Poor appetite is a serious pathology that leads to insufficient intake of mineral compounds and vitamins into the body. This condition can cause the development of numerous serious diseases. Lack of desire to eat for 2 or more weeks is a reason to consult a doctor. To overcome this condition, doctors prescribe medications and vitamin complexes.
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How to increase appetite in an adult, reasons for decreased appetite
When your appetite is good, you don’t think about your health. Emerging problems with appetite or lack of it, apathy, can be a signal of imbalance, imbalance in the body, and sometimes the development of serious diseases and complications. For some, excess weight is a problem, for others, thinness is a problem. Therefore, it is also important for them to normalize weight, restore appetite and stabilize the process of food digestion.
Medicines for children
Pharmacies sell large quantities of children's vitamin complexes that help increase appetite. It is desirable that the preparations contain not only vitamins, but also minerals. It is not recommended to give vitamin and mineral complexes to a child under one year old. It is better to treat your baby with retinol, ascorbic acid, and B vitamins separately, carefully following the instructions. Below are vitamins that improve appetite, most often prescribed to children.
- Pikovit. Sold in the form of a thick syrup for children from one year old, in tablet form for children from four years old. The medication contains all the vitamins that help restore appetite: A, C, D3, group B. The syrup should not be taken if you have diabetes, as the product contains sugar.
- Vitrum Kids. This name is given to chewable tablets indicated for children 4 to 7 years old. The drug contains vitamins A, C, E, group B, as well as mineral elements: calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iodine.
- Alphabet. Powder for preparing the solution Alphabet Our Baby, sealed in 3 gram bags, is indicated for children 1 - 3 years old. Alphabet Kindergarten fruit chewable tablets are intended for children aged 3 – 6 years. The apple-flavored tablet contains vitamins C, B1, B9, beta-carotene, iron, and copper. The orange tablet contains vitamins C, E, B2, B3, B6, beta-carotene, manganese, magnesium, zinc, iodine. Strawberry tablet contains vitamins B5, B9, B12, D3, calcium.
- Multi-tabs Baby. Chewable tablets with strawberry-raspberry flavor. Suitable for children from 2 to 5 years old. The drug contains vitamins C, A, E, D, group B, iodine, iron, zinc, manganese, copper.
- Biovital Kinder. Sold in the form of lozenges and thick fruit gel. Lozenges can be used by children from 3 years old, gel - by babies from 1 month. The complex consists of vitamins A, C, E, D3, group B, calcium, manganese, sodium.
Decreased appetite, causes
Overwork causes a decrease in appetite.
Decreased appetite may be caused by the following reasons:
- bacterial and viral infections. When all the body’s forces are aimed at fighting the source of the disease;
- inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract, such as peptic ulcer of the stomach, duodenum, and liver. When eating is associated with stomach pain, diarrhea, belching, discomfort;
- stressful situations, nervous outbursts of emotions, overstrain and overwork;
- depression, despondency, depressed state when the desire to eat disappears;
- the desire to lose weight, excessive enthusiasm for various diets can lead to anorexia.
What we know about COVID-19
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Discovered in China at the end of 2022, by May 15 it had infected 4.4 million people worldwide. Most of those with symptoms complain of fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Special medications and vaccines against COVID-19 have not yet been developed. However, virologist and head of the MIPT genome engineering laboratory Pavel Volchkov said that the first effective cure for coronavirus infection may appear in the fall.
In general, the Ministry of Health recommends the use of six drugs to treat coronavirus. these are favipiravir, remdesivir, umifenovir, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and interferon alfa.
Loss of appetite in older people
Food should be tasty and healthy.
Loss of appetite in adults for a while is a passing phenomenon and you should not focus on it.
It’s another matter if there is a persistent loss of appetite and lack of need to eat food. When aversion to food, reluctance to eat exceeds the instinct of life.
Older people often live alone and lose the pleasure of eating. Financial problems force pensioners to limit their food intake or eat cheap, low-quality products. With age, problems appear with the deterioration of taste buds, weakened intestinal function, constipation, low acidity, and the inability to properly digest food.
All these reasons affect the loss of appetite. To properly perceive food and relieve problems of low appetite, the following rules must be observed:
- Food must contain all the vitamins and microelements necessary for old age, since the need for them increases with age.
- Increase the amount of easily digestible dishes such as porridge, fish, stewed vegetables, steamed lean meats. Avoid fried and fatty ingredients.
- It is better to eat in small portions and more often, as there is poor digestion and absorption of food.
- If necessary, use food choppers (blenders).
Remdesivir
Remdesivir is used to treat Ebola fever. Canadian scientists from the University of Alberta have found that the drug blocks the reproduction of coronavirus. Studies have proven the effectiveness of the antiviral agent in the treatment of MERS respiratory syndrome and SARS-CoV, the RNA structure of which is similar to coronavirus. Virologists obtained identical results in the case of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, and concluded that remdesivir could be used for treatment. The New England Journal of Medicine also published the results of a study in which the use of the drug improved the condition of 68% of patients. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in parliament on April 28 that he plans to authorize the use of remdesevir to treat COVID-19. In the United States, the drug was successfully tested, and on May 2, the Department of Sanitary Inspection issued an emergency permit for its use.
Appetite boosters for children
A variety of dishes will help increase your appetite.
Adults often worry about poor appetite in children. To eliminate these points you need to:
- create the right diet according to age;
- regular walks, outdoor games, acceptable physical activity;
- beautiful design of children's dishes;
- adding dried fruits and fresh fruits to porridge, muesli and other dishes;
- use beautiful plates with pictures. To see the bottom, you have to eat everything on the plate;
- eating at certain times of the day, following a diet;
- the child does not need to be force-fed, as it develops an aversion to food, or even worse, a vomiting reflex;
- do not feed heavily when the child is sick;
- stop snacking between meals with cookies, buns, etc.;
- do not feed the child in a bad mood or when he is naughty;
- diversify the range of dishes;
- Do not add large portions.
Hydroxychloroquine and mefloquine
Doctors have been using drugs based on chloroquine for more than 70 years to treat malaria and autoimmune diseases (for example, systemic lupus erythematosus). Scientists have found that the active substance is also effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In March, the Chinese holding Shanghai Pharmaceuticals provided Russia with the drug hydroxychloroquine (a derivative of chloroquine) for the treatment of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health did not identify any contraindications and allowed its use, donating more than 68 thousand packages to hospitals, despite the fact that hydroxychloroquine is not registered in Russia.
Scientists are still arguing about the validity of using hydroxychloroquine. Research by French infectious disease specialist Didier Raoult showed positive results. But the Associated Press published data from American studies. An analysis of medical records of patients treated with the drug showed that hydroxychloroquine was less effective than standard treatments.
In April, the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of the Russian Federation conducted clinical trials of mefloquine (an analogue of hydroxychloroquine approved in Russia). Scientists found out how effective and safe this antimalarial drug is. According to preliminary data from a study involving 347 patients, after using mefloquine, positive dynamics were noted in 78% of cases. The FMBA will provide its final conclusions at the end of May.
Nelfinavir
Nelfinavir is used in combination with other antiviral drugs to treat HIV. The study was carried out by Japanese scientists. According to the data obtained, the drug is able to block the reproduction of SARS-CoV-2. Virologists studied nine similar drugs and found that nelfinavir is effective even in small doses. Therefore, it is recommended to include it in the list of potentially effective drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.
What to do while there is no vaccine
- wear medical masks when visiting public places;
- on the street and in crowded places, maintain a distance of at least 1.5 m from others;
- avoid contact with people who have been exposed to the virus;
- stay at home if possible;
- wash your hands thoroughly with soap;
- use a disinfectant with an alcohol content of at least 60%;
- do not touch your face;
- monitor hygiene in the house.
"Supradin"
The drug is produced in the form of effervescent tablets, which have a pale yellow tint interspersed with orange. The medication is intended for dissolution in water and subsequent consumption of the resulting liquid. After dilution, a green or orange solution is obtained with a slight sediment and lemon aroma.
The drug is prescribed to people to eliminate and prevent hypovitaminosis, as well as vitamin deficiencies and lack of mineral components in the body, in particular:
- with poor nutrition;
- with increased physical and mental stress;
- on diets.
While using Supradin, a person’s urine color may change, which is due to the high concentration of vitamin B2 in the drug; this is not at all dangerous.
The structure of the complex includes sodium, which must be taken into account when prescribing to people who follow a salt-free diet. If you are hypersensitive to lactose, Supradin should be taken with extreme caution.
Effervescent tablets do not affect a person’s attention and ability to drive vehicles. The cost of the drug varies from 400 to 1300 rubles.
Diagnostics
Tablets and vitamins for appetite in an adult should be prescribed only after a complete examination. The specialist excludes other diseases that could cause weight loss. They have diagnostic value:
| Type of study | Explanation |
| Blood test | General and biochemical tests reveal nonspecific symptoms of inflammation. |
| Hormonal study | A simple blood glucose test is performed to determine the level of insulin in the blood. |
| Ultrasound | An abdominal ultrasound is performed to confirm or refute gastroenterological causes. |
| Instrumental | If pathology is detected on ultrasound, you will need to additionally do a colonoscopy, endoscopy or x-ray of the digestive tract. |
"Complivit"
The drug contains both vitamins and minerals, which determine the therapeutic effect of the complex.
Vitamin C is responsible for the production of collagen, strengthening teeth, bones, and cartilage. Without this component, the maturation of red blood cells and the formation of hemoglobin cannot be complete.
Nicotinamide is a substance that takes part in carbohydrate metabolism, as well as in the process of tissue respiration.
Lipoic acid corrects carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, affects cholesterol metabolism, and activates liver function. Cobalt stimulates the body's immunity and metabolic processes. Manganese is necessary for strengthening cartilage and bone tissue, as well as for metabolism.
“Complivit” was created taking into account the body’s daily need for minerals and vitamins. Patients with physical and mental exhaustion give especially good feedback about the drug. The cost of the drug varies from 180 to 350 rubles.
APN01
The Austrian biotechnology company APEIRON Biologics AG has begun clinical trials of the drug APN01, which was developed in the early 2000s. Scientists have discovered that the ACE2 protein, which is part of it, suppresses infections caused by viruses of the SARS group. It also helps protect the lungs during respiratory failure.
The authorities of Austria, Germany and Denmark agreed to conduct clinical trials of the drug. During the study, 200 patients with COVID-19 will receive APN01. Then virologists will evaluate the effect of the drug, and also analyze its effectiveness and safety for patients who require artificial ventilation.
Doctors' recommendations
Lack of appetite is a global problem along with excess weight. It is clear that food taken with pleasure is better absorbed. But you can’t wait for the body to awaken, so as not to provoke problems with the digestive system. Produced gastric juice in the absence of food can damage the integrity of the gastric mucosa, causing the formation of ulcers. In pursuit of the ideal form, you need to remember the negativity that is associated with it.
Doctors recommend not reducing the amount of food you eat or giving it up altogether. The diet should be complete and not necessarily voluminous.
The diet requires you to enrich your diet with vitamins and microelements.
- Eat food in small portions, 5-6 times a day. Consume what gives you pleasure.
- Serve food in beautiful dishes with an interesting presentation.
- Add healthy spices and a small amount of bitterness that is barely perceptible by the receptors.
- Eliminate alcohol from your diet and quit smoking. Bad habits dull the feeling of hunger.
- Enrich your diet with vitamin complexes and diversify with herbal decoctions. Herbs have a stimulating effect on appetite.
- The diet should be accompanied by activity. Exercise and good nutrition are the foundation of a healthy lifestyle.
A person needs to carefully monitor what the body warns about. Any ailments indicate that intervention and help are required so as not to provoke the appearance of an unpleasant disease.
Ivermectin
Australian scientists from Monash University and the Royal Melbourne Hospital have discovered an antiparasitic agent that virtually destroys the SARS-CoV-2 virus within 48 hours, reducing its presence by 99%. According to researchers, the use of ivermectin will help avoid severe complications of COVID-19, as well as prevent the spread of the virus. During the experiments, ivermectin was added to cells infected with SARS-CoV-2. After 24 hours, the proportion of viral RNAs decreased by 93%, and after 48 hours, the presence of the virus decreased by 99%.
A single treatment with ivermectin can reduce the virus by 5 thousand times in 48 hours, scientists say. The drug is approved by WHO.
