Increased Appetite Overview

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Definition

Increased appetite is having an excess desire for food. Hyperphagia and polyphagia refer to being focused only on eating (gluttony), or eating excessively before feeling full. These can be symptoms of different diseases.


Causes

Causes of increased appetite include:

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Encyclopedia: Increased Appetite

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Polyphagia is a compound word which literally means "eating too much." It derives from the greek words which means "very much", and which means "food". In medicine, polyphagia is a medical sign meaning excessive hunger and abnormally large intake of solids by mouth. , Hunger , Eating disorder , Polydipsia , Anorexia , Prader-Willi Syndrome , Diabetes Mellitus , es:Polifagia fr:Polyphage it:Iperfagia pl:Hiperfagia pt:Polifagia
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Increased appetite?
I'm 15 and usually don't have much of an appetite but over the last week...

You're probably having a growth spurt dude. And don't eat less!! your appitite is generally there for a reason. As long as you eat lots of healthy stuff and not...

Asked by Andy R - 3 months ago

Could I be pregnant if the only symptoms I have are fatigue, increased appetite, and...
I am wondering if I am pregnant. I just got married and was on bc...

Yes. Some people don't notice any symptoms at all! But it could also be your body responding to the bc. take a pregnancy test and find out!

Asked by justmarried - 21 months ago


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