Appetite is gone. And I can’t get myself to eat
Please let me know if this is the wrong sub For the last five years after getting COVID I have had a lack of appetite. I’ve been reading up on ARFID. But I’m starting to think that’s part of it. I’ve always been extremely picky. Here lately I’ve had to start drinking milk replacement nutritional shakes and hiding protein powder and vegetables in my food to get the right nutrients. Even when I do have an appetite, I can’t get myself to eat. I don’t think it’s anorexia because it’s not intentional for weight loss.
I have gone to a doctor and have even got prescribed medication to help appetite, but I still can’t get myself to eat and when I do, it feels like an entire chore and then another chore to eat it every bite felt draining in away. It’s some what of a mystery because covid is still relatively new they don’t know the effects of long COVID. so I just wanna ask. Is this ARFID?
Posted Sep 11, 2025, 5:03 PM UTC