Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
I *had* the same problem, and I'll be totally honest - for me it was very much an anxiety thing, although I didn't *feel* anxious, I just felt sick and not like eating. The only thing that truly helped was going on an anti-anxiety medication. But that's just my experience.
What helped a little before I went on lexapro was forcing myself to eat a little something - even if it was just a couple crackers - every hour. Yes, that often. I also ate a lot of ginger - ginger tea, ginger chews, sometimes just candied ginger. Ginger altoids would probably even work. It seemed to settle things down, and eating actual meals wasn't so bad anymore.