Decreased appetite - causes, treatment

Decreased appetite can be observed in people who have pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, neuropsychic disorders, certain infectious diseases and certain types of avitaminosis. In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, a decrease in appetite is common among patients with chronic gastritis, which is associated primarily with a sharp decrease in the secretory function of the stomach. In addition, a decrease in appetite can be observed in an overwhelming number of depressed patients.

Decreased appetite in infants and preschool children

Appetite in children can be reduced for a number of reasons - first of all, it can be any somatic diseases (sensations of pain in the mouth, stomach or esophagus), or nervous disorders (for example, violation of the regime, fatigue, stress). Also worth paying attention to the chair of the child, because virtually all helminthiases or other parasitic diseases are accompanied by a decrease in appetite.

Decreased appetite in pregnancy

Appetite during pregnancy is a rather complicated topic, deserving if not a separate book, then at least an article. Appetite in women during pregnancy changes due to hormonal adjustment and many other factors. For some reason it is considered normal if a pregnant woman in the middle of the night wants to pickle cucumbers, even if before she had never eaten them.

The desire of pregnant women is uncharacteristic for its usual diet products, scientists attribute to the lack of chemicals in the body, the content of which must fill these strange products. But the decrease in appetite during pregnancy is probably associated with hormonal changes, a violation of the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract and frequent nausea.

How to restore the lost appetite?

To restore the appetite, first and foremost, you need to try folk ways. This is exactly the case when official medicine recognizes the loyalty of folk recipes and supports them in every possible way. The composition of most of the fees, which are designed to increase the patient's appetite, includes bitterness, which, due to its chemical composition, irritates the mucous membrane of the stomach, thereby stimulating the production of gastric juice. In addition, bitterness normalizes the work of the nervous system - soothing the excited and toning the sluggish.

Bitterness, of course, bitter taste, which can not please any child. Especially for children, delicious teas are made, which include berries of black cherry and juniper, currant, kiwi, sea buckthorn and apples. You can also make small salads of these fruits for 50 grams and give them to your baby half an hour before meals. In addition, some kinds of essential oils also have an appetizing effect, for example, an aromatic procedure with chamomile or wormwood oil one hour before a meal will exactly stimulate your baby's appetite.

Folk recipes for restoring appetite:

• It is necessary to take 100 grams of dry or 200 grams of fresh dill and chop very finely, after which pour one liter of dry white wine. The resulting mixture should be insisted for one month in a dark and cool place, periodically shaking the contents. The resulting infusion, after percolation, can be used for 30 g for half an hour before meals.
• 0.5 kg of horseradish should be thoroughly washed, cleaned and several times passed through a meat grinder. After that, the horseradish should be placed in a tightly closed container and pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. After the mixture is infused, it can be taken to arouse appetite 3 times a day for 1 tablespoon.
• Petals of sunflower brew in boiling water as well as tea. Drink half a cup before meals to increase appetite. In addition, this tincture can be done on vodka.