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eevee asked in HealthOther - Health · 1 decade ago

Am I sick? please help?

i got sick ( like throwing up sick) afew days ago. ever since then, i have felt fine but i have had a tiny appetite and its not anorexia because i feel like i normally eat more than i am now. i want to eat more but i cant because i get stuffed faster. (im not fat)

pleadse try to help!!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Sounds like you have a virus. Not surprising they are going around a lot lately, hey its winter. Just eat as much as your body will let you and take a multivitamin. Also drink a lot of water. Sometimes when your body is used to throwing up from being sick it takes a little while to bounce back to normal. It goes into starvation mode and tries to preserve the fat and protein stores as much as possible and binge eating will just make you feel sicker. Try eating high caloric snacks in between like macadamia nuts or cashews so you get a good source of protein. Make the most of the amount your body will agree with until your full appetite comes back. Your body knows how much it needs you don't need to stuff it or worry about becoming an emaciated skinny little thing unless this goes on for more than a few more weeks and you lose more than 5% of your body weight.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sometimes after i'm sick and have been throwing up a lot I can't eat that much either. Your stomach probably gets used to having less food in it at one time so you feel full faster than normal. Just try eating small meals through out the day and maybe that'll help you eventually be able to sit down to eat a nice meal ;)

  • 1 decade ago

    This could be because when you were throwing up you didn't eat as much. Your stomach may have shrank or your body became accustomed to eating very little. I've experienced this numerous times but return to normal after a week or two. If it has only been a few days I'd say give it more time or if the problem is big for you, seek a doctor's opinion.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yeah that is how your body works....if you've been eating small meals for a few days your stomach contracts and that is why your appetite is smaller. That is completely normal. If you slowly start to eat your normal portions again your stomach will slowly expand back to usual. Hope this helps. Good luck!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Loss of appetite is a symptom of the flu and other minor sicknesses. Just try to get some rest.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I had same problem

    it takes a while to regain all your strentgh

    your body won.t accept a lot of food

    give it a bout 5 days to 2 weeks

    if it.s not better in a few weeks talk to ur doctor

    try gradually working on eating more food but don.t force urself to eat a lot of food

    =D

  • 1 decade ago

    Ask yourself if there is any discomfort in your stomach. Is there any discomfort at all after you have eaten something. Do you feel you are not digesting your meal okay? Are your toilet habits still abnormal, infrequent? Are you losing a drastic amount of weight? If you answer yes to any of these questions then you must see the doctor straightaway.

  • Matrix
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You probably had an intestinal virus that is finally passing. If your appetite does not pick up in a few days see a doctor.

    Source(s): Doctors are our friends.
  • 1 decade ago

    Since you were throwing up, you were obviously not eating as much as you usually do.

    Therefore, your stomach will shrink.

    (That is how people get fat. They eat a lot, then their stomach expands, and then whenever they eat, they need to fill their bigger stomach.)

    Just push yourself to eat more when you're eating. (not to the point of throwing up, though)

    Then, your stomach will expand back to its normal size and everything will be back to normal again.

  • 1 decade ago

    maybe if u take a medicine like i do its bc when u take it and not eat anything it makes me feel really sick and the medicine i take makes my appetite go way down

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