Is it strange that I don’t enjoy eating?

[petitedollbabee]

The last time that I remember actually enjoying food and the act of eating, was when I was 17. Coincidentally right before my chronic illness started. But since then, eating is such a chore. I still have foods that I like, but I don’t enjoy eating them. I don’t enjoy eating anything. If I could live normally and healthily without eating, I would! I have friends who are massive foodies and food is their life, so I’m wondering if this is normal for me to feel this way or am I weird?

[sage2021]

I'm sure your medical condition plays a big part of why you can't eat anything. Notice I said can't eat and not won't eat. There is a difference.
I have eating difficulties too. I am an older lady, but I remember getting upset that every four or five hours, Mom would come outside and tell me it was time to eat. I told myself that God should have made people like cars - you just fill the tank once a week.
When I was a young girl I used to pick up my food with my fingers. The thought of silverware going in my mouth grossed me out. Like I would like mashed potatoes and mix corn in them, then scoop them up with my fingers like when you scoop chips in dip.
I couldn't put my finger on the reasons I hated to eat. But now that I am old and still have tummy troubles I think part of it is I hate the smell of food, and maybe I have an allergy to food.
I have a horrible stomach condition called gastroparesis. My whole digestive tract is really slow. It takes food forever to finally go down. Like 8 or more hours. It is painful too. So, please tell me what foods are acceptable to you and if you think you would like someone to feed them to you, or if you would prefer to eat with just your fingers?
I want to help you because you must eat something or drink Ensure nutritional drinks each day. They come in different flavors.
Tell me please something that your mouth will accept and that you can swallow.
Guess what? I eat the exact same thing everyday. This past 30 days or so, I have my friend pick me up a Subway egg sandwich with a whth a cut up avacado and mayonnaise on it. That's all I want. Nothing else. It is keeping me alive and avacado is making me have some energy too.

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[petitedollbabee]

I’m sorry that you have to deal with such an awful condition. I can’t imagine what that must be like.

I haven’t said that I can’t eat, I’ve only said that I don’t enjoy eating. I have no problem with eating enough and keeping my nutritional levels up. All of my levels are normal and I’m a healthy weight, I eat often. I just really don’t enjoy eating. I only do it out of necessity. My CVS symptoms are under control with medication, so they don’t stop me from eating. They do limit the times of the day that I’m able to eat but I work around that.

[Nikki1989]

No, I am the same. If I could just pop a pill and feel full, I would probably do it. I don't even like the taste of most food.

[Sparkie460]

Let's create a pill.

[Andres77]

My crush went on vacation to visit her family. I convinced her roommate to let me into her room so I could leave a surprise for her. I took a bag of Hershey’s kisses and went to her panty drawer and put a Hershey’s kiss inside all of her panties.. the punchline that I was going to give on the night that she came back was “are you I hear you have something creamy and sweet in your panties“. And then I was just going to see what happened.
She was on a hike through the hills with her brother, and she fell off a cliff and landed in the stream about 20 feet down. Unconscious and underwater.. her brother got to rain time and saved her. She woke up in the hospital. They ran some tests. She had a mild concussion. The interesting thing is that she no longer like chocolate. It made her nauseous as soon as she saw the chocolate she took it as a sign from God that we were not meant to be.

[Sparkie460]

I feel the same way. Food doesn't interest me at all. I eat , but only because I have to. Nothing appeals to me anymore.

[Sparkie460]

Thanks for the mho

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

This seems pretty normal to me. In America, our store's delis sale chicken loaf luncheon meat and I remember I was little I ate too much chicken loaf over my grandma's house and I burped up chicken loaf and from that day on I will not eat chicken loaf luncheon meat from the deli so see everyone has a story.

[sheikalana]

It has happened to me a few times that I lost my appetite temporarily but then eventually it came back.

[Kaneki05]

I would say it's normal for us to wish we could just live without eating.
But if one is saying you don't experience those moments of getting a takeaway, smelling it's pure tastiness and then eating it to regret it afterwards then I would say that's not normal lol.

[ProbablyClueless]

It's definitely unusual, but I'm kind of the same way. It's not that I dislike food, it's that I don't particularly care for most food that I eat. If I didn't need to eat, I mostly wouldn't.

[NathanDavis]

was long long time ago, but yes, I do know very well how that feels... thank you depression

[roy_ricky09]

Nope. It's not.
Same for me.
It's actually related to stress.

[TallAnon]

Nah, a lot of people have that; As long as you do get hungry. Otherwise you should check with a doctor.

[Twalli]

I get hungry, but it takes a few days. So, hunger is the same as starvation for me.

[TallAnon]

Might want to check your vitamins.

[Twalli]

Healthy excluding weight. Kind of the opposite of Trump according to his doctor. Healthy besides being overweight.

[Still-alive]

Well ill admit sometimes i wish i could just eat one simple thing to curb my hunger but when its with family i do enjoy eating.

I wouldn’t call you weird though

[Twalli]

My sister and I have always been this way. Sure we like certain foods and their taste, but eating is more something we see as necessary for survival.

[Mansearching]

Its sounds psychological to me. I'm not a psychologist, so I'm not qualified to answer.

[007kingifrit]

well yes a little but its just a bit sad is all when someone is sick. its not like OMG that girl doesn't like eating becky come here you have to see this

[Kingofkings1992]

Yes, it’s weird. Although, it doesn’t really sound like you don’t enjoy eating per se. It sounds like your condition makes eating more difficult, and you are experiencing some frustration from the discomfort that it causes.

[Anonymous]

you need to go to a doctor then. i doubt you're getting much nutrients and plus you're miserable.

[jahaims]

I don't think it is common. I am the same way. It is more common for people with adhd and autism to feel that way.

[sage2021]

@jahaims
My former boyfriend had ADHD but not Autism. He was constantly shoving food in his face and drinking one diet soda after another.
I was reading about it. Food stimulates the area in your brain where dopamine is. Dopamine is the area where pleasure comes from. Food is pleasure to most people. Perhaps that area of the brain has a deformity or something. It isn't functioning right.

[shortster]

It sounds like you have a medical condition.

[petitedollbabee]

Related to food? Like what?

[shortster]

Typically it is something oral. Like a strained muscle or a jaw fracture.

[petitedollbabee]

As far as I’m aware I don’t have anything medically wrong orally, but that’s interesting.

[shortster]

Do you know if you have a gastrointestinal issue?

[petitedollbabee]

I do, I have cyclic vomiting syndrome. Which I’m sure is likely the reason why I don’t enjoy eating. I take medication which keeps the vomiting away though, but my stomach still struggles in other ways.

[Night_Angel]

It's weird because everyone loves it and it's a need.

[Nemesis2k7]

Its normal. Most food today is garbage

[sage2021]

@Nemesis2k7
You got that right. Food in America 🇺🇸 has changed. Maybe other countries too. It just doesn't taste good anymore like it used to. I guess there are just too many any people in our country they gave had to cut back on ingredients and that makes it taste bad.
Supply and demand.

[BoopBoopBeep]

You have an eating disorder.

[petitedollbabee]

How so?

[BoopBoopBeep]

If that's not self-evident than I recommend therapy over asking randos on the web. Best of luck to you though.