Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum.  ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
 | 

why cant i eat

by kmase23, Jan 14, 2009 02:26PM
I am 18 years old. im appr. 5' 2 and i only weigh about 100 to 105 lbs. I have a big problem with eating and i dont know why... i cant eat.. ive tried.. i want to gain weight.. my clothes no longer fit and it drives me insane.. im never hungry and when i am it goes away in like 2 min if that.. i try to force myself to eat thinking maybe i have to train my stomach to take the foods but i just cant do it. i will go 3 days without eating anything at all.. no snacks nothing.. just drinking liquids and then finally ill get hungry ill go to eat something take about 2 bites and be full.. im also nausous(dont know how to spell) alot.. im not pregnant... just always feeling sick...i just wanna eat and gain weight..ive tried to research it and the only thing i found that could possibly make sense is chronic fatigue and imune disfunction disorder.. this is the website i looked at http://www.cfids.org/about-cfids/symptoms.asp... if anyone has any other idea please help..

thanks
Member Comments (2)

by LeftCoastChick, Jan 15, 2009 07:31PM
I'm going through something like that, but not an eating disorder - many things can cause lack of hunger, I'm having kidney,thyroid issues and anemia issues and I force, and I mean really force myself to eat, ugh. I do have fruit juice popsicles that I have bought in quantity, so at least I'm getting some sugar and vit C in my system. I'm also stomaching yoghurt, so that's in my small food group that doesn't turn me off. I have absolutely no appetite. Seriously, there are a ton of things that cause this. I would be careful about self-diagnosis. It's usually something more mundane the CFS and immunological issues.  Go to your doctor and get a full work up done, I would really doubt you've got an ED until you are sure you've ruled everything else out. As bland as everything tastes and how green it makes you feel , you are going to have to force yourself to eat.

by sabrina_anne, Jan 21, 2009 11:39PM
I felt the same way when my eating disorder was it ot worst.  Since I was always riddingmy body of the food my stomach shrank so much and was so not used to food that i just couldnt eat.   You really just have to train your stomach.  Try eating very little every 2 hours.  Like, a few bites or a 4oz yofurt, and then 2 hours later a small fruit or a few crackers, and do that alternating.  Eventually you will be able to eat a little more.  Trust me I know its damn hard.  It took me months to be able to get a handle on my eating.  I still get full easily but Ive been able to gain a fw pounds.  Unfortunatlry my eating disorder is starting to come back, I'm trying to fight it because i was miserable when I was like that.  Starving and nauseas at the same time.  Stress causes this too...it just makes food sickening to think of.
Related discussions
Post Comment
To
Comment
Post Comment
Recent Activity
PuppyPup commented on urrrggh
1 min ago
SophieShine commented on urrrggh
10 hrs ago
edmfender commented on weight up
17 hrs ago
Mood Tracker: weight up
20 hrs ago by PenelopeAnn
PuppyPup is surprised at how much people can care on this site......
Weight Tracker: Weight Gain
Nov 28 by Sunlit80
Weight Tracker: Massive Binge
Nov 28 by Sunlit80
Mood Tracker: Not sure what I did all night
Nov 28 by Krisiness
RSS Expert Activity
What You Don't Know About Breathing...
Nov 24 by Steven Y Park, MD
Thanksgiving
Nov 23 by Thomas Dock, Vet. Technician
Snoring As Your Internal Smoke Alar...
Nov 22 by Steven Y Park, MD
Community Members