No Appetite!!!

I have experienced something similar. I usually panic and try to force myself to eat, even when my body is very clear that it needs to use its energy for something else for a few days. What do you do when this happens? Do you try to force in as much food as you can? What have you ben eating? Are you keeping track of hydration and electrolytes?

Some possibilities:
Gastroparesis (a form of dysautonomia in which part or all of the GI tract stalls)
Stress, anxiety, depression (these are more serious than people think)
Food allergies or MCAS or seasonal allergies
Parasites
SIBO
IBS or IBD
Reaction to a new med or supplement, or herx

There is a lot that we don't know about COVID-19, but I have not heard of people having only digestive symptoms. Usually something else would be going on for you by now, if this were pandemic-related.

I'm sorry that you are dealing with this. I get scared when my body rejects food because it feels like such a survival issue, but sometimes your body just needs a break.

Thanks for posting.This is the first time this have happened to me the loss of appetite which makes it very scary.I dont believe it’s Covid I am saying I’m scared to go to the doctor because of the covid going on.So yes I have been forcing myself to eat as much as I can.Last week I did get crippled with stress and anxiety about my symptoms and the pandemic and the fear of the unknown and I think this is what caused this to happen now I am afraid My appetite will not come back and worse.i took control of the stress and now loosing my appetite is sending me back to stress.quote="saraeli"]I have experienced something similar. I usually panic and try to force myself to eat, even when my body is very clear that it needs to use its energy for something else for a few days. What do you do when this happens? Do you try to force in as much food as you can? What have you ben eating? Are you keeping track of hydration and electrolytes?

Some possibilities:
Gastroparesis (a form of dysautonomia in which part or all of the GI tract stalls)
Stress, anxiety, depression (these are more serious than people think)
Food allergies or MCAS or seasonal allergies
Parasites
SIBO
IBS or IBD
Reaction to a new med or supplement, or herx

There is a lot that we don't know about COVID-19, but I have not heard of people having only digestive symptoms. Usually something else would be going on for you by now, if this were pandemic-related.

I'm sorry that you are dealing with this. I get scared when my body rejects food because it feels like such a survival issue, but sometimes your body just needs a break.

Sure. SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.

Its super common in the chronically ill. Are you or were you on Abx? Often times autonomic dysfunction can cause it, but abx can also do it. The antibiotics can cause a hit your levels of commensal bacteria, which opens up the door for opportunistic bacteria to overgrow in their place.

The opportunistic bacteria will release gasses, which is why you feel so bloated. I believe there's two types, those that release hydrogen and those that release methane. I believe the methane version causes constipation, and the hydrogen tends to cause diarrhea, but dont quote me on that.

You should be able to ask any GP or gastroenterologist for a test, its a 2 hr breath test and can often be done at home.

Obviously SIBO is not good for you, its another infection that must be treated before you can return to health. The standard treatment is Rifaximin, an antibiotic that works specifically on the intestines. You may also need to temporarily change your diet for a short period of time if the abx dont work completely. They dont know why diet works, but it does. Probably has something to do with a leaky gut and stomach inflammation.

This is funny timing because I literally plan on doing an at home SIBO test this weekend. Often times once you've had it you can get it again, and with my recent flare up in autoimmune symptoms combined with some diarrhea and poor diet since corona began, I want to make sure that that isnt contributing to my illness. It can turn into a feedback loop where chronic illness causes SIBO which causes more illness.

Post Edited (dcd2103) : 4/30/2020 10:04:00 AM (GMT-6)

Yes I am on Clarithromycin,rifampin,plaquenil,and disulfiram.I decided today just to take my probiotics and enzymes.never have I experienced no appetite at all and for this many days.quote="dcd2103"]Sure. SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.

Its super common in the chronically ill. Are you or were you on Abx? Often times autonomic dysfunction can cause it, but abx can also do it. The antibiotics can cause a hit your levels of commensal bacteria, which opens up the door for opportunistic bacteria to overgrow in their place.

The opportunistic bacteria will release gasseswhich is why you feel so bloated. I believe there's two types, those that release hydrogen and those that release methane. I believe the methane version causes constipation, and the hydrogen tends to cause diarrhea, but dont quote me on that.

You should be able to ask any GP or gastroenterologist for a test, its a 2 hr breath test and can often be done at home.

Obviously SIBO is not good for you, its another infection that must be treated before you can return to health. The standard treatment is Rifaximin, an antibiotic that works specifically on the intestines. You may also need to temporarily change your diet for a short period of time if the abx dont work completely. They dont know why diet works, but it does. Probably has something to do with a leaky gut and stomach inflammation.

This is funny timing because I literally plan on doing an at home SIBO test this weekend. Often times once you've had it you can get it again, and with my recent flare up in autoimmune symptoms combined with some diarrhea and poor diet since corona began, I want to make sure that that isnt contributing to my illness. It can turn into a feedback loop where chronic illness causes SIBO which causes more illness.

My SIBO test just came back extremly elevated. <20ppm hydrogren production is normal. Mine was a 64! The bout of SIBO that preceeded my nerve disease in april 2019 was 102, which my gastro said was the highest reading hes ever recorded.

I'm thinking i kept searching for an infection...Lyme, co infections, etc. Turns out the infection could have been SIBO all along.