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I can't eat breakfast!
So this has started ever since highschool began, I can't eat breakfast, I just feel nausia when I see food, eggs, bacon, poptarts, sandwichs. I know its unhealthy I've been forcing myself to eat breakfast now! Yesterday I forced myself to eat a poptart and I threw up, I only had 4 bites? It's almost been a month and my parents are getting annoyed that I don't eat what they make me to eat. But then at like 9:59am-12:00pm I'm starving. Why is this happening?! And I have diahhrea now, which I have no clue why! HELP!
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I think you should bring a poptart to school and eat it when your hungry..forcing food down your throats not that healthy either. Maybe you should explain to your parents you know. like me..i use to never beable to eat breakfast but i started eating like when i was hungry and now its way easier...i think the diahhrea is just because your not eating the right foods. Hope helped
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Hey I often had the same problem, and you're quite right, it is really unhealthy to skip breakfast. The reason why it is happening is thta your stomach isnt use to digesting foods, its been fairly inactive for quiet a few hours. I have one idea that sorta works for me. First try healthier foods, they are often easyier to digest, and less nausiating, fruits work great. try getting up earlier as well. If you are one of those people who gets up at six a.m. to do your hair, attempt breakfast then. Try to eat an apple. then at around eight try and eat something alittle more like a bowl of cereal. try to drink a few beverages as well in the morning, a glass of orange juice, milk and even another glass of juice can help you to hydrate, so even if you dont get alot to eat in, then you wont run out of energy at 10, even tho that might not be your problem, you will notice that you feel less sluggish with a meal in the morning.
Get into a habit of going to bed and waking up around the same time everyday (yes that includes weekends aswell) because when you wake up at noon on sunday and then at 7 am on monday.it really confuses your stomach. if you dont wake up at six am to do your hair, you probably should force yourself to get up early. I know that sucks, but you can always get up to take your dog for a walk, or go for a morning jog. or if you have a tredmil you can just walk in your house. If you wake up at 6 and then run for a bit, your stomach will be awake and want to eat something. These are just a few ideas, but if none of them work for you, (which is deffinatly a possibility) talk to a professional. A gym/ health ed teacher may be able to help, or you can ask your parents to take you to a dietician. I hope I helped a bit. Good luck getting you mornings off to a healthy start!
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I am exactly the same way. It's normal for some people. Don't force yourself to eat when you're not hungry, but I suggest you drink a glass of milk before school to put something in your stomach. Hopefully if you do that for a week or so your body will get used to a schedule and you'll be able to eat in the mornings. Bring something small to class with you so you can have something to snack on until lunch starts. I've always had that problem. I can't eat breakfast and I haven't been able to since around the beginning of high school (I'm 21 now). So it's not uncommon, but it can be annoying. I suggest waking up on the weekends and eating breakfast (that way if you feel sick you'll be at home and not at school). You just need to keep on a schedule of eating that your body can adjust to. You could also try drinking green tea in the mornings because it helps with nausea, honey also helps. You could also try eating dry toast in the mornings. If none of this helps, then I suggest you go to the doctor just to make sure it's not something more serious. I hope this helps. <3 Dana
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I'm practically the same way. It's just when highschool started, I didn't have time in the morning to get in a breakfast, so my body got adjusted to a certain sort of eating schedule, and breakfast was never a part of it anymore. But as for the diahhrea, I'm not too sure why your body's reacting that badly to food, I would consider going to a doctor and check that out and ask them what you should do. But if you're starving around 12:00ish or so, just bring a poptart or some sort of bag filled with some crackers or a little snack and while you're walking to classes, sneak a little few bites. That's what I do sometimes. And whenever you're sitting getting stuff @ your locker, you can also sneak some bites there.
Also, I tried googling it up, and this site came up:
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I hope I helped.
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Adolescent nausea is surprisingly common. The reasons aren't always clear. Sometimes, teens suffer from reflux disease, a condition where acid in the stomach irritates the lining of the esophagus. These symptoms can occur at any time but they are most common when lying down. Occasionally, this kind of reflux follows a stomach infection with helicobacter pylori, the germ found to cause ulcers. However, more often these symptoms result from anxiety.
Most people know that their stomach hurts when they are under stress. How do emotions effect the stomach? Vomiting is a primitive defense. When human beings first roamed the earth, they ate tainted food on many occasions. One of the earliest defense mechanisms was the ability to vomit a bad meal. The tendency to vomit is associated with these primitive defense mechanisms. It’s not surprising that these feelings come back when we feel anxious. People often describe the sensation as "having a lump in the throat." This occurs because the digestive system shuts down to save energy in case you have to fight or run away. So emotions can certainly cause physical symptoms. Medical tests sometimes demonstrate these problems. A gastric emptying study may show a stomach that empties poorly. Other tests show acid rising in the esophagus. But these tests may only be abnormal under the conditions that produce the symptoms.
It’s harder to design a test to demonstrate the causes of anxiety. A diagnosis is most easily made through clinical experience. It helps the doctor to know that most teenagers are unlikely to have a serious disease. Adolescence is probably the healthiest time in life. Adjusting to new roles and expectations are the challenge of this stage of life. Accordingly, in most cases, a teenager is more likely to have emotional problems rather than a serious medical illness. However, remember that pregnancy in women can cause both anxiety and physical symptoms of nausea and morning vomiting. Drugs use in teens can also present with these symptoms.
Many people have trouble accepting that physical changes result from emotional causes. It’s sometimes possible to use medication to improve the symptoms while encouraging teenagers to examine how their lifestyle is contributing to the problem. We usually start by prescribing a mild antacid. These medications are very safe. They neutralize stomach acid without getting into the bloodstream. A second line of medication is called Cisapride. Cisapride helps empty the stomach more rapidly. This allows a teenager to eat some breakfast which helps reduce nausea. When the teen is feeling better we discuss ways they can improve their life to reduce stress.
The first step is to teach a teen to listen to their body. Teenagers often get very "keyed up" without realizing it. Meditation, yoga or karate can help a teen "tune in" to their body. Relaxation exercises may teach them how to relax when they get "up tight". There are other recommendations that sometimes help. Most families are very rushed in the morning. Get your son up a half hour earlier than usual and encourage him to do something relaxing. He might be encouraged to listen to gentle music or read a book. Tuning off high stress news or music radio stations. The object in all these measures is to "turn down the emotional volume" and allow the teen to relax enough to eat some breakfast. Better nutritional habits and regular exercise are often the best medicine.
These suggestions may not work immediately. Aim for small improvements. And most of all make sure your son gets to school unless he has a fever you can measure with a thermometer. Most teens aren’t inventing symptoms but it is easy for them to get out of a normal routines that provide a rhythm to the day. A teen who misses school, often sleeps all day and stays up all night. This backwards pattern can last for months leaving a teenager grumpy and exhausted. This problem isn’t unique to teenagers but it is sometimes easier for kids this age to fall into poor lifestyles that affect the way they feel. Insist on a normal routine with regular meals, school, exercise and sleep. This quickly starts most teens on the road to recovery. Teaching a teen to adopt a healthy life style isn’t easy but they have a lifetime to practice an improved approach to life’s stresses.
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