I am having the same symptoms. I found an article on the Mayo Clinic site about Dumping Syndrome. Although it is frequently associated with folks who have stomach surgery/gastric by-pass or diabetes, it is not always associated with those things. Frankly, the description fits me to a "T."
Here's the link: article
From MayoClinic.com
Special to CNN.com
Introduction
Dumping syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that develops most often in people who have had surgery to remove all or part of their stomach, or in whom much of their stomach has been surgically bypassed to help lose weight. Also called rapid gastric emptying, dumping syndrome occurs when the undigested contents of your stomach are transported or "dumped" into your small intestine too rapidly. Common symptoms include abdominal cramps and nausea.
Most people with dumping syndrome experience signs and symptoms soon after eating. In other people, they may occur later — one to three hours after eating — and they can range from mild or moderate to severe and debilitating.
Most of the time, dumping syndrome improves on its own without medical treatment, or by adjusting your diet. In more serious cases of dumping syndrome, you may need medications or surgery.
Signs and symptoms
When signs and symptoms occur during a meal or within 15 to 30 minutes following a meal, they may include:
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain, cramps
Diarrhea
Dizziness, lightheadedness
Bloating, belching
Fatigue
Heart palpitations, rapid heart rate
When signs and symptoms develop later, they may include:
Sweating
Weakness, fatigue
Dizziness, lightheadedness
Shakiness
Feelings of anxiety, nervousness
Heart palpitations, rapid heart rate
Fainting
Mental confusion
Some people experience both early and late signs and symptoms. Conditions such as dizziness and heart palpitations can occur either early or late — or both. No matter when problems develop, however, they may be worse in the aftermath of a high-carbohydrate meal, especially one that's rich in sugars such as sucrose (table sugar) or fructose (fruit sugar).
Some people also experience low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), related to excessive levels of insulin delivered to the bloodstream as part of the syndrome. Insulin influences your tissues to take up the sugar present in your bloodstream.
Causes
In dumping syndrome, food and juices from your stomach move to your small intestine in an unregulated, abnormally fast manner. This accelerated process is most often related to changes in your stomach associated with surgery. For example, when the opening (pylorus) between your stomach and the first portion of the small intestine (duodenum) has been damaged or removed during an operation, the syndrome may develop.
Dumping syndrome may occur in up to 15 percent of people who have had stomach surgery. It develops most commonly one to six months after surgery, and the greater the amount of stomach removed or bypassed, the more likely that the condition will be severe. It sometimes becomes a chronic disorder.
Gastrointestinal hormones also are believed to play a role in this rapid dumping process.
Risk factors
Several types of stomach surgery increase your risk of dumping syndrome. These include:
Gastrectomy, in which a portion or all of your stomach is removed. It typically involves removing the pylorus.
Gastroenterostomy or gastrojejunostomy, in which your stomach is surgically connected directly to your small intestine about two feet beyond the pylorus, thus bypassing the pylorus. Doctors sometime perform this operation in people with cancer of the stomach.
Vagotomy, in which the nerves to your stomach are cut in order to lower the levels of acid manufactured by your stomach.
Fundoplication, which is an operation sometimes performed on people with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It involves wrapping the upper portion of your stomach around the lower esophagus to apply pressure that reduces the reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. However, on rare occasions, certain nerves to the stomach can unintentionally be damaged during surgery and lead to dumping syndrome.
Gastric bypass surgery (Roux-en-Y operation), which is often performed in people who are morbidly obese. It surgically creates a smaller stomach pouch that's smaller than the entire stomach, meaning you're no longer able to eat as much as you once did, resulting in weight loss.
Certain underlying conditions also may make you more susceptible to dumping syndrome. These conditions include:
Diabetes
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), in which the contents of your stomach move back into your esophagus
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, which causes severe peptic ulcers
In addition, using the medication metoclopramide (Reglan) can increase your risk. This drug is sometimes prescribed to ease nausea, vomiting and heartburn.
When to seek medical advice
Contact your doctor if you develop signs and symptoms that might be due to dumping syndrome even if you have not had surgery. If you've already been diagnosed with this syndrome, keep your doctor informed on how well your treatment is working. Whenever symptoms worsen, talk to your doctor.
Because poor dietary choices can worsen signs and symptoms, your doctor may refer you to a registered dietitian to help you create the most appropriate eating plan. The guidance provided by a registered dietitian may be particularly important if you have lost large amounts of weight due to the syndrome.
Screening and diagnosis
Your doctor can diagnose dumping syndrome by taking a careful medical history and then evaluating your signs and symptoms. If you have undergone stomach surgery, that may help lead your doctor to a diagnosis of dumping syndrome.
Because low blood sugar is sometimes associated with dumping syndrome, your doctor may order a test to measure your blood sugar level at the peak time of your symptoms to help confirm the diagnosis.
Complications
In people with severe cases of dumping syndrome, marked weight loss and malnutrition may occur. Sometimes people who lose a lot of weight may also develop a fear of eating, related to the discomfort associated with the rapid dumping of undigested food. They may also avoid outdoor physical activity in order to stay close to a toilet. Some have difficulty keeping a job because of their chronic symptoms.
Treatment
Most cases of dumping syndrome improve without any treatment, typically in several months to about a year after signs and symptoms begin. However, if they don't improve on their own — or if you want relief from symptoms soon after they appear — your doctor may advise one or more treatment options to slow the emptying of your stomach's contents. The choices for managing dumping syndrome include dietary changes, medications and surgery.
Dietary changes
Adjusting your diet may relieve your symptoms. Here are some strategies that your doctor may recommend:
Eat smaller meals. Try consuming about six small meals a day rather than three larger ones.
Avoid fluids with meals. Drink liquids only between meals.
Change the makeup of your diet. Consume more low-carbohydrate foods. In particular, concentrate on a diet low in simple carbohydrates such as sugar (found in sweets like candy, cookies and cakes). Read labels on packaged food before buying, with the goal of not only avoiding foods with sugar in their ingredients list, but also looking for (and staying away from) alternative names for sugar, such as glucose, sucrose, fructose, dextrose, honey and corn syrup. Artificial sweeteners are acceptable alternatives. Consume more protein in your diet, and adopt a higher fiber diet.
Increase pectin intake. Pectin is found in many fruits such as peaches, apples and plums, as well as in some fiber supplements. It can delay the absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine.
Stay away from acidic foods. Tomatoes and citrus fruits are harder for some people to digest.
Use low-fat cooking methods. Prepare meat and other foods by broiling, baking or grilling.
Consume adequate vitamins, iron and calcium. These can sometimes become depleted in the aftermath of stomach surgery. Discuss this nutritional issue with a registered dietitian.
Lie down after eating. This may slow down the movement of food into your intestines.
Even with dietary changes, you may continue to experience severe symptoms associated with dumping syndrome.
Medications
Your doctor may prescribe certain medications to slow the passage of food out of your stomach, and relieve the signs and symptoms associated with dumping syndrome. These drugs are most appropriate for people with severe signs and symptoms, and they don't work for everyone.
The medications that doctors most frequently prescribe are:
Acarbose. This medication delays the digestion of carbohydrates. Doctors prescribe it most often for the management of type 2 diabetes, and it has also been found to be effective in people with late-onset dumping syndrome. Side effects may include sweating, headaches, pallor, sudden hunger and weakness.
Octreotide (Sandostatin). This anti-diarrheal drug can slow down the emptying of food into the intestine. You take this drug by injecting it under your skin (subcutaneously). Be sure to talk with your doctor about the proper way to self-administer the drug, including optimal choices for injection sites. Long-acting formulations of this medication are available. Because octreotide carries the risk of side effects (diarrhea, bulky stools, gallstones, flatulence, bloating) in some people, doctors recommend it only for people who haven't responded to other treatments.
Surgery
Doctors use a number of surgical procedures to treat severe cases resistant to more conservative approaches. Most of these operations are reconstructive techniques, such as reconstructing the pylorus, or they're intended to reverse gastric bypass surgery.
Prevention
You can't prevent dumping syndrome. However, measures such as dietary adjustments may prevent recurrences of your symptoms and minimize their severity.
April 05, 2006
Here's the link: article
From MayoClinic.com
Special to CNN.com
Introduction
Dumping syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that develops most often in people who have had surgery to remove all or part of their stomach, or in whom much of their stomach has been surgically bypassed to help lose weight. Also called rapid gastric emptying, dumping syndrome occurs when the undigested contents of your stomach are transported or "dumped" into your small intestine too rapidly. Common symptoms include abdominal cramps and nausea.
Most people with dumping syndrome experience signs and symptoms soon after eating. In other people, they may occur later — one to three hours after eating — and they can range from mild or moderate to severe and debilitating.
Most of the time, dumping syndrome improves on its own without medical treatment, or by adjusting your diet. In more serious cases of dumping syndrome, you may need medications or surgery.
Signs and symptoms
When signs and symptoms occur during a meal or within 15 to 30 minutes following a meal, they may include:
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain, cramps
Diarrhea
Dizziness, lightheadedness
Bloating, belching
Fatigue
Heart palpitations, rapid heart rate
When signs and symptoms develop later, they may include:
Sweating
Weakness, fatigue
Dizziness, lightheadedness
Shakiness
Feelings of anxiety, nervousness
Heart palpitations, rapid heart rate
Fainting
Mental confusion
Some people experience both early and late signs and symptoms. Conditions such as dizziness and heart palpitations can occur either early or late — or both. No matter when problems develop, however, they may be worse in the aftermath of a high-carbohydrate meal, especially one that's rich in sugars such as sucrose (table sugar) or fructose (fruit sugar).
Some people also experience low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), related to excessive levels of insulin delivered to the bloodstream as part of the syndrome. Insulin influences your tissues to take up the sugar present in your bloodstream.
Causes
In dumping syndrome, food and juices from your stomach move to your small intestine in an unregulated, abnormally fast manner. This accelerated process is most often related to changes in your stomach associated with surgery. For example, when the opening (pylorus) between your stomach and the first portion of the small intestine (duodenum) has been damaged or removed during an operation, the syndrome may develop.
Dumping syndrome may occur in up to 15 percent of people who have had stomach surgery. It develops most commonly one to six months after surgery, and the greater the amount of stomach removed or bypassed, the more likely that the condition will be severe. It sometimes becomes a chronic disorder.
Gastrointestinal hormones also are believed to play a role in this rapid dumping process.
Risk factors
Several types of stomach surgery increase your risk of dumping syndrome. These include:
Gastrectomy, in which a portion or all of your stomach is removed. It typically involves removing the pylorus.
Gastroenterostomy or gastrojejunostomy, in which your stomach is surgically connected directly to your small intestine about two feet beyond the pylorus, thus bypassing the pylorus. Doctors sometime perform this operation in people with cancer of the stomach.
Vagotomy, in which the nerves to your stomach are cut in order to lower the levels of acid manufactured by your stomach.
Fundoplication, which is an operation sometimes performed on people with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It involves wrapping the upper portion of your stomach around the lower esophagus to apply pressure that reduces the reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. However, on rare occasions, certain nerves to the stomach can unintentionally be damaged during surgery and lead to dumping syndrome.
Gastric bypass surgery (Roux-en-Y operation), which is often performed in people who are morbidly obese. It surgically creates a smaller stomach pouch that's smaller than the entire stomach, meaning you're no longer able to eat as much as you once did, resulting in weight loss.
Certain underlying conditions also may make you more susceptible to dumping syndrome. These conditions include:
Diabetes
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), in which the contents of your stomach move back into your esophagus
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, which causes severe peptic ulcers
In addition, using the medication metoclopramide (Reglan) can increase your risk. This drug is sometimes prescribed to ease nausea, vomiting and heartburn.
When to seek medical advice
Contact your doctor if you develop signs and symptoms that might be due to dumping syndrome even if you have not had surgery. If you've already been diagnosed with this syndrome, keep your doctor informed on how well your treatment is working. Whenever symptoms worsen, talk to your doctor.
Because poor dietary choices can worsen signs and symptoms, your doctor may refer you to a registered dietitian to help you create the most appropriate eating plan. The guidance provided by a registered dietitian may be particularly important if you have lost large amounts of weight due to the syndrome.
Screening and diagnosis
Your doctor can diagnose dumping syndrome by taking a careful medical history and then evaluating your signs and symptoms. If you have undergone stomach surgery, that may help lead your doctor to a diagnosis of dumping syndrome.
Because low blood sugar is sometimes associated with dumping syndrome, your doctor may order a test to measure your blood sugar level at the peak time of your symptoms to help confirm the diagnosis.
Complications
In people with severe cases of dumping syndrome, marked weight loss and malnutrition may occur. Sometimes people who lose a lot of weight may also develop a fear of eating, related to the discomfort associated with the rapid dumping of undigested food. They may also avoid outdoor physical activity in order to stay close to a toilet. Some have difficulty keeping a job because of their chronic symptoms.
Treatment
Most cases of dumping syndrome improve without any treatment, typically in several months to about a year after signs and symptoms begin. However, if they don't improve on their own — or if you want relief from symptoms soon after they appear — your doctor may advise one or more treatment options to slow the emptying of your stomach's contents. The choices for managing dumping syndrome include dietary changes, medications and surgery.
Dietary changes
Adjusting your diet may relieve your symptoms. Here are some strategies that your doctor may recommend:
Eat smaller meals. Try consuming about six small meals a day rather than three larger ones.
Avoid fluids with meals. Drink liquids only between meals.
Change the makeup of your diet. Consume more low-carbohydrate foods. In particular, concentrate on a diet low in simple carbohydrates such as sugar (found in sweets like candy, cookies and cakes). Read labels on packaged food before buying, with the goal of not only avoiding foods with sugar in their ingredients list, but also looking for (and staying away from) alternative names for sugar, such as glucose, sucrose, fructose, dextrose, honey and corn syrup. Artificial sweeteners are acceptable alternatives. Consume more protein in your diet, and adopt a higher fiber diet.
Increase pectin intake. Pectin is found in many fruits such as peaches, apples and plums, as well as in some fiber supplements. It can delay the absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine.
Stay away from acidic foods. Tomatoes and citrus fruits are harder for some people to digest.
Use low-fat cooking methods. Prepare meat and other foods by broiling, baking or grilling.
Consume adequate vitamins, iron and calcium. These can sometimes become depleted in the aftermath of stomach surgery. Discuss this nutritional issue with a registered dietitian.
Lie down after eating. This may slow down the movement of food into your intestines.
Even with dietary changes, you may continue to experience severe symptoms associated with dumping syndrome.
Medications
Your doctor may prescribe certain medications to slow the passage of food out of your stomach, and relieve the signs and symptoms associated with dumping syndrome. These drugs are most appropriate for people with severe signs and symptoms, and they don't work for everyone.
The medications that doctors most frequently prescribe are:
Acarbose. This medication delays the digestion of carbohydrates. Doctors prescribe it most often for the management of type 2 diabetes, and it has also been found to be effective in people with late-onset dumping syndrome. Side effects may include sweating, headaches, pallor, sudden hunger and weakness.
Octreotide (Sandostatin). This anti-diarrheal drug can slow down the emptying of food into the intestine. You take this drug by injecting it under your skin (subcutaneously). Be sure to talk with your doctor about the proper way to self-administer the drug, including optimal choices for injection sites. Long-acting formulations of this medication are available. Because octreotide carries the risk of side effects (diarrhea, bulky stools, gallstones, flatulence, bloating) in some people, doctors recommend it only for people who haven't responded to other treatments.
Surgery
Doctors use a number of surgical procedures to treat severe cases resistant to more conservative approaches. Most of these operations are reconstructive techniques, such as reconstructing the pylorus, or they're intended to reverse gastric bypass surgery.
Prevention
You can't prevent dumping syndrome. However, measures such as dietary adjustments may prevent recurrences of your symptoms and minimize their severity.
April 05, 2006
Tone...We have lot in common. I am a 30 year old male in good shape. I have always maintained myself, worked out, eaten descent (not perfect mind you, but descent) and in general tried to maintain a healthy lifestyle. About 7 years ago, I began to experience lightheadedness. As a matter of fact, I would get upset if someone asked me if I was "dizzy". It's LIGHTHEADED! :-) Feel like you're going to pass out.....not like you're spinning around! Long long long road for me. Tons of tests, xrays, etc. My diagnosis? Dysautonomia or orthostatic tachycardia. It's a problem with the autonomic nervous system that prevents your blood vessels from constricting when you stand or are in any upright position besides laying on your back. The blood in your body thus falls and your brain doesn't get enough blood. Seems to be worse for me right now than it's ever been (hence why I'm posting this....again looking around the internet for answers). My most recent doctor gave me some Midodrine to try. It seems to work, however.....before I started taking it, it seemed as though my lightheadedness would go away in the evenings more (when it wasn't humid and I wasn't active). Now since I've taken the Midodrine (and stopped) the symptoms seem worse. It's almost as if taking the medication made it worse.
I have yet to figure out how I got this or if this is even my problem. It's the only explanation I can come up with. I have a feeling that it's a result of taking muscle building supplements in my early 20's (Nitrotech, Cell Tech, effedrine, etc). Who knows. It sucks. Let me know if this sounds anything like your symptoms at all.
I have yet to figure out how I got this or if this is even my problem. It's the only explanation I can come up with. I have a feeling that it's a result of taking muscle building supplements in my early 20's (Nitrotech, Cell Tech, effedrine, etc). Who knows. It sucks. Let me know if this sounds anything like your symptoms at all.
I've had the same symptoms you're describing, but with a coated tongue and an abdominal yeast infection that comes and goes. I can't prove it, but candida (an intestinal yeast infection) is the most likely cause. From my experience so far, it is a hard thing to beat. Probiotics (like Three lac) and garlic extracts (like Allimax) help, but I live a stressful lifestyle and so It hasn't gone away. It's something to look into.
I've had similar problems like this. I'm a 29 year old male in good shape, exercise regularly and eat a well rounded healthy diet. A simple test that your doctor should be able to perform for you is to test the ph level of your stomach acid. I used to suffer from the same symptoms a few years back and researched as to what the cause of it was. I would always feel tired and bloated after any good sized meal, pretty much regardless of what I ate, but especially if it was something substantial such as pasta or red meats. After finding an article on Low Stomach Acidity, I tested my own and found it to be indeed lower than what it should be. I began taking betaine hydrochloride pills, available at GNC or your local vitamen shop. This relieved my discomfort and after roughly a month I was able to drop down to taking it only when symptoms would occur and then eventually not at all.
Hello, I'm a 24 year old male 6' tall, 180lbs, pretty good shape, I eat healthy, dont smoke, I dont drink alcohol, I drink plenty of water, and it seems like I'm having similar symptoms as everyone else. I get very tired and lightheaded after meals. Sometimes it feels as if I am about to faint. Not much bloating or gas though. This is very frustrating because I am unable to focus properly. In addition this seems to result in bags and/or dark circles under my eyes which makes me look as tired as I feel. People are always telling me I look tired and that I dont get enough sleep...which is not the case at all.
I have tried to live a very healthy lifestyle with the exercise and well balanced diet but these symptoms are getting worse. This is discouraging to the point where I cannot function with the energy and youthfulness that I normally used to bring to the table, and I fear that there may be something seriously wrong. If anyone has any suggestions on what to do, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have tried to live a very healthy lifestyle with the exercise and well balanced diet but these symptoms are getting worse. This is discouraging to the point where I cannot function with the energy and youthfulness that I normally used to bring to the table, and I fear that there may be something seriously wrong. If anyone has any suggestions on what to do, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Tone, I read through your postings and find that your plight is almost exactly the recording I hear from my fiance. I thought there was some mystery here, but see that you too suffer at your own hand as much as what your body serves up.
First thing, STOP EATING SUCH LARGE MEALS SO LATE AT NIGHT. Large bowl of pasta and a salad at 10 PM??? Your body does not like it. My fiance has gotten his biological clock all out of whack by eating almost full meals after dinner late at night when we are all sleeping...is all starts with that midnight bowl of cereal and goes on from there. He consistently eats what would be considered 3 portions or more at every meal and repeats the cycle every night.
Most recently, he has started to complain after meals that all of a sudden, like a lightning bolt from nowhere, he cannot keep his eyes open, feels woozy, and needs to lie down for several hours until he feels better. This is really getting in the way of our family life as he tends to shut himself away the majority of the time. We thought it was a food allergy, but he's not experiencing this consistently enough after eating the same things - it happens at random times.
Perhaps it is linked to stomach acid pH, or an enzyme deficiency, or the combination of the foods at certain times of the day that may all be contributing to the problem, only trial and error on your own will be able to answer that.
Tone, I think if you were to start really to monitor your food intake and restrict yourself to not eat anything past 8 pm, you may begin to "feel" better almost instantly. It may be as simple as trimming down your portion sizes and eating smaller meals more often that might help you to not feel knocked out when you eat or suffer discomfort any longer. I don't know how I am going to be able to do it, but I need to get my fiance to wake the heck up and take his eating habits more seriously. The bulk of the problem isn't WHAT is being eaten - it's the mass quantities and overloading the system that is being rejected by the body and resulting in these "episodes."
The most important thing is to listen to what our bodies are telling us and practice the art of MODERATION. It likes fuel, but too much of the wrong thing is like filling the DC-10 in flight with lighter fluid only to crash it full speed into the ground.
I wish you (and all the other folks out there that suffer in this way) the best of luck and hope that you find yourself on the road to better health very soon.
First thing, STOP EATING SUCH LARGE MEALS SO LATE AT NIGHT. Large bowl of pasta and a salad at 10 PM??? Your body does not like it. My fiance has gotten his biological clock all out of whack by eating almost full meals after dinner late at night when we are all sleeping...is all starts with that midnight bowl of cereal and goes on from there. He consistently eats what would be considered 3 portions or more at every meal and repeats the cycle every night.
Most recently, he has started to complain after meals that all of a sudden, like a lightning bolt from nowhere, he cannot keep his eyes open, feels woozy, and needs to lie down for several hours until he feels better. This is really getting in the way of our family life as he tends to shut himself away the majority of the time. We thought it was a food allergy, but he's not experiencing this consistently enough after eating the same things - it happens at random times.
Perhaps it is linked to stomach acid pH, or an enzyme deficiency, or the combination of the foods at certain times of the day that may all be contributing to the problem, only trial and error on your own will be able to answer that.
Tone, I think if you were to start really to monitor your food intake and restrict yourself to not eat anything past 8 pm, you may begin to "feel" better almost instantly. It may be as simple as trimming down your portion sizes and eating smaller meals more often that might help you to not feel knocked out when you eat or suffer discomfort any longer. I don't know how I am going to be able to do it, but I need to get my fiance to wake the heck up and take his eating habits more seriously. The bulk of the problem isn't WHAT is being eaten - it's the mass quantities and overloading the system that is being rejected by the body and resulting in these "episodes."
The most important thing is to listen to what our bodies are telling us and practice the art of MODERATION. It likes fuel, but too much of the wrong thing is like filling the DC-10 in flight with lighter fluid only to crash it full speed into the ground.
I wish you (and all the other folks out there that suffer in this way) the best of luck and hope that you find yourself on the road to better health very soon.
I am a 17 year old female, i dance 6 days a week and hope to be professional and eat a diet that consists of whole grain/flaxseed oatmeal, coffee, spinach, low fat dressing, apples, a small meal for dinner that varies, and sometimes a 100 cal pack if i crave something sweet, but i try not to eat them all the time. i drink a lot of caffeine and a ton of water. i also take daily vitamins, and for days i know will be long, i drink the mini v-8's and eat low fat cheese sticks.
after i eat, i get so bloated and have horrible gas. sometimes i get really constipated. it makes me tired and unable to focus and i have trouble sleeping. i sometimes get abdominal cramps and they hurt a LOT.
i try to live a really healthy lifestyle because i need a healthy body to dance and need energy. i also have to look think and keep my muscles strong and healthy.
but why do i get so tired if i eat? when i dont eat, i get dizzy and lightheaded, and when i eat, i have that AND severe gas. i used to have disordered eating habits, and took some different diet pills, so idk if that has an effect, but it has been a while since i did that.
help!
after i eat, i get so bloated and have horrible gas. sometimes i get really constipated. it makes me tired and unable to focus and i have trouble sleeping. i sometimes get abdominal cramps and they hurt a LOT.
i try to live a really healthy lifestyle because i need a healthy body to dance and need energy. i also have to look think and keep my muscles strong and healthy.
but why do i get so tired if i eat? when i dont eat, i get dizzy and lightheaded, and when i eat, i have that AND severe gas. i used to have disordered eating habits, and took some different diet pills, so idk if that has an effect, but it has been a while since i did that.
help!
Tone -
I'd reccomend getting tested for a gluten intolerance, or Celiac's disease. It's an inreasingly common condition as we continue to bastardize the grains we intake, specifically wheat
I've been gluten free since I was 16 and haven't had a migraine, a fainting spell, or an lackluster afternoon since . . . it's definately worth checking out www.celiac.com has some good info also Gluten Free Gourmet, Gluten Free Girl & the Gluten Free bible
I'm now running marathons, doing my first tri this summer and have never felt better
Might be worth a shot :-)
I'd reccomend getting tested for a gluten intolerance, or Celiac's disease. It's an inreasingly common condition as we continue to bastardize the grains we intake, specifically wheat
I've been gluten free since I was 16 and haven't had a migraine, a fainting spell, or an lackluster afternoon since . . . it's definately worth checking out www.celiac.com has some good info also Gluten Free Gourmet, Gluten Free Girl & the Gluten Free bible
I'm now running marathons, doing my first tri this summer and have never felt better
Might be worth a shot :-)
Tone and Others.....
I agree with others who have suggested not to eat heavier meals late. Eating carbs like pasta tend to make many of us sleepy. I found that by eating earlier (no later than 8:00pm), limiting intake of alcohol, carbonated beverages, acidic foods like oj, coffee & tea, tomatoe sauce, fatty deserts etc. acid reflux symptoms virtually went away. Imagine having them all in one meal!
My main problem turned out to be several sludge like stones that had collected in the gallbladder. Occasionally one would pass making my life miserable for several hours and eventually days. I would have severe pain, sweating, sometimes nausea, diareaha and lightheadedness. Many people have gallstones, but don't realize it. You need to have an ultrasound of the gallbladder to find out for sure. It's not just a woman's disease either, many men and adolescents can have it as well. I found that the above mentioned types of foods not only caused acid indigestion, but the passing of stones. Each episode felt different so it was hard to tell what was going on. Over time they became more frequent and worse. The last episode nearly killed me as an infection started. If you have similar symptoms I would highly recommend getting that ultrasound and if you have been having worsening symptoms recommend getting rid of the gall stones. Some may be addressed without surgery. Just don't wait until it is an emergency. If you have your gallbladder removed, you will still have to watch your diet, but those awful pains and other symptoms will be gone for good.
I agree with others who have suggested not to eat heavier meals late. Eating carbs like pasta tend to make many of us sleepy. I found that by eating earlier (no later than 8:00pm), limiting intake of alcohol, carbonated beverages, acidic foods like oj, coffee & tea, tomatoe sauce, fatty deserts etc. acid reflux symptoms virtually went away. Imagine having them all in one meal!
My main problem turned out to be several sludge like stones that had collected in the gallbladder. Occasionally one would pass making my life miserable for several hours and eventually days. I would have severe pain, sweating, sometimes nausea, diareaha and lightheadedness. Many people have gallstones, but don't realize it. You need to have an ultrasound of the gallbladder to find out for sure. It's not just a woman's disease either, many men and adolescents can have it as well. I found that the above mentioned types of foods not only caused acid indigestion, but the passing of stones. Each episode felt different so it was hard to tell what was going on. Over time they became more frequent and worse. The last episode nearly killed me as an infection started. If you have similar symptoms I would highly recommend getting that ultrasound and if you have been having worsening symptoms recommend getting rid of the gall stones. Some may be addressed without surgery. Just don't wait until it is an emergency. If you have your gallbladder removed, you will still have to watch your diet, but those awful pains and other symptoms will be gone for good.
I have had similar symptoms to many of those who posted here. I started having dizzy spells and light-headedness about 8 mths ago. I have had blood work done, a CT scan, EKG, brain MRI, all results are normal. Just recently I started noticing I'd be "burpy" just prior to the onset of feeling woozy and it usually happened during mealtimes. I've read the posts and will try to determine if it's something I'm eating or eating too much of...I guess I just wanted to reassure in some small way that there are many of us out here with similar symptoms and I agree with the person who said the quality of life is greatly decrease because you're continuously feeling like you're going to pass out. If of interest, I'm a 39 yr old male, in great health otherwise, not overweight, I exercise and don't smoke.
Tone - I'd like to join your club. I have the same symptoms, but not as tired as some of the others. I do feel much better after reading everyone's posts.
I definitely get the lightheadedness after eating, especially larger meals. I don't eat late, and often eat only because I know I have to. Does anyone get lightheaded if they don't eat first thing in the morning?
Also, does anyone's heart feel "sore"? I don't get pains, but instead I get these low aches in my heart. I go for the treadmill stress test tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure it'll come back normal (but I'll take the peace of mind). I'm 35/m and healthy (I think... ).
I definitely get the lightheadedness after eating, especially larger meals. I don't eat late, and often eat only because I know I have to. Does anyone get lightheaded if they don't eat first thing in the morning?
Also, does anyone's heart feel "sore"? I don't get pains, but instead I get these low aches in my heart. I go for the treadmill stress test tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure it'll come back normal (but I'll take the peace of mind). I'm 35/m and healthy (I think... ).
I am experiencing the same for the last 3 days - lightheadness, hot flushes and general unwellness after eating carbs. I have eaten protien only meals and am ok. I am also experienceing chest pain - like a dull ache as if i have bruised or strained a muscle. Anyone any idea what this is - it is worrying me but I can't get to a doctor until next week
Have you reviewed the blood type diet. I am A+ BLOOD TYPE AND EXPERIANCE THE SAME STUFF. When I follow the A+ type diet I seem to feel 10 times better. I experiance the same kind of effect as you are describing. Switching to water, vegetables, white meat, and fruit seems to help out tremndously. Here is a link to some information on it. http://www.dadamo.com/
Here's what I've figured out so far. All heart tests came back normal. It's not weather/climate related. It's not diet related for me. Although my doctor dismissed it (yes, he does know better than me), I think it could be sleep related. Sleep apnea perhaps? In the past, I used to sleep on my back. Lately, I've been sleeping on my side or chest and the symptoms go away.
I have had the lightheadiness and heart palpitaions for the last year or so as well. I know that diet does completely help and snacking on raw nuts have helped stabilize my blood sugar. I have also had a glucose tolerance test and other tests as well. Something that natural approach doctors offer is drawing blood and doing a food allergy test. That could be very helpful to anyone who needs to know what their allergies are without going to an allergy specialist and getting your back pricked, which usually isnt accurate anyways. I was wondering if there are any natural approach books that have helped anyone out?