husband doesn't like to eat

mygrl4meee

My husband doesn't eat very well. He says he feels hungry but just doesn't want to eat. He is thin and today he had a bad panic attack and says he is tired and hasn't been feeling well. This happened after he ate dinner. He drinks a lot of coffee and once in a while eats cereal but mostly he just eats dinner and cookies.
He has agreed to let me try to get food into him. Anyone ever experience anything like this? Any suggestions on what foods to try to serve him? I has always talked about fears of being overweight but at the same time can put away a pack of cookies in a couple days. I am always home in the morning and can at least try to push breakfast and he mostly eats dinner with us as a family.

We have been under a lot of stress with the my 17 year old son moving back in with us so I don't know if this has anything to do with what is going on. My husband doesn't work and is home all the time with my two sons and watches our grand daughter full time. He does the majority of the housework so I don't know if this is just too much. I work full time and try to help out but honestly he does way more than me.

Sorry that this was all over the place. I am concerned.

gemiwing

My husband doesn't eat very well. He says he feels hungry but just doesn't want to eat. He is thin and today he had a bad panic attack and says he is tired and hasn't been feeling well. This happened after he ate dinner. He drinks a lot of coffee and once in a while eats cereal but mostly he just eats dinner and cookies.
He has agreed to let me try to get food into him. Anyone ever experience anything like this? Any suggestions on what foods to try to serve him? I has always talked about fears of being overweight but at the same time can put away a pack of cookies in a couple days. I am always home in the morning and can at least try to push breakfast and he mostly eats dinner with us as a family.

We have been under a lot of stress with the my 17 year old son moving back in with us so I don't know if this has anything to do with what is going on. My husband doesn't work and is home all the time with my two sons and watches our grand daughter full time. He does the majority of the housework so I don't know if this is just too much. I work full time and try to help out but honestly he does way more than me.

Sorry that this was all over the place. I am concerned.

The first thing I would do is talk to a therapist or have an evaluation for depression. Feeling hunger but not wanting to eat anything or wanting only comfort food is a sign that there is something more going on- also you mention he's quite stressed. Is there anything you can do, or could do as a couple- to lessen his load?

As far as getting calories in him- nuts, nutritional shakes (NOT slim fast or ensure- I'm talking real meal replacement shakes that are 300+ cals a serving), oils, cheese, peanut butter, 1 or 2% milk, butter, carbs. this is all assuming he will eat.

It sounds like you guys have a lot on your plate right now and I truly wish you the best.

mygrl4meee

My husband doesn't eat very well. He says he feels hungry but just doesn't want to eat. He is thin and today he had a bad panic attack and says he is tired and hasn't been feeling well. This happened after he ate dinner. He drinks a lot of coffee and once in a while eats cereal but mostly he just eats dinner and cookies.
He has agreed to let me try to get food into him. Anyone ever experience anything like this? Any suggestions on what foods to try to serve him? I has always talked about fears of being overweight but at the same time can put away a pack of cookies in a couple days. I am always home in the morning and can at least try to push breakfast and he mostly eats dinner with us as a family.

We have been under a lot of stress with the my 17 year old son moving back in with us so I don't know if this has anything to do with what is going on. My husband doesn't work and is home all the time with my two sons and watches our grand daughter full time. He does the majority of the housework so I don't know if this is just too much. I work full time and try to help out but honestly he does way more than me.

Sorry that this was all over the place. I am concerned.

The first thing I would do is talk to a therapist or have an evaluation for depression. Feeling hunger but not wanting to eat anything or wanting only comfort food is a sign that there is something more going on- also you mention he's quite stressed. Is there anything you can do, or could do as a couple- to lessen his load?

As far as getting calories in him- nuts, nutritional shakes (NOT slim fast or ensure- I'm talking real meal replacement shakes that are 300+ cals a serving), oils, cheese, peanut butter, 1 or 2% milk, butter, carbs. this is all assuming he will eat.

It sounds like you guys have a lot on your plate right now and I truly wish you the best.

My husband says he is depressed but says he doesn't know why. I know it hasn't been easy having my son come back home to me and he keeps saying how it's like a full grown man just moving in and the every other weekend thing was fine but it's not been easy getting used to him and the fact that he has grown up doing things with his Dad that isn't acceptable with my youngest son. I do feel stressed cause he will say if he would just do something on his own ect. Then, my son takes it on his own to mow the grass and it ticks him off. I feel like my husband feels anger towards my ex and thinks "Dad" should be paying more and doing more and gets all worked up. I understand that "Dad" should pay more and do more but "Dad" just isn't going to do it.

I have taken over doing the majority of grocery shopping. He liked to shop daily and it wasn;t working for us. I cook at least three times a week when I am home in the evenings. I think the two areas I could work on would be to do a little more of cleaning the house and get more of backbone to make my 17 year old pull more of his weight around here. Tomorrow, my son takes the last tests for his GED. My husband has been having to wake up at 6am everyday to ensure he gets up and goes to school.

Thanks for your well wishes.

EBFNP

You really don't need a reason to be depressed. It can happen because of biochemical reasons. This is something I would discuss with a health care provider.