How do you stimulate appetite?

Answer 1

This blogger identifies with this issue and offers some tips on stimulating appetite:

"In light of my experience, and because I know there are others out there who dream of one day having curves of their own, here are my own set of tips on how to deal with a loss of appetite:

• Go to the grocery store and walk down all the aisles. If you see something that makes you feel hungry, get it.
• Keep a special stash of crackers or granola bars on hand for tough days
• Have small snacks throughout the day so that making a meal doesn't seem like such a big deal. Small bags of walnuts, raisins, an apple, some cheese and crackers, a glass of chocolate milk…
• If there is a particular food you love, indulge yourself. For me it was potatoes. Mashed, boiled, baked, fried, any way I could have them. On their own or as part of a larger meal
• Eat with friends. Make a lunch or dinner date with someone else (especially if they are aware of the difficulty). Eating is a social activity, and it's easier to eat more sometimes when you're distracted and can spread it out over a longer period of time.
• Make food with friends! Even better, as the preparation and anticipation can increase appetite as well. Again, because you're committing to eating with others, it becomes harder to avoid your body's hunger.
• Give in to the fries! Or ! If it makes you hungry, eat it, as long as you can also ensure you're meeting your nutritional requirements. For me, I occasionally began eating red meat again, a little bit at a time, because my body craved those particular tastes and nutrients. Watch out for signs of anaemia.
• Try some new foods. This was a hard step for me, but once I found a method that agreed with me, I was able to try new foods, as long as I was in a comfortable, supportive, unpressured environment. Stir fry, kabobs, sweet and sour veggie meatballs, spring rolls and even avocadoes have made it into my diet."

Answer 2

I've been using Sensa for almost a month now. Basically, its a powder you sprinkle over your food to help with portion control. My mom gave it to me on my birthday, but I'm pretty sure you can find it on QVC. If not, Google it. My problem has always been overeating... it seems to take a lot for me to feel full. Sensa has been great! I'm on week 3 and I've lost 5 pounds, which is awesome because I lost the weight without feeling hungry. That has never been the case for me with other diets. I always end up sneaking food because I'm starving.

There are lot of appetite suppressants available. Some popular choices include Adipex, proactol, reductil, meridia, zotrim etc.

Answer 3

You can increase your appetite by having sexual intercourse.
Here are a few sure-fire ways to increase one's appetite:

# Exercise -- burning calories means you'll be hungry for additional fuel. # Smoke marijuana -- THC, the active ingredient in cannabis is a proven appetite stimulant. # Get proper sleep -- sleep cycles and appetite can be related. Healthy sleep increases appetite....

Answer 4

Various appetite stimulant medications are available if there is a medical condition suppressing the appetite, such as dementia, cancer or cancer therapy, AIDS, etc.

The three most often prescribed have been:

Remerol

Marinol

Megace

And in some states:

Medical Marijuana

Also:

Steroids in low doses may sometimes help, if there are no contraindications.

Marinol is a capsule that has the active ingredient in marijuana that gives the "munchies". It is good since the dosage is controlled, it doesn't need to be eaten or smoked (although there are vaporizers for delivery of medical marijuana) and it also helps with nausea due to chemotherapy, etc. Some doctors are hesitant to prescribe it due to the perceived connection with street drug use, but it can be effective and should be considered along with other appetite stimulants that have more adverse side effects.

Non Medical Conditions:

If the reason for the loss of appetite is not a medical condition or treatment, then some people can improve appetite by Chewing Gum, using aroma therapy, and some herbs are available at health food stores that are claimed to help. These may also help those with medical loss of appetite, but are usually less effective for the extremely lowered appetite from medical conditions.

Answer 5

All you have to do is to wait until the body tells you that it is hungry. If you are having trouble building up an appetite you may have something like an endocrine imbalance. If you are concerned, please see your doctor.

Answer 6

-Eat small meals often.-Entice yourself with foods you find tasty

-If you feeling full too early, try eating more nutritionally dense foods such as nuts, nut butters, avocados, coconut milk, etc.

-Avoid drinking too many liquids right before meals

-Cut back on chewing gum, coffee, diet drinks, and other appetite suppressants.

Answer 7

Regaining your appetite will depend on the reason you lost your appetite. Once you know what caused your lack of appetite, you can figure out ways to regain it.

Answer 8

Take 50 Mg. of seroquel.

70 Mg. of vyvance.

And 20 Mg. of Prozac (Fluoxetine)

Answer 9

Slowly. Trust me on this.

If you haven't eaten for several days, it may sound like a good idea to wolf down a large meal, but you probably won't keep it long if you do.