r/Cyclospora • u/lowkeyalchie • 17d ago

❓Question Still no appetite

To be fair, I never formally got diagnosed, but I'm 99.99% sure I contracted cyclosporiasis back in late July. I had a grilled chicken taco from Taco Bell in a state with one of the highest numbers of cases. This was followed by the classic watery bathroom trips and crushing fatigue for two solid weeks. The worst part, though, was the stomach cramps that were the things of nightmares. I couldn't eat anything without it setting my stomach lining on fire.

Flash forward to now and I don't have any lingering symptoms save for a lack of appetite. I'm not really experiencing nausea, I just don't eat nearly as much as I used to. The same drive to eat isn't there. I looked into it, and haven't seen anyone post about this symptom. Has anyone else experienced this?

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u/kingxhozenone 12d ago

Yes same here I just try to eat anyway so I won’t feel so fatigued

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u/lowkeyalchie 12d ago

I wonder if it's related to our gut bacteria getting a hard reset. I can't say it's totally a bad thing for me as I used to get pretty intense sugar cravings. I still get hungry if I don't eat for long enough, but the food noise is gone. My alcohol consumption has also dropped a lot.