can stress cause appetie loss/weight loss?

Question

A lot of stressful things happened to me last Tuesday, since then food hasn't sounded so good. I try to eat and only end up throwing up or having diarrhea... I've lost 12 lbs in 7 days now. And I don't know what is really a "healthy" weight loss but I'm sure 12 lbs isn't. Is there any way the stress is causing this? Is there a bug that could make me sick for that long?

Answer 1

stress can DEFINITELY cause appetite/weight loss and the stress hormone, CORTISOL, causes a slew of things in your stomach and bowels so when you try to eat, nausea, vomiting & diarrhea can surely occur. you're right, 12 lbs. in 7 days is not healthy... and as far as any bug that can give you the same symptoms for that amount of time, there are many. but it would depend on the characteristics (how often, bloody vs. watery) of your vomitus and diarrhea. you should be wary of metabolic imbalances and dehydration in the setting of your symptoms.

Answer 2

Yes this has happened to me before. Several months back my boyfriend and I went through a difficult time where I thought we were going to break up for good. I was devastated and couldnt do anything but lay in my bed and cry, for almost a week I'd say. No eating, barely any drinking, no going anywhere, no shower. Just laying in the bed crying and stressing out. I must have lost 15 pounds. Luckily that BS is over and I am better now, and we're still together. If your stress is causing weight loss, I'd say that the most important thing to pay attention to is that you're drinking enough water and taking vitamins daily. You can go without food for quite a long time, but not water. When I was going through my ordeal, no food I could think of tasted good, and the only thing nutritious I could keep down were those Ensure drinks they sell in the drug store.

Answer 3

Stress can cause you to lose weight as you get to where you just can't eat sometimes. I would say if you have lost 12 lbs. in 7 days you had better get to your Dr. quick and see what's wrong with you. I think the flu is going around in some parts of the country. Maybe you have that but go to the Dr.

Answer 4

Stress can cause this but you need to see a Dr to find out if anything else could be wrong. 12 pounds in 7 days is a lot of weight to lose.

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Answer 6

It is possible for stress to cause you to feel sick. I would go to the doctor and find out what could be wrong. It does seem odd that a bug would make you sick this long and it very well could be stress. I'd see a doctor for help, it's definitely not healthy for you to lose that much weight. Good luck. : )

Answer 7

No bug, just extreme stress and anxiety. The brain acts in mysterious ways and one of them is the affect on eating caused by stress, hardship, mental pain, loss of a loved one etc.

Answer 8

dont skip meals

Answer 9

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Answer 10

use the freezer to add some extra oomph to summer foods freeze grapes for some bite sized delights or get a popsicle mold and freeze some greek yogurt with berries