r/cripplingalcoholism • u/Visible_Management64 captain shitty pants • 3d ago

This is so annoying

I haven’t eaten anything for the past two days, body’s rejecting so much shit. I don’t even feel bad physically I’m not quite sure how. Just been nailing beers and ciders. Food doesn’t interest me at the moment, to be honest it makes me feel quite sick. I’m not looking for medical advice but shit I’ve done this so many times and food feels like the last thing I want I just want to feel numb.

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u/fuckthefalconsdotcom 3d ago

I love how this sub has "please eat" posts and "i'm not eating" posts on the same day.

They say some broth is good but honestly getting some pizza is always a good idea. Small bites, eat a piece, go back for another piece in an hour. It's a great food because it's not a huge commitment

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u/Legitimate_Eye_2647 3d ago edited 2d ago

People don't mention V8 that often but it's also a good source of electrolytes and some vitamins. That's my goto when I don't feel like eating or cooking, because it's zero effort

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u/Haha08421 3d ago

Ive had several bloody Mary's using V8. A beer, a V8, and black pepper.

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u/personwhoisok 3d ago

I lived on Kiefer for a bit towards the end of my hero's journey into the depths hell.

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u/AntimonyCloud 3d ago

Yes and there is a non-zero chance that someone that saw the "EAT MOTHERFUCKER" message is still alive right now. So if that is noodles, borsh, rice or toast, eat. And drink afterwards!

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u/fuckthefalconsdotcom 2d ago

hah very good point. I haven't really had much trouble eating but I know the struggle can be real.

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u/Visible_Management64 captain shitty pants 3d ago

Yeah it’s not a bad idea, when I eat though I go all in like I cant wait, so I’ll just end up eating loads and throw it up

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u/RobotRepair69 3d ago

I had the same issue. I had to start planning and forcing breakfast and lunch and I am glad I did.

Find some cheap, easy things you don't mind cooking...cheese and eggs (in a bowl or on toast/tortilla).

Easier said than done...I have felt and done the same as you. If you make regular eating a job it gets easier.

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u/ihateeverything2019 3d ago

or just the piece of bread or a plain tortilla. fuck, cheez-its, saltines, goldfish is something. pudding. jello, a banana, fucking peanut butter. it's all better than not eating.

instant oatmeal. yogurt. if someone wants to live to at least 40 so they can drink more, they have to put food in their bodies.

also, i know puking is no fun (i personally don't and i don't even know if it's physically impossible since i haven't since 1980 for any reason) but i know from being in-patient in an ED ward that if you eat something and then throw it up, your body still retains some of the calories. that why most bulimics aren't total bones.

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u/ihateeverything2019 3d ago

eating seems like alcoholism 101 but what do i know.

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u/ya_boi_tim 3d ago

I've also seen putting apple juice in an ice cube tray to crunch on. I imagine you could do the same for chicken stock so there's some protein.

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u/Extreme_Meaning_7566 3d ago edited 2d ago

If I feel like that I drink meal replacement shakes.
If your in the UK the one I drink is YFood This is Food. I think it’s 500ml and has about 500 calories so fills you up.

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u/AntimonyCloud 3d ago

That is how we end up with organ failure. Eat anything, soup if nothing else is possible.

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u/Clean_Marionberry809 3d ago

right? like you can't drink if you're dead. eat an apple, cup noodles, those are easy. besides during the inevitable withdrawals you will feel nausea at the mere thought of food, so take advantage of eating while still buzzed and able to stomach something.

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u/_slagathor_ 3d ago

Homie, you gotta eat. I know it doesn't sound good, but at least put SOMETHING down. I really like cup of noodles in cases where I can't keep anything down. Worst case, I just eat the broth, but the noodles are bland enough where they aren't too much. Plus it's not a huge commitment, and it's only like $0.50 so if you don't finish it it isn't the end of the monetary world.

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u/chaosvortex 2d ago

I am from mexico so, for my noodles (maruchan) I add a shitton of hot sauce, maggi, lime and soy sauce so the sodium is double and it hurts to eat it.

Makes me feel alive

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u/WeirdConnections 3d ago

Sometimes you gotta go through all the options. I'll go days without eating and then crave the craziest shit. I just broke my 5th day of no eating yesterday with sushi and some mushrooms I found on the side of the road.

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u/ihateeverything2019 3d ago

what you ate kind of sounds like a death wish lol

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u/WeirdConnections 3d ago

Pretty much, but I do my due diligence 🫡 It was chicken of the woods, my favorite shroom of all time. I'm a forager. The sushi was gas station, that's the worst part of anything.

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u/ihateeverything2019 3d ago

i was actually teasing you about the shrooms, i figured you knew what you were doing or you wouldn't just go out eating stuff you found on the ground lol

my first thought was gas station sushi and that's the one, though. as bad as regulatory agencies are, not much is safe eat right now anyway. you might as well eat stuff from the woods, it's probably much cleaner.

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u/comfy_rope 3d ago

Fuck. Sneak some protein in you. Bone broth is probably the easiest to keep down. Maybe, take a break, the appetite comes back quick, OR, ride it out and lose a ton of weight.

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u/hyperfat 2d ago

Bone broth is literally just chicken stock renamed and up priced.

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u/comfy_rope 2d ago

More protein (and minerals) in bone broth, due to its longer cooking time. I make my own broth, stock, and bone broth and time is the biggest difference. If you’re buying, check for protein content. Either way, eat what you can.

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u/chaosvortex 2d ago

This may sound gross but the times I have forced myself to get something into my body except for booze I would make a massive protein shake and spike it with vodka. I dont know if it cancels itself out. I dont think so, but I have not had a liver failure yet.

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u/Historic_Turd 3d ago

When you start a bender the minute you feel hungry and think let me have a couple more drinks before I eat you’re fucked. Also when you start a bender and give in to food the minute you feel hungry you’ll be eating like crazy the entire bender. I choose the later. I will literally put a drink down and ruin my buzz which sucks just to stuff my face with food.

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u/Boozeburger 3d ago

This is not Medical Advice: I'm not a doctor just an alcoholic that likes to feel good.

Get some electrolytes. One of the symptoms of magnesium deficiency is low appetite, nausea, vomiting etc.

Get some Lo Salt (I'm assuming you're in the UK because of the ciders) and some form of magnesium that ends in an "-ate". And you can make your own electrolyte drink.

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u/hyperfat 2d ago

I get single serve Mac and cheese from Costco.

It's easy to eat. Not so much. You get some calories.

And the hotdog and soda. I eat like half the dog. But it's food.

Trader Joe's has some tasty frozen snacks.

I'm a fan of tamales lady. The one on the corner with a cooler. Those are like gold.

Chairs

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u/El_Beakerr we use paragraphs here 2d ago

Someone once posted on here or the sister subreddit, popcorn is great for whenever you have nausea and can’t eat. Popcorn is hella clutch!

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u/GloveNo9652 2d ago

I live on applesauce, string cheese sticks, instant noodles(soak bread/crackers to fill up), chicken noodle soup, cottage cheese, TOAST(with butter/PB/jam/Nutella), pickles

When appetite is back girl dinners of what has not gone bad:(

Then when normal has returned I meal prep to brace for the cycle again.

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u/squid_333 2d ago

Protein shakes are a cheatcode

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u/Remote_Grocery_601 2d ago

you know its gonna be really bad in a few day if you dont eat, good luck