Always Hungry

I've been feeling like that for a couple months too! I've noticed that I my hunger intensifies when my temp is below normal. Do you check your temp regularly?

hello...
2 tired for 30.....no i dot check my temp...every thermonitor in my house is needs batarys lol....but i dont want to start checking it tho....i for got to mention this to my dr. last time i saw him...

razzle...i have never been checked for a thyroid problem....i dont know much about thyroids....i have to look into this ....do you have any info this?

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"I will not let Lyme controll my life i will controll my own life"

lyme since June 08

meds-zithromax 500mg one a day/ 1  month // Plaquenil 200mg twice a day/ 1 month

starting 10/3 doxy100mg // omnicef 300mg

 

ADHD/anxiety/depression// celexa 20mg

thank you razzle!!!!!

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"I will not let Lyme controll my life i will controll my own life"

lyme since June 08

meds-zithromax 500mg one a day/ 1  month // Plaquenil 200mg twice a day/ 1 month

starting 10/3 doxy100mg // omnicef 300mg

 

ADHD/anxiety/depression// celexa 20mg

Hypoglycemia can leave you feeling hungry all the time. There is a test but it's easier to just try a hypoglycemic "diet" and see if you improve.

The way to deal with hypoglycemia is to eat every 2 to 3 hours from when you get up to when you go to bed. Each snack should have protein. Bread, pasta, white rice, and some fruits will make you hungrier that if you didn't eat at all. Nuts, nut butter, cheese, and eggs are good sources of protein when you don't want meat.

Eating this way can cause you to gain a lot of weight if you aren't careful. You have to think about what you are going to eat and bring snacks with you everywhere you go. Plan a days worth of food and then divide it into 3 or 4 meals and 3 or 4 snacks. You reduce your carbs but it's not like Adkins. You choose low glycemic foods, foods that don't raise your insulin levels too much.

I have a similar problem, and have gained almost 50 pounds since I began feeling ill in May 2007.

A potential mechanism causing this reaction could be due to inflammatory cytokines, which are high in many people with chronic illnesses. Apparently these can bind to leptin receptor sites in the brain, which can cause disregulation of the hunger mechanism, see for example:
http://www.commandtheraven.com/2008/08/01/mold-and-lyme-toxins/

As this site also discusses, neurotoxins could play a role in this biochemical pathway. Some recent research suggests that Lyme bacteria do produce neurotoxins. Ritchie Shoemaker is an MD who is the major proponent of this toxin hypothesis; there are mixed reviews of his Lyme treatment protocol, but based on what I've read to date some people find it very helpful. At any rate, it is pretty well accepted amongst LLMD's that the production of inflammatory cytokines is increased in Lyme patients (not sure if they agree if it's due to biotoxins or some other immune reaction). Disregulation of the thyroid and leptin hormonal pathways are two results of this process which could explain appetite changes and changes in ability to loose weight.

There is a lot of info on the internet about this. I know a little bit because for a while I thought that my symptoms might be caused by mold toxin exposure (I work in the humid tropics for my research, and our research station is utterly overrun by mold in the wet season. It probably doesn't help that the house where we live has asbestos in it, too! I had to start sleeping outside in a hammock rather than inside in a bed!) It might still be a factor, but I think having Lyme would probably be more serious than mold exposure -- though the latter can't help!