Appetite

[brianj]

Hi,

i keep losing my appetite,i know i have to eat,but when it comes to it,i find it difficult and feel quite sick.

Any ideas, i know when im on a course of steroids,then im ok.

[Hidden]

Hi Brian yes eating is important, try eating little but often maybe small bits are more manageable than 1 large meal. X Sonia x

[peege in reply to Hidden]

Eat little and often. I think you should get checked out a docs though. P

[helingmic in reply to peege]

Peeg, and also a dietician who would advise you what to eat to make it go down more easily.

[Suzy6]

Hello Brian I was the same as you about 18 months ago. I had no appetite and lost a lot of weight. My Consultant said six small meals a day. I manage five. I add Soya protein powder to smoothies, mashed potato anything I can and eat a healthy diet. I find if I'm active I actually do get hungry and can eat small meals slowly. I am back to my normal weight now. I may have a link saved regarding foods to eat. Will look and post here if I can find it. xx

[Suzy6]

Here is one link Brian

copd.about.com/od/copd/a/co...

But as peeg says have a chat with your Doctor.

[Colours23]

I know I can't eat anything I'm on the complain at the moment,don't know why.

[Colours23]

Oh it's easy to say eat this eat that ooooh a little at a time!!! BUT,if you have NO appetite you can't eat,nurse said mouth infection ,had some lovey natural suspension Nystan,tastes lovely ,but still cant eat,oh well.

[pollyjj]

I know how exactly how you feel, I was very ill in March and lost loads of weight going down from a size 16 to a size 8 only just under 7 stone now and try really hard to eat but somedays just can't. I have just bought a slow cooker so it makes a meal easy to do, I think tiredness is a big factor when having to cook.

You really should go to the doctor who in turn will probably send you to a dietician who can give you Fortisip drinks which have lot of the vitamins and minerals you need.

Take care

polly xx

[Suzy6 in reply to pollyjj]

You are right Polly tiredness was and sometimes is my problem. Either to tired to cook or when I have cooked too tired to eat. Hope the slow cooker proves successful. Think I might get mine off the shelf wash and cook, especially now weather has turned cold. Lovely stew and dumplings.

[pollyjj in reply to Suzy6]

That is exactly what we have got today, 1st go with it so fingers crossed.

polly xx

[Suzy6 in reply to pollyjj]

It will be fine Polly. Let me know the results. I'm not an eager cook when I make the effort I'm good but not my first choice of enjoyment. Slow cooker a doddle. family think I have really made an effort instead of putting it in and just leaving it.xx

[pollyjj in reply to Suzy6]

Will do smells good.

polly xx

[Ohtwo]

Feel quite relieved I am not on my own. Sorry I know this does not answer your question but the answers to your question helped me. I should really ask more as people on this site have most of the answers.

Kindest GJ

Ps would still like to know what causes this disinterest in food.

[lindacolman14 in reply to Ohtwo]

I also have lost weight from lack of appetite and interest in food. It seems to be caused by one of the drugs I am on which is Pirfenidone. It causes sense of smell and taste to alter. Bread when toasting smells like tuna fish, when I open a packet of ham it smells the same. Ok if you like tuna, but I don't. I have always tried over the years to eat healthy, but now, I really just want biscuits, cake, fruit malt loaf. I really enjoyed a rice pudding recently.

Perhaps some of your meds are also causing this.

Linda

[Ohtwo in reply to lindacolman14]

Poor you. I am happy to say I still have taste and smell. You have just mentioned rice pudding. I am going to get some while I feel I want to. I am on the sAme meds I have been on for years.

Kindest regards

GJ

[Hidden]

i lost loads of weight and have been put on complan by the gp so maybe you could have a chat with yours x