gertie Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 I'm wondering if not getting hungry is a symptom of this illness or just my age? I'm in late 70's & for a few last years I don't get hungry & when I eat a small amount I don't feel like I digest it for hours. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KiminOrlando Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 That happens to me and I have gastroparesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyproblems Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Me too. Gastroparesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertie Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Thank you. I ate light breakfast this am & felt like nothing digested. I decided to experiment so I took an Ativan .5 & forgot about it. In a few minutes I started burping & felt like my food was digesting & even went for a walk & ate a light lunch. That also leads me to believe some of it is caused by stress & anxiety. Nothing is much fun anymore is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizaangelica Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 This has been an issue for me my whole life. I don’t have other digestive issues (that I know of), so I’ve had to do some looking into why POTS could cause this. Of course I found basically nothing specific. But it makes sense to me that it could be just another symptom of our bodies not sending/receiving the correct information. Another thing is that there’s discussion of POTS causing sensory issues (poor processing). This includes the sensations that we experience inside our bodies, as well as outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdie Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 I have had the same symptoms as the original post is complaining about. I have experienced that there are times where I am not hungry or I eat just a few bites of something and I’m completely full or disinterested in continuing to eat anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmep37 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Snap - the last time I can remember being hungry was about 10 years ago. I eat when it's meal times and after a couple of bites I'm full up! I force myself to eat regardless of my lack of appetite or awful amounts of nausea as I get too skinny otherwise but food is no longer something I enjoy, it's something I endure!! When I'm in a POTS flare and I vomit my food is completely recognisable even several hours after eating - my GP has prescribed me Domperidone for these times and I find it really helps speed up the digestion process and gets rid of that feeling that everything is just sitting in your stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KiminOrlando Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Domperidone is what I take and it helps tremendously. I finally got my doctor's attention when I told him I threw up spaghetti the next morning. He said, "impossible." I said, "very possible because it happens often. I need you to figure out how and why." He figured it out. Sorry about the TMI. I also eat because it is time to eat, not because I'm hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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