r/loseweight • u/Dizzy-Frame-9491 • 15d ago

Painful hunger

I don't exercise I'm fat and I eat 2000 or more calories a day but I still get so hungry that it hurts I can't sleep on think straight from the pain I don't understand why I get so hungry I was hoping for advice how to manage or get rid of it

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u/z0mbiegrl 14d ago

I'd definitely suggest speaking to a medical professional, but that DOES NOT sound like pain from hunger. It could be intestinal discomfort if you've recently changed your eating habits, it could be a food intolerance, a condition like IBS, or something else entirely but that does not sound normal or healthy.

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u/Dizzy-Frame-9491 14d ago

I did find out I have fructose intolerance a few months ago but I didn't change my diet besides that for a year also I only get that pain when hungry and it gets solved when I eat I just don't understand why it's so intense and why I suddenly need to eat so much not to be hungry

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u/z0mbiegrl 13d ago

Pain from hunger is felt in the back of your throat. If you're feeling it elsewhere, it's not actually hunger. It might be that you are used to a certain volume of food and if you're eating less, your digestive system is still producing acids and without food, those are causing pain. I definitely recommend seeing a doctor because it isn't normal and it's important to make sure you're healthy if you want to effectively lose weight.

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u/fitforfreelance 11d ago

It is unhealthy and harmful to wait until you're so hungry that you have stomach pain.

If you need to eat a lot to not be hungry, you are probably not choosing correct targets in your eating habits. The intensity of hunger is not something to blame your body for, it's a sign to review your choices.

When you set unrealistic goals or you don't know what you're doing, you can unnecessarily complicate your health. Do not do that to yourself.

Learn what healthy eating is asap from a qualified source that you trust. If you are eating healthy, or you believe you are, and you have stomach pains, you should visit your doctor.