Woman in Diyarbakır says she has not felt hungry for five years

A 29-year-old woman living in Diyarbakır says she has not felt hungry for five years. “After I had COVID-19, I lost my sense of hunger,” she says, describing the change as beginning after she had the illness.

“I can only drink a little ayran and eat bread. I constantly feel full,” the woman says. According to her account, she has continued to feel full and has been unable to feel hungry; the only foods and drink she says she can manage are a little ayran and bread.

The woman says she has consulted many doctors about her condition, but has not yet received a diagnosis. “I have consulted many doctors, but I have not yet been diagnosed,” she says. She describes the loss of hunger as having lasted for five years.