Terms Related to Loss Of Appetite:
Abnormal Taste; Anorexia; Food Aversion; Poor Appetite; Arochakam

Symptoms & Signs
Loss of appetite or anorexia is known as Arochakam in Ayurveda. Arochakam is a state in which person develop dislike for food, though he/she may feel hungry. Arochakam or anorexia can be caused by a variety of conditions and diseases. Some of the conditions can be temporary like fever or certain medication, etc. and such condition corrected itself as the primary disease treated or the patient stop use of

particular medicines. But some of the conditions can be of more serious nature, such as from the effects of underlying cancer or other serious disease. In a general state it is advisable to give the patient any food he likes, be it even a little less nutritious. In the case of persisting loss of appetite one should essentially consult a doctor.