Tips/ideas to Overcome Loss of Appetite/nausea... Posted: 06-27-04 14:32pm
I am 25 and recently loss my wife to an
out of the blue heart infection (viral
myocarditis). I want to stay healthy for
my little 4 year old girl, but I have the
greatest difficulty eating. The biggest
problem is that i'm already thin and can't
afford to lose any weight as is... I
don't want to go from skinny to skeleton.
The only tricks I have learned so far are
carry pepto-bismo, ematrol, and be ready
to eat at the slightest increase in
apetite and eat it fast so my brain
doesn't think i'm full (i heard it takes
ten minutes after eating something before
you get the "full sensation").
Morning are probably the worst, best I can
describe it is close to a hangover... I
don't want to move around very fast,
becuase I am afraid whatever food is in my
body may come up. After an hour of being
awake the nausea lessens, but remains
noticable throughout the day, at the
moment I have about 2 small meals a day (i
do keep it in though).
Let me know if my case justifies seeing a
doctor too. Also in regards to how long
I have been dealing with this... She died
june 4th.
Thanks for any help in advance
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 06-27-04 14:42pm
I am so sorry about your loss! I would
definitely see a physician
a.S.A.P!!!!!!!!!!! Have you tried
something like ensure?
Sincerely,
sandy
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Jay-Banning
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jun 2004 Posts: 6
Thanks For the Tip Posted: 06-27-04 19:26pm
Never thought of ensure, i'll give it a
shot, and call the doctor back up to see
if he can do anything else for me. And
thanks for the condolences.
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Posted: 06-30-04 12:15pm
I just wanted to offer my condolences as I
can only imagine how difficult it must be
for you
definitely get some help and I would try a
doctor and a psychologist that specializes
in grief and cbt too. Good luck!
Q
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biev
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Key West FL
Posted: 11-23-05 13:54pm
I have the same problem, when i'm away
from my husband I can't bring myself to
eat. Even though I act cheerful and get
my work done, my body kows i'm sad. He's
in florida, i'm in quebec, and I can't see
him for several months at a time. I
actually signed up here to look for tips,
but I see you have it worse than me, so
i'll share my tips instead.
I've always had a problem eating, I was a
depressed child, then a depressed
teenager. Even though I get hungry, it
dies when I see the food on my plate. It
takes me a half hour to eat one inch of a
sandwich. I stopped eating for a while in
high school, got really sick, and then it
was hell getting myself to eat again (when
your stomach loses the habit, everything
you put in it will make you want to
vomit)
this comes in phases, and I know I have to
make an effort and keep eating if only a
little every mealtime. This is how I do
it:
- follow a recipe book when it comes to
choosing what to make for dinner this
week; then make a grocery list and follow
it, because once i'm at the grocery store
none of the food will tempt me
- buy little snacks, treats, finger foods,
that I associate with fun - this helps me
not skip breakfast or lunch completely
- program the coffee maker (or have
someone else leave me some when they leave
early) so I drink it as I wake up, this
gets me to sit down long enough to
actually think of having breakfast - I
make sure I at least have a bite of
something three times a day
- eat out; eat with people as often as
possible - it really helps a lot when you
see it as a social activity rather than
the task of feeding yourself. When I take
the time to have dinner with my roommates
here, we talk the whole time and when I
look down at my plate the food is gone
- carry meal replacement bars; at least I
get some nutrients even if I just munch on
it a little.
You have a child, so if you make meals fun
for her, she'll cheer you up as well. I'd
say take your little girl on picnics, take
her to mcdonalds, order pizza, take her
for an ice cream. Also, invite friends
for dinner or go eat with them somewhere.
In a fun context, you'll be able to eat.
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auboy7979
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 14
Same Symptoms.... Posted: 11-23-05 14:18pm
Hello,
i am so sorry for your loss. This year
has been a tough year for me as well. I
lost my grandfather earlier this year, and
have almost lost my father in the hospital
as well. In between these events, I too
have had the same exact symptoms as
yourself. It seemed like no matter what I
ate or when I ate it, in the morning I
would have extreme nausea. To the point
that I would have to throw up almost every
morning. This went on from about april
until just recently to tell you the truth.
I have been to doctors and they haven't
really been helpful. They researched
colidis and crones disease, which they
thought was the case, but more and more I
believe that it was stress related to
these events. Not sure if my situation is
sounding like yours at all, but I will try
to tell you what I have done to try to get
myself normal. In the morning, after the
intense nausea was over, at the first
possible sign that I was "ok" I would
immediately try to drink some insure(this
was brought up before and is definitely a
good idea, it will help you to not lose so
much weight in this whole process). If
possible eat something along with it. I
know that it can be very difficult at
times to try and eat regularly, but it is
important to try. Try to eat around the
same times so that your body can develop
an internal schedule. I would eat at the
same time, if nausea isn't too bad. Eat
slowly if you need to. It used to take me
1 - 2 hours to even eat just a sandwich
sometimes, but the most important thing is
to get the food in the stomach, and keep
it down, so if you start feeling funny
just back off of eating for a few minutes
and little by little, finish what you are
eating. Also I have found that eating
dinner earlier in the night helps alot,
and the more sleep you get the better. As
far as getting you appetite back though,
that is something, for me at least that
has come back slowly through this whole
process. I can tell you now however that
my appetite is fully back, and I actually
crave something to eat. I almost forgot
what it was to want to eat. So my friend,
take it slow, it make take time, but
hopefully hearing my experience will at
least be comforting. Something that you
may want to try is prilosec too. The
doctors tried that with me and it didn't
work, but I my girlfriends mom has chrones
disease and she says that helps her a
little. Definitely go to your doctor
however and see what they think, I am no
doctor, so all this stuff is just my
personal experience. Let me know if you
have any questions and feel free to pm me
anytime!
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