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sandylizz

Posts: 97
From: Shrewsbury
Registered: 10-Nov-2006

appetite again...
Posted: 25-Nov-2006 23:22

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Im one of the ones that has a very poor appetite but in the last few days I dont get hungry at all just feel sick which makes it very hard to eat.. I used to get hungry but when I ate I was full quick not sure why Its changed.. Anyone else get this and what do you do? I already take anti sickness tablets...

xx Sandy xx

softie

Posts: 1,070
From: Croydon, Surrey
Registered: 07-Feb-2004

Re: appetite again...
Posted: 26-Nov-2006 03:27

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Very occasionally, when my chest is bad, I start to get that sick-when-I-should-be-hungry feeling. In my case it's because I've got a stomach full of sputum, caused by the difficulty I have spitting during physio while I am really unwell. Food buffers it, but when my stomach is empty all that yuck irritates my stomach.

There's only one cure for me - I let myself be sick. I feel OK to do it because it only happens once in a blue moon, but do NOT do this if it becomes regular, or for any reason other than swallowed sputum!

I drink a very large amount of warm water, and go and stand in front of the toilet. My stomach does the rest. I don't stick my fingers down my throat or anything, and if I'm not sick enough to throw up then I give up after a minute or two. If I do throw up I then wash my mouth out and drink a large amount of warm milk (with creon), and then find my appetite is back.

Richard.

mikey

Posts: 22
From: home
Registered: 25-Apr-2004

Re: appetite again...
Posted: 26-Nov-2006 09:23

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I always, without fail, feel sick and loose my appetite when I'm on I.V's.

I hardly ever eat a full meal when I'm on them. The drugs just make me feel too sick. It's a double-edged sword, I need to eat to fight infection, but the drugs that are helping me, are stealing my appetite. I even had to stop them early this time because I was feeling so sick. I lost a total of 6kg on my last course because of this.

I've put the weight back on now, and am trying to get even more back on as a back-up for when I fall ill next time.

The heat also makes me loose my appetite.

When it's hot I never eat. So I start taking salt tablets, and it slowly comes back.

Lil Raver

Posts: 73
From: ma house
Registered: 08-Nov-2006

Re: appetite again...
Posted: 26-Nov-2006 14:02

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I usually start to lose my appetite 2 weeks b4 my iv's nd everything tastes rotten, its not great jst now because of the stomac problems i was havin ther for 3 weeks ut its slowly coming bak.

Thats a good thing softie has said bout the warm milk maby i should try that.

Hope ur feelin better soon Sandy,

Take Care,

James.