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Q: Weight gain and appetite problems
asked by: asdasdasdasdasd on July 31st, 2008
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Ok well I have been thin my whole life - like really thin, mostly cause I havent eaten enough and I have never even had enough to eat. Anyway couple years ago with BMI around 15 I decided to cut the BS and start eating a lot more. well ofc I gained a lot of weight fastly - around 30 pounds with no problems really.

Anyway since then my weight has just wabbeld there (now it is around 123 pounds and height is 5ยด11) for like 2 years. Nowdays eating even enough is still a problem, I just dont have the appetite for it, and I hate to start the morning with just thinking how I get enough calories down. The worst thing are the stomich problems, sometimes I just feel full allday and feel like puking. Other days I am at least hungry but my stomich gets sick for somereason, exspecially in the morning or while drinking lots of water while doing sports. I just want my appetite to increase a lot... and be able to eat my portions swiftly and not think about it, like everyone else does. I also have big problems on finishing normal sized portions like a pizza. So my question is is there anyway to increase appetite / make me feel empty more often (I everyday have to force myself to eat).

yea and I go to gym 2-3 times a week but it is kind of pointless if I dont somehow fix my food intake.
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californchick
replied on July 31st, 2008
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Hey
What do you eat when you eat? Have you been to the doctors about this matter? Do you any health conditions that could explain this?

I understand what you are going through I still have a little problem but getting smaller I eat alot more now
If you dont want to go to the doctors try this. Ok when you eat dinner instead of eating your veggies and whatever else you eat EAT your protein your meat first, Have you tried protein shakes, like a slim fast, ensure ? Stop going to the gym for 2 weeks ok this what you do eat small meals through out the day and take your vitamins also key ?
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asdasdasdasdasd
replied on August 1st, 2008
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Well I want to go to gym cause at least it makes me hungry...

The problem is mostly that I get the feeling of being full too easily. And any stress and I totally lose my will to eat.

So I just want to know is there anything I can do to make me more hungry, I want to be able to finish even those bigger portions. yeah and ofc I have fast metabolism too.

(I usualy eat around 2000-2500 calories a day).
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californchick
replied on August 1st, 2008
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What do you
What do you eat normally?
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asdasdasdasdasd
replied on August 1st, 2008
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I mostly eat meat/chicken, pizzas and some potatoes with them and ofc some weggies (but not enough) I also take vitamins. I drink mostly milk (a bit less than gallon a day) and juices, rarely soft drinks. I know I dont eat enough stuff like bread and weggies, cause they are somewhat hard to make, expensive and are not calorie dense.

the problem isnt that big since many guys on my age class are underweight. I still want to gain weight though, and I want better appetite, it is not nice feeling full after one bite of something, also like I said my stomich gets sick, couple times a week.

I was acualy diagnosed with the helico plyroli, and I took the antibiots (this was 2 months ago), when I was on the medication I couldnt eat anything, just after couple of bites I started to feel like puking. I always feel like that but not even close as much then. Funnily enough I can be empty and still feel like full.

So again if you can help me to get stronger appetite I would like that. One thing that could be causing this is my completly disordered eating times but I dunno.
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nightangel73
replied on August 1st, 2008
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asdasdasdasdasd wrote:
I mostly eat meat/chicken, pizzas and some potatoes with them and ofc some weggies (but not enough) I also take vitamins. I drink mostly milk (a bit less than gallon a day) and juices, rarely soft drinks. I know I dont eat enough stuff like bread and weggies, cause they are somewhat hard to make, expensive and are not calorie dense.

the problem isnt that big since many guys on my age class are underweight. I still want to gain weight though, and I want better appetite, it is not nice feeling full after one bite of something, also like I said my stomich gets sick, couple times a week.

I was acualy diagnosed with the helico plyroli, and I took the antibiots (this was 2 months ago), when I was on the medication I couldnt eat anything, just after couple of bites I started to feel like puking. I always feel like that but not even close as much then. Funnily enough I can be empty and still feel like full.

So again if you can help me to get stronger appetite I would like that. One thing that could be causing this is my completly disordered eating times but I dunno.


how was your Helico pylory diagnosed? Did you had a gastroscopy for this? I had helico once and I remember it did took me a long time to recover. Definetly several months for my tummy to be back to normal. I just wonder about the gastroscopy because that could rule out you having any other issues (like ulcers, tumors etc).
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asdasdasdasdasd
replied on August 2nd, 2008
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It was a blood test, what is a gastroscopy?
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