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Why am I never hungry?
I'm a 14 year old girl, 5'6" and about 100 lbs. Normally I don't count calories, but when I do it's less than 1,200. If I eat more than that, I tend to feel sick and sometimes get diarrhea. I rarely ever get hungry, only when I haven't eaten for a long time (like more than 12 hours). I think I'm very healthy though.. I exercise at least an hour a day and never eat highly processed food. So why is this happening? Is there something wrong with my digestion? Should I see a doctor?
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You sound very healthy by your own description. You eat what we might term 'proper' food and take exercise. You would not have the energy available to exercise if you were under-nourished. There's a big difference between malnutrition and 'feeling hungry'. The feeling of hunger is all down to the release of neurotransmitters, stimulated by the workings of the digestive system. Think of it as your body sending messages to your mind. Like the fuel gauge going bleep in a car when it needs more fuel. Although food and dining are enjoyable and social activities a lot of the time, in essence, food is just fuel for the body. So if you aren't feeling hunger, you are presumably getting enough fuel? Over-eating will indeed make us feel sick. It's another one of those 'message' mechanisms. We can wolf down a lot of food, too quickly for he 'tank full' message to respond and make us stop, the result is feeling bloated, sluggish and very sick. How much is too much varies from person to person. Obviously a larger stomach will take more to fill, hence the 'gastric band' surgery to help obese people shed weight. The diarrhoea reference is somewhat troubling.It's not simply a 'looseness' in bowel movements (sorry if it sounds a bit gross) but is correctly used when the movements are much more frequent than usual. You will keep having to 'go' until you are empty and any further food will similarly go 'straight through you' as it were. If this describes your symptoms then it's a good idea to make a visit to the doctor. A single, larger, possibly quite loose bowel movement 8 to 12 hours or so after eating more than your usual intake is not actually diarrhoea. There's actually no point in taking in more calories than you burn up. The body merely stores the energy as fat, and the energy thus stored is much harder for the body to access than the instantly available fuel it can call on from carbs and sugars. Hope there's something in my reply that helps. If you are worried make that appointment with the doc.
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