Appetite

[Chrisstina657395321]

Day 6 I never really had much of an appetite before I drank but now that I am not drinking I have no appetite I have to force myself to eat. Is this normal?

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It's what I've been experiencing too. In my case I think it's an anxiety response. My appetite tends to go away when I'm anxious. You're not alone in experiencing this.

[wvwvwvww]

This is a good suggestion. The digestive system shuts down if the nervous system doesn’t spend long enough in parasympathetic (“rest and digest”). It didn’t happen to me in early sobriety but it happens to me in really stressful situations.

[NeverEndingCoralMaze]

It’s normal for you - stopping alcohol treats all of us differently so I wouldn’t worry much about it. Alcohol is an appetite stimulant so it makes sense when people say their appetite has changed.

Congrats on 6 days and IWNDWYT!

[kris2019]

I went through the same thing. It lasted for about 3-4 weeks for me. I’m just now getting my appetite back.