I get really tired when I eat

[HisHighness]

I find myself getting really tired sometimes when I eat, I just feel horribly drained and can barely keep my eyes open, most times I can't fight it and end up taking a nap. It's getting to the point where some days I'm in bed more than I'm awake, which I know is obviously not good for me. I find it usually happens when I eat pasta or soup with crackers, so I'm guessing it's sugar/carbs related. I can't afford to cut these things out of my diet as I'm on unemployment right now and can barely afford pastas and soups as it is, I'd love to be able to eat lots of vegatables but I can't afford them and they don't last long enough even if I could. Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening? It's getting to the point where I have to choose to either be starving all day or exausted all day.

Does anyone have any tips they can lend me?

Thanks,
H

[rushvillebabe]

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[astuz]

i am 26 yrs old i have had many problems such as this one. everytime i eat does not matter what it is (fruit) (meats) i am dead tired. i work for ken garff i am a driver for them and drive all day. not much carb burning but when i eat within 10 to 20 min i am drained. this is taking a toll on me. i start from 630am to 300pm sometimes later. i think it could be diabeties or hypoglacemia sorry cant spell tired as F$$#. i live in utah where everything is so damn expensive ugh. if anyone can give me advice on giving me to my doctor i would appreciate it. ***@****

[littlecoop]

This was my first post, MY name is Lily.. I was posting for everyone here.

[littlecoop]

Has anyone here complaining about lack of energy after eating carbs been tested for Celiac Disease? I had the same problem, I spent 90% of my time in bed and developed an eating disorder because I found I had MORE energy and felt 100% better when I didn't eat at all. I ended up in the hospital and I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease - I can't eat gluten/wheat/barely/rye etc. As long as I avoid those foods I feel amazing.

[hazeleyed817]

Hi. Which version of Ashwagandha have you tried? I just looked it up and there are so many different ones.

[kiznick]

About a year ago starting in November, I started passing out every time I ate. It got so bad that I was passing out on my way home from lunch, I was passing out on the phone and waking up hours later on top of it, I was passing out after a family dinner. I was doing it up to three times a day. It was horrible. It was scary. And I could have killed someone while driving when this happened. The VA couldn't figure it out, got frustrated with me, and they didn't bother to do much for me. We did do a Glucose Tolerance Test and I went as high as 230 for both one hour and two hour marks. However, I have never recorded anything above that since. When I felt sleepiness/eyes rolling back urge I've never been able to stick myself fast enough.The closest I got was 189 pre-"sleep". Then I had an occasion where I went as low as 55 on the blood sugars. I did some research and digging and decided to remove all gluten and of course simple sugars from my diet. Things very slowly started to improve for me. Over the last four months I have been doing entirely gluten free, msg free, gmo free and I get most carbs from vegetables. I eat a variety of meat sources as fresh as I can find. I freeze what I need for later. I eat 5-6 meals a day on a dessert plate. I've lost almost 40 lbs so far. I no longer pass out but the very rare odd occasion. I go to the gym every other day and workout for a few hours like clockwork. I do have diabetes, and though my antibodies were low, I'm damn near positive I was also gluten intolerant and carb intolerant from a few difference types of sources not just the gluten kind. I have to avoid bread and grain products of all kinds, oatmeal even. As soon as I eat a bowl of oatmeal non sugared kind, I still miss out on the morning because I'm passed out. I've had bizarre skin and mouth lesions over the last four years, terrible acne, and inflammation, swollen and red face, joint pain, acid reflux, etc. I've started taking a powdered multi vitamin, and protein shakes that are non soy, and I use Super Enzyme supplements, and I ensure I take in a ton of turmeric as it is an anti inflammatory and cinnamon as it helps control blood sugar. I'm not a doctor, but I am a chronic pain patient who has done my research and I no longer pass out if ever at this point. I still do not get why I don't have a ton of antibodies showing up, I had some, but not "enough" for a positive diagnosis. Dr. Davis of "Wheat Belly" fame does explain that some of us don't show up as positive but are in fact gluten intolerant. I still have more allergens to watch out for as I am evaluating dairy and nuts to be sure. I hope my story helps someone. I hope someone can tell me if there is more info out there about people passing out after eating that aren't going over 200 in their blood sugars to account for it. Thanks.