mean) It's the only answer.

We're like twins! thanks for the advice

[FelineNostalgia]

I think If you spend a few hours at the seaside you get Hungry , maybe Its just me :0

You might be really really anxious without realising. Sometimes when I'm in shock I lose my appetite. I just need to be around calm happy people

[ginkgo]

You have no danger of anorexia nerosa. If you did then you would be skinny and telling us that you are way too fat. What you need is to fast. That is what your b ody is telling you. Eating too much can make you skinny. After a fast you may find yourself being less skinny.

One thin guy tried eating more and became skinnier. Then he ate less and became fatter. Your body is telling you that your digestive system a break so your body does not break down.

Prescription for Natural Healing by James Balch M.D. and Phyllis Balch CNC says "Fasting is an effective and safe method of detoxifying the body...A technique that wise men have used for centuries to heal the sick. Fast regularly and help the body heal itself and stay well. Give all of your organs a rest. Fasting can help reverse the aging process, and if we use it correctly we will live longer, happier lives.

Each time you complete a fast, you will feel better. Your body will have a chance to heal and rebuild its immune system by regularly fasting [a major benefit]. You can fight off illness and the degenerative diseases so common in this chemically polluted environment we live in. When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!" That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.

[asleep]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

What you need is to fast. That is what your b ody is telling you.

How do you figure? Low appetite could be due to many different malfunctions, many of which would not be helped by fasting. (unless you think low testosterone would he helped by fasting)

If you don't exercise and you can, you should. Your body needs physical stress and energy expenditure. The amount of energy expended from a rigorous workout involving several multi-joint exercises for your body's largest muscles (legs/back/chest) should make you quite hungry. And you'll feel stronger.

[asleep]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.
[/INDENT]

I'm not sure I agree with this. I'm also a little leary about all the unsubstantiated and usually exaggerated claims that many health books tend to make from anecdotal accounts. Anecdote can be talked about, but it would be irresponsible to see someone with a common symptom (which can be caused for many different reasons) and use it to diagnose them. And I own the same book, so I do appreciate the advice.

Fasting may be worth a shot if no better options are left to try (like pumping some iron!).

[ChrisGinsburg]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!" That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.
[/INDENT]

I hope you're joking. I know you bring fasting into every discussion possible but the last thing my body craves as a cold is coming on is to halt all nutrition into my system.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by asleep

How do you figure? Low appetite could be due to many different malfunctions, many of which would not be helped by fasting. (unless you think low testosterone would he helped by fasting)

If you don't exercise and you can, you should. Your body needs physical stress and energy expenditure. The amount of energy expended from a rigorous workout involving several multi-joint exercises for your body's largest muscles (legs/back/chest) should make you quite hungry. And you'll feel stronger.

Many make up things in their head (figure). The above is a quote from an MD and CNC. I am just passing the information along.

This comes from the 400 page book on fasting by Dr Shelton. Fasting helps countless malfunctions. This is why the bible has 74 references to fasting-- it was the main healing method of the time for Jews. In fact there was this dude that could walk on water, create food out of thin air and bring the dead back to life. That is according to the bible.

But He felt that it was necessary for Him to fast 40 days and He has used fasting to heal people.

25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You spirit that won't let him talk or hear—I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!” 26The spirit[t] screamed, shook the child[u] violently, and came out. The boy was like a corpse, and many said that he was dead. 27But Jesus took his hand and helped him up, and he stood up.

28When Jesus[v] came home, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn't we drive the spirit[w] out?”

29He told them, “This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting.”[

Jesus' magic combination.

[ginkgo]

When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!" That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.

Originally Posted by asleep

I'm not sure I agree with this. I'm also a little leary about all the unsubstantiated and usually exaggerated claims that many health books tend to make from anecdotal accounts. Anecdote can be talked about, but it would be irresponsible to see someone with a common symptom (which can be caused for many different reasons) and use it to diagnose them. And I own the same book, so I do appreciate the advice.

Fasting may be worth a shot if no better options are left to try (like pumping some iron!).

This is common sense in holistic heath where the body is always trying to heal itself. But common sense is not so common. This is how your body talks or communicates with you. How else can your body tell you not to eat-- through morse code?

[ginkgo]

When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!" That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.

Originally Posted by ChrisGinsburg

I hope you're joking. I know you bring fasting into every discussion possible but the last thing my body craves as a cold is coming on is to halt all nutrition into my system.

Fiirst it is better to stick to the subject instead of making personal comments about someone. Below you will see why.

If someone says that he makes $2,000 an hour when he makes $2,000 monthly, you can call that exageration. But you can also call it lying. So you know that you are lying above and that in most discussions I do not bring up fasting.

Also you decided to make a personal comment about me instead of just talking about the subject. You lied about me in a way that anyone can check by looking at my previous posts. So you made this a personal issue by talking about me. Someone who lies is known as a liar by definiion. Why would you want to show everyone that you are a liar? What does that accomplish?

FREEDOMYOU FASTING Reactions to Fasting

Cold Virus
Mucoid is the perfect food for viruses. Toxins weaken the immune system. When large quantities of toxins and mucus are in the blood due to a fast, they can cause susceptibility to colds. To fight a cold, continue fasting to eliminate mucus. Increase intake of citrus juices.

Mark Twain says that you should fast to get rid of colds and flu.

I know that the common way to respond is just to say what is on the top of your head. But I do a great deal of reading about health and give you the information from many natural health care professionals. The way that you can tell this is by the references or quotes of others that I give

My first water fast - by Dr. Stanley S. Bass

While reading the writings of Dr. John H. Tilden, one of 6 doctors, I was startled by his statement that all colds, fevers and influenzas were nature's attempt to eliminate toxins and free the body of so called disease.
Could this really be true, I pondered? If so, this radical and shocking fact changed the whole face of disease as a beneficent attempt of Nature to take care of her children and protect them from harm, as opposed to the idea that these illnesses were caused by bacteria and microorganisms.

I went home that day determined to find out if this was true.
I was 19 years old at the time, living with a sister and 2 younger brothers (our parents had passed away) and was able to do pretty much as I pleased.
I devised an experiment to test this theory.

It was winter at the time. One night I took a hot bath, opened the windows of my private bedroom wide and laid my wet body on a plastic waterproof cover I had put over the bed. I was trying to catch a cold or flu, after which I would go on a water fast to see if it worked as a quick healing and cleansing agent, as used by Dr. Tilden in his sanitarium.

After a few hours of shivering from the cold winds blowing in on my wet body, sure enough within a few hours, I developed chills, followed by a fever, great weakness and prostration.

I stayed in bed 3 days and nights, sleeping constantly and had no foods or liquids, after which my strength returned and I felt better than I ever did before. I had lost 10 lbs in the 3 days and I was so inspired and elated by the discovery of this great, new healing system, that I continued on the water fast for a total of 10 days.

Then I became a lacto-vegetarian, and began a new life, forever free from all fear of disease. Now I was convinced that disease was a healing process.


Afterwards ... in the 3 times I had influenza during my lifetime, I always went on a fast


In the course of my life afterwards, I have always been my own doctor and in the 3 times I had influenza during my lifetime, I always went on a fast, and the flu NEVER failed to disappear after 3 days. This radical experiment changed my life forever.

As far as a halt of nutrition, you can read on this site how fasting can cure vitamin B-12 deficiency! Imagine that!

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by votoshka

I read somewhere that a deficiency in vitamin B1 (I think) could cause anorexia and other eating disorders. I'm not sure if this is relevant in your case? But perhaps it's something to look into.

Don't kill the messenger (me)!

Anorexia and Anorexia nervosa: Is there a difference?

There is a serious mental problem when a thin person thinks that they are fat!

Many people refer to anorexia as the popular eating disorder wherein the person afflicted has an irrational fear of gaining weight, resulting to potentially fatal low body weight. However, what many people don’t know is that this disorder is called anorexia nervosa, not simply anorexia. Anorexia per se is simply the loss of appetite, which can be caused not just by the fear of gaining weight (as seen in anorexia nervosa), but also by several other conditions, such as depression or medication side effects.

Most of the time, anorexia is just a symptom of other diseases, like cancer. Unlike in anorexia nervosa, people with anorexia alone do not necessarily have low body weight. In anorexia nervosa, however, the fear of gaining weight and the poor body image of the person makes her avoid eating, thereby resulting to a critically low body weight. In other words, anorexia can be treated just by addressing the underlying medical condition that causes it. Anorexia nervosa is a separate disease that involves not just medical treatment, but psychiatric treatment as well.

The OP does have anorexia by definition but it is not an eating disorder.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by carpediem

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

Now that you guys have pointed it out, I think it could have been because of depression. That makes sense I guess. I just graduated from high school and I felt very down in the dumps about seeing my friends for the last time knowing that they are all moving away. I've been feeling more lonely than ever.

If you read my reply it has a quote by an MD and CNC that says:

When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!"

Also you can also read on one of my posts that you have anorexia but that is not anorexia nervosa and that anorexia is a symptom of depression.

[asleep]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!" That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.



This is common sense in holistic heath where the body is always trying to heal itself. But common sense is not so common. This is how your body talks or communicates with you. How else can your body tell you not to eat-- through morse code?

I did the master cleanse and it did not help me with my problems of low appetite, allergies, energy, among other problems.

There is no panacea. There's cause and effect. Fasting doesn't fix everything.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by asleep

I did the master cleanse and it did not help me with my problems of low appetite, allergies, energy, among other problems.

There is no panacea. There's cause and effect. Fasting doesn't fix everything.

Bill says "I tried exercise and it did not work." John says "how long did you try it for?" Bill says "I tried it for one day!" Does this mean that exercise does not work or that Bill is stupid?

Now you are the one who brought up the subject of you instead of fasting. You did not say how long you tried it for. It sounds like you have a good chance of doing it wrong which can hurt you. Also a master cleanse is different than a fast. So I would suggest that you go to a good holistic physician instead of trying to cure yourself with anythimg.

[asleep]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Bill says "I tried exercise and it did not work." John says "how long did you try it for?" Bill says "I tried it for one day!" Does this mean that exercise does not work or that Bill is stupid?

Now you are the one who brought up the subject of you instead of fasting. You did not say how long you tried it for. It sounds like you have a good chance of doing it wrong which can hurt you. Also a master cleanse is different than a fast. So I would suggest that you go to a good holistic physician instead of trying to cure yourself with anythimg.

My main point is that there are different causes behind similar symptoms.

I've seen several experienced holistic physicians. You have any recommendations? I've spent a lot of savings seeing and being tested by numerous doctors, allopathic and naturopathic/holistic - I still am sitting here struggling to breath because of allergies.

I know that allergies can be caused by small intestine inflammation, low hydrocholoric acid, congested liver, congested spleen (both of which I have), poor functioning adrenal glands, and the list goes on and on.

What I don't know of is a doctor that understands all these complexities, tests for them methodologically. Of the holistic doctors I've seen, they all had their modality, and seemed to ignore and not address certain systems in the body. Regardless I still have these allergies and I don't know why. I'd definitely like to find someone who could help.

I'm open. I'll do whatever it takes to be healthy.

[Peter Stevens]

Originally Posted by carpediem

Lately I don't know what is wrong with me. I never feel hungry anymore. I feel like eating has become some sort of chore that I don't want to do. This has been going on for a few weeks. Eating is not satisfying at all. Even my favorite meals don't grab my attention. When I eat normal meal proportions I feel sick like I am eating too much and my body can't take it.

Quick back story: So I've always been very skinny, naturally. Like, I never had to go on diets or exercise plans or anything like that to stay very skinny. In fact, many times when I was younger my parents wondered how I managed to stay so skinny after eating so many snacks and big meals all day. I used to eat 3 meals a day just like anyone else. Now I have to force myself just to have 2.

What do I have?/what should I do now? I realized when I looked in the mirror this morning that I am looking skinnier. I am scared because I don't want to become anorexic. But I don't want to eat either. Help?

You're unique
I know so many people who wish they could eat a lot and remain skinny.

You have powerful genes.

[Harmonium]

I've been exactly like you threadstarter. Eating anything would make me feel sick/terrible for a while afterwards and I'd have almost 0 desire to eat anything.

What helps me is smoking marijuana to stimulate my appetite, but not relying on it to make me hungry, as that can be bad if you don't have any to ingest, it's good to jumpstart your metabolism I guess. Nowadays I am not like that at all, I am still skinny, but I eat every day and it doesn't cause me to be sick afterwards. ITS SO NICE, lol.

Your situation really sucks and I know what it's like, I'd like to think the answer is to just eat more on a regular basis, but I know you wouldn't want to do that as it will make you feel sick. You might not want to try smoking marijauna, but it REALLY helps me get my eating done without it feeling like a chore. If you smoke some, go really easy, especially if you are prone to anxiety.

If you are vegetarian like I was, maybe try eating some chicken sandwiches? Those have always been easy for me to eat, even if I have almost 0 appetite. I've been eating turkey/chicken for the last few months as well which could have something to do with me getting better.

Good luck.

[scotthegeek]

If it keeps up go see a doctor everyone on hear is only guessing.