lightheadedness after eating??

[buddy12]

Almost every time I eat, or smell food, or prepare food, I get lightheaded and my vision gets a bit distorted. Has anyone ever experienced this?? It's so odd, my neuro has no idea and recommended blood tests, which I will be doing. But I am having an exacerbation right now, so I'm thinking it's part of the exacerbation.

[msmcdonald]

I need to correct my remark.  I seem to be discombobulated.  I meant to say that I prostrate myself when I get the dizzies.  

[msmcdonald]

This is an experience I have often.  I, also have multiple sclerosis.  Yet to receive an answer from a doctor.  I supine  myself; it takes quite some time and sometimes it doesn't  pass with awareness (my notice of it passing).  

[Mand125]

Yes I've tried lying down if I am at home and it hasn't helped. The nausea seems to take its own sweet time to go.
It can vary from minutes to the worse case of about 2 hours.

Mand

[Sailorsong]

WOW! This one is very interesting. I have something very similar going on when eating or cooking. While I don't feel lightheaded, I do get very tired to the point that I can barely keep my eyes open. I do like the idea of it being blood pressure though. My doctors have never been able to get my blood pressure all of the way down to where it should be because my pulse drops along with the BP but to very dangerous levels. I have seen my pulse get down to 42 when my BP was lowered to normal levels. Maybe in my case the BP is dropping also but because it is always on the high side it doesn't get to the point of light headed feeling, just tired feeling.

What I usually do is go lay down and no sooner do I do that and the tired feeling goes away. Have any of you with the light headed feeling tried laying down to see if it goes away right away?

Dennis

[doni54]

That is really unusual, I'm undx but never heard of this happening.  Guess I missed the original post.

Ummmmm......does give room for thought.

[Mand125]

The postprandial hypotension thing is so interesting. For many years my daughter and myself (both dx MS) have felt dizzy, sick, lightheaded and generally rotten after eating certain foods. Only occasionally and normally with creamy foods or chocolate. We just put it down to a weird thing that we shared. Then a good friend of mine started to get the same thing, again only occasionally and mostly with creamy foods. Now she (my friend) is awaiting an MRI after neuro tests that seem to point to MS.

Makes you wonder.....

Mandy

[T1gger]

Hi, i believe temperature can effect you feel and eating raises your temperature, so this may have something to do with it. Also cooking in a kitchen can get hot. I've often felt like this especially after cooking a big meal and can hardly eat it.

[buddy12]

Thanks all for your thoughts! I'm thinking now that it's postprandial hypotension--basically, low blood pressure, pretty common after eating. And it sometimes seem to be related to autoimmune disorders. But  I will update when I know for sure. Thanks again!!!

[TonkaSpirit]

Good thinking Pat!  I would have never thought of the position of the head while preparing food.  It makes sense for sure...I always get a bit whobbly when I look up or down.  
Terrie

[6-paq]

I get lightheadedness and vision disturbances quite often.

My first thought is maybe it's "positional", i.e., does the lightheadedness come on when your head is in a certain position?  When you prepare or eat food, your head is usually looking downward.

I would get the brief lightheadedness when I'm either looking down or looking up.

Just a thought.

Take care and I'm sorry you're in the middle of an exacerbation.  I hope you feel better soon!  Pat :)

[floridamom2]

I do not have these symptoms but they are very interesting!  Please let us know what you find out after the blood tests, I am curious!

Take care!
Kristin