It's not a huge concern, I mean, if it was I'd have the common sense to actually seek a doctor instead, but it's something that has been rising in consistency recently. I just wanted to have some friendly advice on what it may be is all before I consider asking someone who may study such things.
Since summer, I've been having really annoying cravings for food. Not any specific food, just food in general. It doesn't need to be fatty, or healthy, just food. Typically, I have the control to avoid eating an entire extra meal, so normally it just ends up being random assortments of snacks. Chips, carrots, celery, peanut butter, pickles, a small salad, an ice cream bar, pretty much anything that's small, and we have at the house.
At first, I considered that I was just eating because I was bored, since I just graduated this year, and am now waiting on some applied job offers. However, I've never eaten because I was bored. If I'm at home, I have video games and internet to take care of me, I usually get too absorbed in those things to eat because of boredom.
I did ask some friends what they think the issue might be, and one friend asked a few questions, such as: If you do refuse to eat these things, do you get tired? Do you use the bathroom frequently? Do you feel faint at times? and a few other questions I can't remember off of the top of my head. He said it might be an early stage of diabetes if I answer yes to these things. To answer now, I do get tired if I really try not to eat them. I do use the bathroom a lot at home, but this is because I drink a lot of water. I do feel faint, but this is because of a preexisting circulation issue that I already settled with a doctor years ago. I doubt it's diabetes.
A friend's mother said it might be a vitamin deficiency. This is possible, I think, but I'm not sure. You see, since no one really cooks in the house since one of the people living here currently isn't here (long personal story), everyone has had to cook for themselves, and since I don't do the shopping, this food has consisted mostly of chicken products, fried or otherwise, hot pockets, sandwiches, microwave foods, and the occasional cooked meal. This doesn't exactly consist of high nutritional value, but I do go out of my way at times to try and eat a few healthier options, such as celery with peanut butter on it, salads, bananas, etc.
This is becoming a bit of a problem, because I have gained some weight. While we are already working on the grocery and diet issue, it still doesn't change the fact that I get random, annoying cravings to eat something, even after only an hour or two after a meal. It's not always a hunger feeling either, it's just...A feeling that I need something.
Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: Look, I appreciate the warnings, but I'm not going to apply the advice. I'm really just curious what people think. If someone posts a reason that I think is possible, I'll bring it up to the doctor, not go based on that opinion alone.
Since summer, I've been having really annoying cravings for food. Not any specific food, just food in general. It doesn't need to be fatty, or healthy, just food. Typically, I have the control to avoid eating an entire extra meal, so normally it just ends up being random assortments of snacks. Chips, carrots, celery, peanut butter, pickles, a small salad, an ice cream bar, pretty much anything that's small, and we have at the house.
At first, I considered that I was just eating because I was bored, since I just graduated this year, and am now waiting on some applied job offers. However, I've never eaten because I was bored. If I'm at home, I have video games and internet to take care of me, I usually get too absorbed in those things to eat because of boredom.
I did ask some friends what they think the issue might be, and one friend asked a few questions, such as: If you do refuse to eat these things, do you get tired? Do you use the bathroom frequently? Do you feel faint at times? and a few other questions I can't remember off of the top of my head. He said it might be an early stage of diabetes if I answer yes to these things. To answer now, I do get tired if I really try not to eat them. I do use the bathroom a lot at home, but this is because I drink a lot of water. I do feel faint, but this is because of a preexisting circulation issue that I already settled with a doctor years ago. I doubt it's diabetes.
A friend's mother said it might be a vitamin deficiency. This is possible, I think, but I'm not sure. You see, since no one really cooks in the house since one of the people living here currently isn't here (long personal story), everyone has had to cook for themselves, and since I don't do the shopping, this food has consisted mostly of chicken products, fried or otherwise, hot pockets, sandwiches, microwave foods, and the occasional cooked meal. This doesn't exactly consist of high nutritional value, but I do go out of my way at times to try and eat a few healthier options, such as celery with peanut butter on it, salads, bananas, etc.
This is becoming a bit of a problem, because I have gained some weight. While we are already working on the grocery and diet issue, it still doesn't change the fact that I get random, annoying cravings to eat something, even after only an hour or two after a meal. It's not always a hunger feeling either, it's just...A feeling that I need something.
Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: Look, I appreciate the warnings, but I'm not going to apply the advice. I'm really just curious what people think. If someone posts a reason that I think is possible, I'll bring it up to the doctor, not go based on that opinion alone.
