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What Causes Lack Of Appetite?

what will happen to me if i cant eat? i have been really fed up and unhappy lately and for some reason stopped eating. i cant even buy food without heaving now. ive had one slice of bread today and not much else in 4 days. I feel tired, wobbly and very sad. i cant figure out what is wrong with me or why im doing it
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
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Hi,

Sorry to hear about what are you are going through. along food is very necessary to sustain life, and is required for energy to perform different tasks.

If you don't eat enough Good, you may develop different types of anaemia which is low levels of haemoglobin in blood, lethargy, weakness, decreased immunity which can lead to infections.

Decreased appetite can be due to many causes like infections, inflammation somewhere in the body or due to psychiatric problems.

I would advise you to do regular exercise, meet your doctor to screen you for any infection/inflammations and if everything is fine, then do consult a psychiatry specialist who will help a lot.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Muhammad Zahir Shah, Internal Medicine Specialist
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What Causes Lack Of Appetite?

Hi, Sorry to hear about what are you are going through. along food is very necessary to sustain life, and is required for energy to perform different tasks. If you don t eat enough Good, you may develop different types of anaemia which is low levels of haemoglobin in blood, lethargy, weakness, decreased immunity which can lead to infections. Decreased appetite can be due to many causes like infections, inflammation somewhere in the body or due to psychiatric problems. I would advise you to do regular exercise, meet your doctor to screen you for any infection/inflammations and if everything is fine, then do consult a psychiatry specialist who will help a lot. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Muhammad Zahir Shah, Internal Medicine Specialist