Tone and others-
I am experiencing similar conditions to what all of have described and am in very good health, exercise regular, eat well and the the whole bit, and am also one of those people that just cannot eat out....I feel crappy every time!! i to have a frustration level wityh what the docs can offer...they just don't study for this kind of thing I guess..
If anyone has an update to what they might have discovered recently, please post.
I am experiencing similar conditions to what all of have described and am in very good health, exercise regular, eat well and the the whole bit, and am also one of those people that just cannot eat out....I feel crappy every time!! i to have a frustration level wityh what the docs can offer...they just don't study for this kind of thing I guess..
If anyone has an update to what they might have discovered recently, please post.
For those of you complaining about these symptoms and lots of burping/bloating, look into pylori. Its a bacteria or something that can cause these issues. I've seen other forums where people said they had this condition treated and they are better now.
It could very well possibly be a Hiatal Hernia. I have one and I get ALL the symptoms. I have to eat small meals. Have you checked out your gallbladder? Might need a cleaning. The vagus nerve might be irritated as well.
Newbie, maybe your body is just not meant to be eating a large bowl of rigatoni with meat sauce at ten o'clock at night. Did you have that with cheese on top. Try smaller meals more often and clean simple food like brown rice, pasta in smaller servings, steamed veg and easy on the dairy and large servings of meat.
hey Tone.
I know very much how you feel. i have a lot of the same symptoms and i am getting tired of not being able to figure out what is wrong with me. i get lightheaded when i eat, stand, or even turn my head. if i look behind me when i am sitting i get dizzy and go almost "blind" for a moment. i have hypoglycemia, but was told that is not the cause. i feel like sometimes maybe it is in my head than i get mad at myself. but i know i am not imagining it. i feel so fatigued after eating. i sweat and feel sick too. it doesnt matter what i eat. i am active and not overweight. i do understand your feeling of "maybe it is a terminal disease" i think i need Gregory House sometimes. ha. my doctors have no idea what they are doing and i am afraid they wont know what it is until it is too late. i hope we all find out what is wron with us.
I know very much how you feel. i have a lot of the same symptoms and i am getting tired of not being able to figure out what is wrong with me. i get lightheaded when i eat, stand, or even turn my head. if i look behind me when i am sitting i get dizzy and go almost "blind" for a moment. i have hypoglycemia, but was told that is not the cause. i feel like sometimes maybe it is in my head than i get mad at myself. but i know i am not imagining it. i feel so fatigued after eating. i sweat and feel sick too. it doesnt matter what i eat. i am active and not overweight. i do understand your feeling of "maybe it is a terminal disease" i think i need Gregory House sometimes. ha. my doctors have no idea what they are doing and i am afraid they wont know what it is until it is too late. i hope we all find out what is wron with us.
Tone, I've been going through the same issues. I don't know if you've gotten them resolved, but I thought I'd tell you what I'm trying. DeeAnna is right, there are a lot of foods that can mess you up. I had a food sensitivites test done and found out I had 33 sensitivities, foods that I can't eat because my body doesn't process them correctly. I'm presently on a 3 month elimination diet, and I am having some success for my chronic tiredness & fatigue. The company that did the testing is called ImmunoLabs. It was kinda expensive, 900 bucks or so, but it was quite revelatory. I hope that this post finds you well and not in need of their assistance, but in the event that you're still struggling like I have, I hope they are able to help.
Jonathan
Jonathan
gluten intolerance?
Tone, I have been going through the same thing. Glucose Tolerance Test came as reactive hypoglycemic but not diabetic. Elimination diet suggested I avoid wheat, dairy, and corn, and even some lovely foods like garlic (though I can eat garlic now that my digestion has improve a little) - but all food allergy tests came back negative. Celiacs was negative. Thyroid test came back Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Heart and Liver function appears normal. Either intestinal damage from food intolerances OR PTSD have given me a tendency toward vitamin deficiency, so I take vitamin and mineral supplements every day and probiotic enxymes.
Recently, I have been working on developing a diet that works to address all these symptoms and allows me to eat out. My most recent diet was a complete and total failure - food rotation. For 3 weeks I encouraged a metabolic shift to protein (a la Adkins) and stayed away from all wheat and corn and very limited dairy (eaten with emzymes) and then for the fourth week I allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted, including artificial sweetners. I felt unbelievably great until my second 'free' week -- week eight. Then I passed out after eating and ended up in the hospital. Thyroid is normal. Home glucose mmonitoring suggests dizziness is NOT due to blood sugar, as readings during episodes were generally usually between 120 and 160 and always occur in the postprandial 'high' and not during 2-3 hour post-prandial lows (for me, 60-80). Body rash suggests some sort of allergic reaction or sensitivity. Food allergy symptoms are severe (bloating, sharp pain with digestion). All bloodwork was normal, except ALK PTASE was very low (which may mean nothing).
My working explanation is food allergies, intolerances, and toxins, which I became extra sensitive to because of the diet. I am getting tested for food allergies again just in case. But given my diet this seems to explain more. Thyroid problems can produce food intolerances and digestive sensitivities, too.
Anyway, this includes artificial sweeteners like Equal, Splenda, and Sucralose. They produce an MSG-like reaction in sensitive populations, which includes me, and I did drink a lot of soda this week when i would normally drink water, as I was traveling. Anyway, my symptoms are pretty much exactl the same as yours. You may want to focus on food.
Recently, I have been working on developing a diet that works to address all these symptoms and allows me to eat out. My most recent diet was a complete and total failure - food rotation. For 3 weeks I encouraged a metabolic shift to protein (a la Adkins) and stayed away from all wheat and corn and very limited dairy (eaten with emzymes) and then for the fourth week I allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted, including artificial sweetners. I felt unbelievably great until my second 'free' week -- week eight. Then I passed out after eating and ended up in the hospital. Thyroid is normal. Home glucose mmonitoring suggests dizziness is NOT due to blood sugar, as readings during episodes were generally usually between 120 and 160 and always occur in the postprandial 'high' and not during 2-3 hour post-prandial lows (for me, 60-80). Body rash suggests some sort of allergic reaction or sensitivity. Food allergy symptoms are severe (bloating, sharp pain with digestion). All bloodwork was normal, except ALK PTASE was very low (which may mean nothing).
My working explanation is food allergies, intolerances, and toxins, which I became extra sensitive to because of the diet. I am getting tested for food allergies again just in case. But given my diet this seems to explain more. Thyroid problems can produce food intolerances and digestive sensitivities, too.
Anyway, this includes artificial sweeteners like Equal, Splenda, and Sucralose. They produce an MSG-like reaction in sensitive populations, which includes me, and I did drink a lot of soda this week when i would normally drink water, as I was traveling. Anyway, my symptoms are pretty much exactl the same as yours. You may want to focus on food.
You might try getting check for gluten intolerance. You have mentioned pasta as a big problem. If this is the problem it can cause some major problems till it is found.
There's a lot of issues that can cause lightheadedness after eating such as diabetes, gluten intolerance, and hypoglycemia. How are you doing? Did you ever figure out what it is?
Your symptoms mimic exactly the gallbladder disease/inflamation. chest pains under the right hand side of rib cage---dead giveaway. I'm trying to avoid the doctor---stay away from potatoes----all kinds of potatoes. Eat beats and make a tea out of flax seeds oil and lemon. this is all about the gallbladder and digestion problems. Youll have a burp thats long and loud and really deep, different from anyother, than you'll know.
What can you do about gallbladder issues though? Shouldn't you talk to a doctor about it to see what you can do for treatment?
I would HIGHLY suggest getting a blood food alergy test done.
What sorts of allergies should they test for? There are a lot that they have to test for and you need to know which ones. WHich do you suggest?
Hi Tone,
Some of the symptoms you mentioned in your post are similar to mine. I was diagnosed with an esophogeal hernia after checking for everything from allergies to cancer. It cost a great deal of money to test for all of those things and it was finally diagnosed with the two tests that should probably have been performed much earlier - a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. This confirmed the hernia and ruled out damage to stomach and kidneys. While surgical repair is sometimes performed for this condition, it rarely is unless it becomes too large. They just give you a prescription for Prilosec.
Actually I got sick on Prilosec and found a safe and natural alternative that has been used for decades throughout Europe - it's called DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice) and yes, it's actually licorice, which is very good for digestion. The "deglycyrrihizated" part means a substance has been removed from licorice that increases people's blood pressure. DGL has also been proven to kill h. pylori better than Prilosec, a bacteria known to cause gastritis and most stomach ulcers. DGL works best, but Papaya Enzyme pills contain strong antacid qualities as well. Both of these (unlike Prilosec) are perfectly safe for people with or without medical conditions. The other good thing is drinking as much water as you can. Don't go crazy with it, just your normal 8-10 cups.
It's difficult to get to the bottom of medical symptoms as vague as light-headedness, but for an otherwise healthy 24 year old with no weight problem it should allow doctors to rule out many things off the bat. If your probem is actually GERD or some other stomach-related issue here are a few other symptoms that may accompany your light-headedness:
- shortness of breath or inability to breathe deeply or draw a full breath,
- chest tightness, tightness across thefront of your shoulders, left arm pain,
- a lump in your throat or raspiness when you speak or breathe
- abdominal pain
- nausea
- stomach bloating,
- indigestion and stomach gas.
I hope your answer turns out to be something as simple as this, as while it can be a pain to avoid the foods that make you feel sick, it's pretty cheap and easy to treat. Good luck!
Some of the symptoms you mentioned in your post are similar to mine. I was diagnosed with an esophogeal hernia after checking for everything from allergies to cancer. It cost a great deal of money to test for all of those things and it was finally diagnosed with the two tests that should probably have been performed much earlier - a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. This confirmed the hernia and ruled out damage to stomach and kidneys. While surgical repair is sometimes performed for this condition, it rarely is unless it becomes too large. They just give you a prescription for Prilosec.
Actually I got sick on Prilosec and found a safe and natural alternative that has been used for decades throughout Europe - it's called DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice) and yes, it's actually licorice, which is very good for digestion. The "deglycyrrihizated" part means a substance has been removed from licorice that increases people's blood pressure. DGL has also been proven to kill h. pylori better than Prilosec, a bacteria known to cause gastritis and most stomach ulcers. DGL works best, but Papaya Enzyme pills contain strong antacid qualities as well. Both of these (unlike Prilosec) are perfectly safe for people with or without medical conditions. The other good thing is drinking as much water as you can. Don't go crazy with it, just your normal 8-10 cups.
It's difficult to get to the bottom of medical symptoms as vague as light-headedness, but for an otherwise healthy 24 year old with no weight problem it should allow doctors to rule out many things off the bat. If your probem is actually GERD or some other stomach-related issue here are a few other symptoms that may accompany your light-headedness:
- shortness of breath or inability to breathe deeply or draw a full breath,
- chest tightness, tightness across thefront of your shoulders, left arm pain,
- a lump in your throat or raspiness when you speak or breathe
- abdominal pain
- nausea
- stomach bloating,
- indigestion and stomach gas.
I hope your answer turns out to be something as simple as this, as while it can be a pain to avoid the foods that make you feel sick, it's pretty cheap and easy to treat. Good luck!