18 Days, no appetite
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18 Days, no appetite
Hi all, I have been sober for 18 days now. Before that I was drinking about a case of beer a day for the last 11 months. Concerned I had really messed my liver up I had labs done the other day, full metabolic panel and all that stuff. Luckily my labs came back normal. That was a big sigh of relief.
The withdrawal has not been too bad aside from a huge amount of anxiety and daily headaches. Hopefully that anxiety will subside now that my labs came back fine because that was a huge concern. However, I just don't feel hungry. Sometimes I can feel a little hunger in my stomach but the thought of eating just does't appeal to me. I have to force myself to eat.
I'm glad to be sober for 18 days but really wish I would feel like eating again. I wonder how long this will last.
The withdrawal has not been too bad aside from a huge amount of anxiety and daily headaches. Hopefully that anxiety will subside now that my labs came back fine because that was a huge concern. However, I just don't feel hungry. Sometimes I can feel a little hunger in my stomach but the thought of eating just does't appeal to me. I have to force myself to eat.
I'm glad to be sober for 18 days but really wish I would feel like eating again. I wonder how long this will last.
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Good on the lab results!
I went through the same thing with the appetite. Until I started an exercise program.
Three weeks sober, and I'm eating normally again. Not to mention food tastes so much better when sober.
Good luck!
I went through the same thing with the appetite. Until I started an exercise program.
Three weeks sober, and I'm eating normally again. Not to mention food tastes so much better when sober.
Good luck!
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It will happen in early sobriety i was full after a half can of soup and that was after eating nothing after 6 days
i am 15 months sober now and my meals are a lot bigger than a half can of soup
Congrats on 18 days thats fantastic your appetite should improve anyday now
i am 15 months sober now and my meals are a lot bigger than a half can of soup
Congrats on 18 days thats fantastic your appetite should improve anyday now
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Great job on your 18 days!
I'm on day five right now, so still a bit shaky and nauseated but it's getting better. I was so used to filling myself up with alcohol I'm not sure my stomach can handle a lot of food right now. I'm forcing myself to eat too. I just tell myself it will take a while yet for my body to return to normal functioning.
I'm on day five right now, so still a bit shaky and nauseated but it's getting better. I was so used to filling myself up with alcohol I'm not sure my stomach can handle a lot of food right now. I'm forcing myself to eat too. I just tell myself it will take a while yet for my body to return to normal functioning.
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Thanks for the feedback all. I'm going to try to exercise more to see if that helps. I was dumb and detoxed without medical supervision or any kind of medication so I imagine that might have something to do with it. I'd detoxed before and never experienced appetite issues. If anything I was eating more and craved sweets. I'm glad to have 18 days behind me though. Other than the headaches and the appetite I feel better than I have in a long time.
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The weird thing is I had no cravings to drink since I quit because I was terrified and convinced I had gone too far and developed cirrhosis. I worry a lot as it is and had been in a constant state of panic. Now that my labs came back good I'm having cravings again. I just have to keep reminding myself how terrified I have been over the last few weeks and how miserable that feeling made me. That helps me keep the desire for a beer at bay.
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Smoothies!!
Drink your nutrients - in a yummy, healthy way! I mix whatever fruit I have with almond milk, chocolate protein powder, a spoon of coconut oil or peanut butter, and sometimes add handfuls of spinach (it basically disappears into the shake, but offers nutrition. it turns green, but still tastes like a chocolate banana smoothie).
Easy to consume, sweet, easily absorbed nutrients because it is liquefied.
Just live on this stuff until your appetite returns. I agree with the adding in moderate exercise, too - works toxins out of your system, offers great meditation, and the fresh air makes you feel alive and hungry.
Drink your nutrients - in a yummy, healthy way! I mix whatever fruit I have with almond milk, chocolate protein powder, a spoon of coconut oil or peanut butter, and sometimes add handfuls of spinach (it basically disappears into the shake, but offers nutrition. it turns green, but still tastes like a chocolate banana smoothie).
Easy to consume, sweet, easily absorbed nutrients because it is liquefied.
Just live on this stuff until your appetite returns. I agree with the adding in moderate exercise, too - works toxins out of your system, offers great meditation, and the fresh air makes you feel alive and hungry.
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That happened to me as well. But I found that if I ate smaller meals and like 4-5 a day, then I could get the necessary calories in me. Now my appetite is back to normal.
Those headaches lasted a good week for me and then they gradually went away. I still get some from time to time but now they arent so bad.
Those headaches lasted a good week for me and then they gradually went away. I still get some from time to time but now they arent so bad.
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