Hunger
Updated: 2023-12-15
Description
The sense of an empty stomach that may prompt increased appetite or craving for food.
When to make a doctor's appointment
See a healthcare professional if there is:
- Increase in appetite that persists or is unexplained.
- Weight loss or weight gain.
- Anxiety.
- Heart palpitations.
- Increased thirst.
- No desire or less desire to eat for more than five days.
- Abdominal pain or changes in bowel habits.