Why do Cfers have such large appetites?

[anonymous]

After reading ""wanna trade spots?" questions" It made me think......Why is it that Cfers have such large appetites anyway?

Lynn 23 w/cf

 

[anonymous]

They lose a lot of their food if their enzyme intake isn't quite right. Also, when you breathe faster and harder, you expend more calories. Thus, you need to eat more.

 

[Mockingbird]

Not everyone has large appetites, though. I still have to force myself to eat, even though I've been doing it since I was thirteen. It has gotten a lot easier to eat so much since then, but I usually don't feel any hunger at all. =-) maybe my stomach is broken or something, I don't know. Does anyone else have that problem?

Jarod
22 w/cf

 

[Milla21]

i have the hugest appetite in the world!! i have to take enzymes but i dont find it too hard to put on weight. i know of lots of people with cf who have to be forced to eat though so i think its different with everyone.

 

[anonymous]

My daughter's appetite is closely tied to how well her lung infections are being treated. Right after an IV tune-up, she eats like a horse. As her lungs decline, so does her appetite.

 

[anonymous]

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mockingbird</b></i><br>Not everyone has large appetites, though. I still have to force myself to eat, even though I've been doing it since I was thirteen. It has gotten a lot easier to eat so much since then, but I usually don't feel any hunger at all. =-) maybe my stomach is broken or something, I don't know. Does anyone else have that problem?



Jarod

22 w/cf<hr></blockquote>

i have that same problem. i used to weigh 115 lbs a few years ago and now i weigh 90. over the past couple of years my health has declined and my appetite is non-existent. most of the time i have to force feed myself and as i chew i just wanna spit it out and most of the time i do. for a few weeks i was living off scandi shakes it was the only thing i could get down easily. lately ive had a better appetite but still not the one i used to have although i wish i did. i now am going to get a g-tube to help with the weight and they say it can aslo boost your appetite so hopefully it will help!

nicole 22 CF