No appetite on bad days and herx days

How do I make myself eat?

I'm afraid I'm going to get nauseous on those days, as often happens.

Last night, I was so tired, I had no interest whatsoever in making or eating dinner. I didn't have the strength to make or eat dinner!

It was all I could do just to get ready for bed.

Margaret

I still get nausea a lot but it is much better. Its hard to make yourself eat. I literally just drank all my meals when I felt like crap. Peppermint tea and ginger tea and they make ginger candies to nibble on. I didn't really find much to help my nausea. What about pre made salads at the supermarket. I would pick those up and they last a couple of days.

My husband still has to make dinner. It was really sad, my son said..."mom remember when you used to make those really good dinners" Oh well. Maybe in time I can do that again!

Ooooh, telegram, i am so sorry. Try nibbling something you really like during the day. Eating small pieces every hour or so...not eating will only make you weaker. Make a smoothy and zip on it while watching TV. Think that you need to get better, that will give you the strength to prepare something to eat. Don't anticipate nausea, that won't help you. Focus on things that make you happy. Watch comedies, programs that will make you laugh, sink your thoughts in a nice adventurous book. You have to focus on getting well, not on the "what if..." Hope you feel better...

Do you have a freezer? If you do, you could make up a big batch of bone broth if you have a day where you feel more energetic. Freeze it in serving sizes so you could make up a soup easily by adding some frozen vegies and a protein if you want. Just drinking plain broth is nice sometimes. My daughter and I find it very satisfying to just have a cup of broth. She makes a simple soup with it, adding some greens, onions, and garlic, then she puts a little Hatcho Miso in her bowl and mixes it in a little water and then pours in the broth mix. She does that quite a bit on days when she doesn't want a lot to eat. I forgot to mention that we often put ginger in that mix too.

Wow, what great and useful responses!

The only remedy I have for nausea is Phenergan (?) suppositories. Sometimes I have to double the dose, if the nausea is really bad. Another doctor just gave me Zofran, which you're supposed to put under your tongue.

I need to try the ginger again. My ND (she's a digestive specialist) said to get ginger chews, and to really push the ginger.

I like the idea of nibbling something, but nibbling what? There are so many things I can't eat!

I agree also, that on bad days, I can just eat a lot smoothies throughout the day.

Bone broths are a good idea too, and maybe a soy-free Miso, if there is such a thing. I am so confused about ammonia, and acid vs alkaline, and this, that, and the other. Apparently bone broth is high in ammonia? I might just say, "to heck with it," and eat it again anyway, especially on bad days.

I guess I could try some gluten-free crackers and eat them with peanut butter, although peanut butter gives me some problems.

Thanks for all the sweet responses!

Margaret

Sayya, I can't eat soy, but I've heard there are soy-free misos. Who knows.

Cheetah, I bake when I have enough energy, and the kitchen is clean enough, and the two conditions usually aren't there at the same time.

I was making Anzak cookies for myself and the dogs, but without the oatmeal.

I do make smoothies that combine veggies, fruits, and herbs, but it's super hard to find organic fruit around here. The frozen organic fruit is really expensive.

We don't have a Trader Joe's. There are health food stores, but they are also really expensive.

Margaret

Liver/gallbladder cleanse, eh?

Ohhh, Trav., you're about to get an email!

I'm glad that there's food in our lives, esp. chocolate and peanut butter. The thing is, chocolate gives me migraines, and too much peanut butter gives me tummy problems!

The broth sounds good.

M

Nausea is horrible. I hope y'all find some relief.

The wrist bands marketed for morning sickness or for motion sickness work for me, regardless of the cause. I've bought them on amazon.com and from Walmart.

Interesting that your care provider suggested ginger, Margaret. Ginger supplements have helped me combat motion sickness.

Jane