I had Covid for the second time about 4 weeks ago, despite being vaccinated and boostered) and still have complete loss of appetite since then. My sense of taste and smell have returned to normal but still I have to force myself to eat. Has anyone else experienced something similar?
Anyone else have loss of appetite after Covid
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Alizerine
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Not sure if I ever had Covid. I was sick one weekend but being fully vaccinated blamed it on a new medication. By the time I was tested I was negative. I also had a bleeding ulcer and since then my taste is off. (The blood thinner Xarelto may have contributed) My appetite is off as well but I find food I can tolerate in order to take pills. Mostly creamy stuff so I'm not losing any ugly pounds.
OneEyedDiva
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I did not, but sometimes I wish I did. 
Maybe it would help me lose some weight.
Maybe it would help me lose some weight.
oscash
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Haven't lost my appetite but my sense of smell. I always liked to wear glamorous perfume but have noticed I can't smell it on my wrists. I've had all the Covid injections but no follow-ups.
Llynn
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Ha! It would take more than a mere pandemic to diminish my appetite. I likes me groceries I does.
Murrmurr
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Yes, but after my second vaccination, not after catching the virus. I got vaccinated in March (or April) 2021 and lost my appetite pretty much completely about 10 days later. I just stopped feeling hungry, and I didn't even like the thought of food. I forced myself to eat once a day, sometimes twice, but there was no joy. And I didn't eat much at all.
My appetite slowly started coming back this year. I still don't feel hunger every day, but I've felt actual hunger pangs 4 or 5 different times so far this year. And I enjoy eating dinner, especially when my wife's home to have dinner with me. But I almost always enjoy eating a dinner even when she isn't home, and I often have dessert, too.
I still can't get myself to eat breakfast, so I usually just have tea. Sometimes I'll have a toasted bagel, and I'll have a banana or berries, too, if we have some. I don't even think about lunch, but if my wife's home, she'll make me a sandwich and I'll eat at least half of it. And we've been keeping trail mix, berries, grapes, and chocolate bars around, because I will snack on them. I even bake cookies once in a while...I'll eat those.
I mainly eat to keep my weight and energy up. After the covid vaccine I went from 180 pounds to 135 in about 6 months. My lowest was 127. That's when I started sleeping a lot and feeling generally miserable.
But, like I said, I feel like I'm starting to get my appetite back...gradually. Right now I weigh around 155-160.
My appetite slowly started coming back this year. I still don't feel hunger every day, but I've felt actual hunger pangs 4 or 5 different times so far this year. And I enjoy eating dinner, especially when my wife's home to have dinner with me. But I almost always enjoy eating a dinner even when she isn't home, and I often have dessert, too.
I still can't get myself to eat breakfast, so I usually just have tea. Sometimes I'll have a toasted bagel, and I'll have a banana or berries, too, if we have some. I don't even think about lunch, but if my wife's home, she'll make me a sandwich and I'll eat at least half of it. And we've been keeping trail mix, berries, grapes, and chocolate bars around, because I will snack on them. I even bake cookies once in a while...I'll eat those.
I mainly eat to keep my weight and energy up. After the covid vaccine I went from 180 pounds to 135 in about 6 months. My lowest was 127. That's when I started sleeping a lot and feeling generally miserable.
But, like I said, I feel like I'm starting to get my appetite back...gradually. Right now I weigh around 155-160.
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I'm not sure about my first bout of Covid in 2020 as I was pretty much out of it for a long time. This time (Last week) I definitely lost all sense of taste and smell. When I felt better I had a shot of my favourite Cognac and it tasted like weak wine. A also lost my appetite and that's only just coming back. Making up for lost time now. Cheers!
I don't know if I ever had covid. In Jan 2020, I caught some kind of bug and felt very tired for a couple of weeks. I lost my sense of taste completely for 5 days but it came back. I ate well throughout and recovered. I've had a couple of colds since but never lost my sense of taste again nor my appetite. I don't know if the colds were covid related.