Eating makes me physically hurt!

[kenai7667]

I have a 9 month old baby i work 5 out of seven days a week and i have a very hectic life. I have lost so much weight in the past few months that people are starting to ask me if i'm in trouble or if i've quit eating all together. I can only eat small portions and even then it hurts so bad. It gets to the point where i would rather be hungry then actually eat. Do you think its emotional eating or is there somethng wrong?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

This does not sound like emotional eating, but instead something physical and you should investigate this with your doctor...is the time relationship with the birth of your child?

[Jaquta]

It sounds like part of the problem could be stress-related.
Regardless, I would recommend you see your doctor.
If your weight is generally relatively stable I would strongly suspect a physical problem (which may or may not be exacerbated by stress).

I'm not convinced it's an emotional eating problem.  Reading your post I get this nagging feeling that something is not right.  I can't define what it is but for some reason I feel anxious.  I don't know whether that makes it an emotional problem or not.  ??

I expect the doctor will be better able to see what is going on.
Without his input I would still probably advise seeing your doctor.