Why does the body lose appetite when sick (like with the flu)? Shouldn’t it be super hungry as it needs more power to the immense system?

Question

*immune not immense

In: Biology

Answer 1

The reason why you lose your appetite is usually nausea. So basically you don’t feel like eating because you’ll probably just throw it back out. That being said, you should still try and eat when you are sick and keep as much of it down as you can because, as you said, you need that energy.