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A member asked:

Had my appendix removed last winter, cannot eat. no pain at all. food almost disgusts me now, i've lost over 40 pound and have to force myself to eat?

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See your doctor: See your primary care doctor, and ask if you could have gastroparesis or small bowel bacterial overgrowth. Both need specialized testing that most GI specialists can sort out. May be a host of others things as well, but this is a start. Hope this helps!

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Answered 8/9/2015

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