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Loss of Appetite

Hello.

Not really a problem as such, but I'm quite surprised that I've had no real appetite for the past couple of days. In two days, I've literally had two small meals and a snack around lunchtime, that's entirely it. It's very unusual for me, but I just don't feel hungry.

Just wondering if anybody knew if there could be any obvious causes behind this...
Reply 1
are you less active physically than usual?
Reply 2
Lib North
Hello.

Not really a problem as such, but I'm quite surprised that I've had no real appetite for the past couple of days. In two days, I've literally had two small meals and a snack around lunchtime, that's entirely it. It's very unusual for me, but I just don't feel hungry.

Just wondering if anybody knew if there could be any obvious causes behind this...


Unless it continues for long, do not worry.
Reply 3
dh00001
are you less active physically than usual?


Perhaps a little - revision season and all that.
Lib North
Hello.

Not really a problem as such, but I'm quite surprised that I've had no real appetite for the past couple of days. In two days, I've literally had two small meals and a snack around lunchtime, that's entirely it. It's very unusual for me, but I just don't feel hungry.

Just wondering if anybody knew if there could be any obvious causes behind this...


you smoking a lot?
Reply 5
It doesn't seem serious, as you're still eating. Make sure you continue drinking lots of water.

I tend to eat less if I'm not as active and this seems to be the case at the moment with revision and everything. That could be why?
stress or anxiety
Reply 7
i go through things like this.. one day i can be starving, and the next day i just won't feel like eating.

happens every few months.. i don't know what causes it.
Reply 8
I find around exam time, when I am nervous and slightly stressed, that my hunger goes slightly. Whenever I am focused on something serious basically!
If you are feeling okay otherwise and as long as it doesnt last too long then i'd say its nothing to worry about :smile:
Or just walk past a good smelling bakery a few times and see if that gets your appetite back; usually works for me :P
Reply 10
Have you been under alot of stress recently? becuase i know with me, i dont eat food at all in college or in the morning, im just soo stressed with a lot of courswork and exams right now i just dont have the stomach to eat food, when im at college, before and after. For some odd reason just looking at food makes me seem to not like it, i.e yesterday i saw some gawjuss strawbery cheescake, and opted for a carrot instead. Does any of this sound similar to you? For me though, after a stressfull day, when college is over, etc and ive done my work/and homework, my apetite comes back like a monster.

Just give it some time, and it should come back.