Appetite Loss

Morning...

Anyone experience appetite loss from GERD? I am eating 3 meals a day but its like im forcing myself to eat. Nausea in the mornings too. I was on Nexium and AcipHex! I got off the Nexium and was taking AcipHex 2x a day....now i weaned to 1x a day. Im also on Zoloft for anxiety. But, the anxiety of losing weight and looking for my appetite is driving me nuts!

Sunshine

I did experience appetite loss a few weeks ago. I did have to force myself to eat, otherwise, it can give other unwanted symptoms. I started to drink A LOT of water in between meals, to keep hydrated and some of the time, I will chew gum.(A filled water bottle and chewing following me everywhere I go). This should help by the time you try to eat. One of my co-workers has the same condition and she eats little meals in the morning andday, and then a nutritional drink at night. This may or may not be recommended, but it may help for a brief time. Or, you could eat little things throughout the day like: Apples, soda crackers, banana, cereal, a nutritional drink, etc...

Also, is the feeling of you just not wanting to eat because you're not hungry, or is it because of the condition?

Hi Sunshine,
GERD created so much burning in my stomach and esophagus at times, that I could eat very little. I was only able to tolerate less than a quarter of a cup of food at these times. Whenever this happened, it took months to heal, and I'd lose a great deal of weight.
I didn't have nausea--more pain, and the feeling of a lump behind my breast bone.

Good luck with your problem, Sunshine.
I hope your stomach feels better soon. Anxiety is a common problem associated with GERD. I'm assuming you've gone to a GI specialist, and if you don't get relief with him/her, consider getting a second opinion. It was only after switching GI docs that I was able to get to the point where I got real relief. Just a thought.

Take care, and feel better,
Denise