Why Do I Feel Hungry But Nauseated When Seeing Food? What Should I Do?

Feeling hungry but nauseated by food may be caused by abdominal chilling, excessive fatigue, indigestion, and other reasons. Patients can visit the hospital for examination to identify the cause and receive targeted treatment.

1. Abdominal Chilling: If patients work in cold environments for a long time or do not take proper warming measures, cold air may enter the stomach, affecting gastrointestinal motility and leading to stomach distension, indigestion, and other conditions. This may cause patients to feel hungry but nauseated by food. Generally, no special treatment is required, and acupuncture, moxibustion, hot compresses, and other methods can be used for relief. Adjusting diet and avoiding spicy and irritating foods are also important.

2. Excessive Fatigue: If patients have high work and life pressures and often stay up late, it may lead to insufficient rest and excessive physical fatigue, triggering abnormal regulation of the sympathetic nervous system and endocrine disorders. This can affect digestion and absorption, causing patients to feel hungry but nauseated by food. Adjusting schedules, avoiding staying up late, and strengthening exercise, such as running, playing badminton, and doing yoga, can improve sleep and strengthen gastrointestinal motility to alleviate symptoms.

3. Indigestion: If patients have weak gastrointestinal function, it may lead to delayed food emptying and slow gastrointestinal motility, resulting in indigestion. Medications such as Jianwei Xiaoshi Pian, Domperidone Tablets, and Omeprazole Enteric-coated Capsules can be used under the guidance of a doctor. Besides the above common causes, nausea upon seeing food may also be caused by pregnancy reactions. Specific causes can be diagnosed through hospital visits and treated accordingly.