Snacks between meals. The simplest reason. You snack on cookies, sandwiches, etc.. between meals, so you don't feel like eating at the right time. In fact, there is no loss of appetite as such in this case - you just eat at the wrong time, and you should reconsider your diet..

Emotional condition. Stress, anxiety, depression, tension, boredom, loneliness can cause loss of appetite - you either completely forget about food, or you try to eat, but you can’t, because you are too nervous.

More serious mental disorders can be attributed to the same category of causes: depression, anorexia nervosa, schizophrenia.

Medications. Loss of appetite can be caused by taking various medications: preparations containing digitalis; antibiotics; cold medicines containing FPA; painkillers; medicines for diabetes; anesthetics; drugs for chemotherapy.

Various diseases, serious and not so. The list of such diseases is very long: some types of acquired dementia (Alzheimer's disease), autoimmune diseases (scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis), problems with the endocrine system (particularly the thyroid gland), diabetes mellitus, diseases of the digestive or cardiovascular system, problems with the liver or.

Pregnancy. In this case, the loss of appetite is likely to go away on its own after some time..

So, you figured out what caused the loss of appetite.. What to do next? First of all, you need to establish the root cause: stop taking medications that cause a decrease in appetite, or start treatment for the disease.. If the loss of appetite was caused by a disease, he should recover after a complete cure..

If the reason is not very serious, then you can restore lost appetite at home..

First of all, you need to reconsider the diet and diet. To return your appetite, include your favorite dishes in your daily menu.. It is best to give preference to nutritious meals and drinks rich in proteins.. Eat little but often and drink plenty of fluids.

If a decrease in appetite is associated with emotional problems, infusions and decoctions of herbs will save you: half an hour before meals, drink decoctions of lemon balm, peppermint, chamomile or dill.

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