Good appetite is the absolute norm for a he althy body. This is a unique mechanism that forces you to eat before the nutrient stores are depleted. But sometimes at the usual time you don’t want to eat, there is indifference to food or complete disgust. Nausea, poor appetite, general deterioration of well-being are symptoms that may indicate serious disturbances in the functioning of the body. In most cases, the reasons are banal, but you should listen to yourself in order to identify possible violations in time.
Mild anorexia and complications
Medics distinguish between a mild form of appetite disturbance (a temporary decrease, usually caused by physiological causes or mild ailments) and a complicated one, when a person is disgusted with food. Hyporexia (mild deviation) is treatable at home and does not always require a visit to a doctor. Usually sufficientnormalize the diet. Anorexia (a serious illness) must be monitored by a doctor.
Loss of appetite, especially sudden and accompanied by additional symptoms, may indicate serious disorders in the functioning of internal organs and body systems. In addition, nausea or fever may begin, general weakness, malaise, dizziness or headache are felt. If the appetite disappeared without additional symptoms, and the general state of he alth is good, then we are talking about temporary malfunctions in the body.
Diseases and pathological conditions
Why is there no appetite and feel sick? This condition can be caused by exacerbation of various chronic diseases, diseases of the digestive or central nervous system, heart and blood vessels. If you feel sick and have no appetite, you can talk about intoxication of the body, including food poisoning. Mental disorders, endocrine disorders, or even trauma can provoke such a state. Why do you feel sick from eating and have no appetite? All reasons can be conditionally divided into several groups:
- neuropathic, due to the peculiarities of the nervous system, for example, its increased excitability or exhaustion;
- psychopathic, occurring as part of personality and behavioral disorders due to brain disorders;
- neurotic, resulting from reversible mental disorders;
- endogenous, caused by metabolic disorders in the brainbrain;
- somatogenic, arising from diseases of any organs or systems;
- mixed, that is, a combination of several factors.
Food poisoning or intoxication
Lack of appetite, accompanied by abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, in most cases indicates food poisoning. Severe intoxication is a serious threat to he alth, so you should definitely call a doctor at home. You can get poisoned not only by food, but also by drugs, alcohol, chemicals and toxins. Symptoms usually appear after 2-4 hours. At the same time, the body spends all the forces on removing the poison.
When symptoms of food poisoning appear (no appetite, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting), you need to think about what could have caused the unsatisfactory state of the body. Mild poisoning can be treated at home. You need to drink plenty of water, refuse food for a while, induce vomiting (for this, a weak solution of potassium permanganate, s alt or baking soda is used, irritation of the root of the tongue). Of the drugs, absorbents (activated charcoal) and enveloping agents help. Treatment of severe poisoning is carried out only under the supervision of a physician.
If there is no appetite and you feel sick with SARS, colds and other infectious diseases, this indicates that the body spends all its strength on coping with the disease. The lack of desire to eat in such situations is completely normal. Everything is back to normalalong with improved overall he alth. Before that, it is advisable to eat small portions and follow a he althy diet, that is, exclude all fried and fatty, spicy and s alty foods. It is worth giving preference to light dishes, steamed, boiled or stewed.
Diseases of the digestive system
Various diseases of the digestive system can cause a complete lack of appetite. Accompanying symptoms are usually nausea before or after eating, heartburn, vomiting, a feeling of fullness in the stomach, heaviness, increased gas formation, abdominal pain, and so on - the clinical picture depends on the disease. You need to visit a gastroenterologist and undergo a comprehensive examination to find out the causes of he alth problems. With gastritis, peptic ulcer and other pathologies, sitophobia can occur - a complete refusal to eat because of fear of pain after eating. This exhausts the body and aggravates the course of the disease.
Various endocrine disorders
With disturbances in the endocrine system, lack of appetite and nausea can also be among the symptoms. The remaining signs can be attributed to mental or physical overload, stress and anxiety, excessive fatigue and chronic fatigue. In order not to miss the onset of diseases associated with the work of the thyroid gland, you should take blood tests for hormones from time to time.
Cancer and lack of appetite
Disturbance of appetite or rapid weight loss with normalnutrition are common symptoms of cancer. Under the influence of toxins from cancer cells, protein synthesis in the body is disrupted, proteins are actively decomposed, so that fat begins to be quickly consumed. Loss of appetite usually does not occur immediately. In general, cancer patients have an aversion to a certain type of food. For example, patients with stomach cancer often have a meat intolerance to the point that they vomit when they see it. Another common symptom is dyspeptic disorders (nausea, swallowing problems, diarrhoea, heartburn, belching, flatulence).
Non-disease related factors
Why is there no appetite and feel sick? The causes of this condition may not be associated with diseases and do not pose a threat to human he alth. The desire to eat disappears with an improper diet, chronic fatigue, unhe althy dieting, excessive mental or physical stress, overwork and stress, prolonged fasting, taking certain medications, for psychological reasons. Appetite decreases under the influence of external factors, such as weather conditions or when you change your place of residence.
Chronic fatigue and stress
If you feel sick, weak, no appetite, we can talk about chronic fatigue. The process of digestion of food requires a significant expenditure of energy, and when exhausted, the body prefers to conserve energy. A common cause is psychological problems. Any worries and experiences, and howpositive and negative are perceived by the body as stress. Important events in life can significantly reduce appetite. But after positive experiences, failures usually pass quickly, but negative ones develop into a long-term depressed state or depression.
Diet abuse and malnutrition
The abuse of strict diets causes great harm to he alth. With an artificially created lack of nutrients, the body is depleted, restriction in food for the purpose of losing weight makes nutrition irrational. As a result, appetite disappears, nausea and aversion to food, intestinal irritation, weakness and dizziness occur. Enthusiasm for strict weight loss programs and extreme fasting can lead to serious he alth problems, so it is better to choose a diet after consulting a specialist.
If you feel sick in the morning and there is no appetite, perhaps the reason for this is the constant overeating in the evening, the abuse of fatty and fried foods, spices and spices, flour products. Any violations of the diet and irrational diet seriously overload the stomach and pancreas. What to do if there is no appetite and feel sick? You need to switch to a light diet, choose he althy and high-quality foods, eat small portions.
Long-term medication
The work of the gastrointestinal tract is disturbed by long-term use of certain drugs. A large number of chemical compounds are difficult to digest, creates additionalburden on the body weakened by the disease and provokes malaise. Some time after taking the tablets, you may feel nausea, lose your appetite. Common side effects are weakness and drowsiness. To avoid such problems, you need to drink medicines in courses and give the body time to recover. It may be necessary to replace drugs that adversely affect the digestive system with safer counterparts. Of course, any changes are allowed only after consulting a doctor.
Unhe althy lifestyle and bad habits
Often loss of appetite, accompanied by nausea, is the result of bad habits and an unhe althy lifestyle. The abuse of alcoholic beverages, smoking, the use of narcotic drugs destroys the internal organs and disrupts the processes occurring in the body, including digestion. Nausea and vomiting are characteristic of a state of intoxication caused by the use of alcoholic beverages and drugs. Loss of appetite is a predictable result of a long unhe althy lifestyle.
Common causes of loss of appetite in men
Men, as a rule, pay less attention to he alth and allow themselves various excesses, for example, they do not follow a diet, prefer high-calorie foods, often allow snacks on the go, overeat, which negatively affects the digestive system. If the motor functions of the stomach are disturbed, the constant symptoms are a feeling of fullness and heaviness, nausea after eating, increased gas formation, vomiting, headache.pain.
The response of the digestive tract can cause smoking and abuse of alcoholic beverages. Nicotine, for example, increases the acidity in the stomach, causes irritation of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and reflex muscle contractions. As a result, nausea from food and no appetite. Alcohol negatively affects not only the digestive system, but the entire body as a whole. The nervous system perceives alcoholic beverages as a poison that disrupts the motility of the stomach and irritates the mucous membranes, therefore, in order to quickly remove toxins, the body provokes vomiting.
Lack of appetite and nausea in women. Should I panic?
If you feel sick from eating and there is no appetite, the reasons for this condition may be hormonal. For women, such symptoms during menstruation or pregnancy are considered normal and are not symptoms of the disease. But constant weakness and nausea, frequent dizziness, vomiting that does not bring relief, intense pain and a complete lack of appetite are a reason to see a doctor.
A few days before the next menstruation, a change in the level of estrogen and progesterone is accompanied by strong emotional outbursts, changes in appetite, insomnia and nervousness - manifestations of premenstrual syndrome. These processes are completely natural for the female body. With the start of the next cycle, the situation usually stabilizes, but some women may feel unwell and lose their appetite.
During menstruation, the body producesprostaglandins, which have an irritating effect on the nervous, muscular and circulatory systems. This causes muscle spasm and pain. Increased production of serotonin leads to stagnation of fluid in the body and the appearance of edema. All these changes negatively affect the general well-being of a woman, but they are the norm and quickly pass without requiring any outside intervention.
Pregnant women due to hormonal changes (fluctuations in progesterone levels) may experience toxicosis. If you feel sick and there is no appetite, then this is the norm for the first months of gestation. Usually, all negative symptoms disappear by the twelfth to fourteenth week of gestation, that is, by the beginning of the second trimester. Moderate early toxicosis usually does not pose a threat to the he alth of a woman or child. During this period, a balanced diet, proper rest and walks in the air can help. You need to eat food fractionally. This will relieve nausea and vomiting. If you constantly feel sick from eating and there is no appetite, vomiting often occurs, you need to see a doctor. Self-medication is dangerous!
Nausea and lack of appetite in children. When should parents sound the alarm?
Why does the child have no appetite and feel sick? The reasons can be varied: nervous tension, overeating, too active games, traveling in transport on a full stomach, and so on. Often children refuse to eat when they have a cold or other illness. In this case, it is worth offering light and favorite food in small quantities so as not to burden the body, which is busy fighting the infection. Usually after recoveryhunger begins to appear.
If a small child has lost his appetite and feels sick, hurts or feels dizzy, his pulse has quickened or slowed down, his temperature has risen, then you need to consult a pediatrician. It is important! The reason for an urgent visit to the doctor is nausea after a head or stomach injury, frequent and severe vomiting with blood (may be accompanied by diarrhea), drowsiness and lethargy, apathy, complete refusal to eat.
In the event that disturbances in the work of the gastrointestinal tract do not cause significant discomfort and pass relatively quickly, and after vomiting the state of he alth improves, there is usually no reason to panic. To alleviate the condition, you can give the child a suitable antiemetic, dill water, green tea, or water with lemon. The main recommendation is a therapeutic diet for several days, nutrition control in the future.
What to do if there is no desire to eat
No appetite and sick of eating? What to do? If there are no serious he alth problems, and the malaise is temporary and caused by physiological reasons, then elementary methods will help restore the body's natural need for food. Take a walk in the fresh air, engage in moderate physical activity; observe the daily routine, have a good rest; give up bad habits; diversify your diet, cook something new and delicious.
Appetite-stimulating foods include pomegranates, raspberries, cranberries, citrus fruits, sour apples, onions, garlic, sauerkraut, blackberries, radishes. Atlack of appetite, it is advisable to supplement the diet with fresh fruit juices, herbal decoctions (drink instead of tea or coffee) and vitamins. Vitamin-mineral complexes can be taken in courses, but it is advisable to consult a doctor to choose the best course. If the appetite is gone from the nerves, tincture of lemon balm will help to normalize the condition.
Lack of desire to eat during the crucial period of bearing a child can occur against the background of an exacerbation of chronic diseases or early toxicosis. Nausea, no appetite, dizziness, aversion to certain smells appear - these are frequent phenomena in the first trimester of pregnancy. Symptoms may be aggravated by a lack of folic acid or iron in the body. Increased sensitivity disappears by the beginning of the second trimester, and before that you need to take vitamins prescribed by a doctor, eat fractionally and he althy foods, do not give up physical activity, but also get enough rest, including during the day.
If there is no appetite and you feel sick due to any concomitant diseases (especially pathologies that are not related to the work of the gastrointestinal tract), you should definitely consult a doctor. Perhaps you should change the drug or take a break between courses. Appetite normalizes as you recover. If the disease is chronic, the patient's condition improves during remission, so as a preventive measure, you should try to prevent an exacerbation.
