Why does it feel like a chore to eat when you are not feeling well?

Question

I recently came down with the common cold and ever since I’ve found it really hard to just eat. Even when I’m really hungry 😕

In: Biology

Answer 1

There’s probably more but one factor is your sense of smell. Part of taste is smelling the food, and when your sick your sense of smell is decreased. So whatever food you’re eating won’t taste as good.

Answer 2

Metabolism is an energy intensive process. Your body would rather spend all the energy it can on fighting the illness, and not divert any of it to the breaking down and assimilating of food.