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Dizzy After Meal

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holdthegluten
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Does anyone else get dizzy and tires with heavy eyes right after eating. It seems to happen mostly after lunch. Is this common with healing. I have been on the gluten free diet for about 6 weeks, and after i eat i feel like napping and my eyes get heavy and won't focus good. What's up with that? Please some advice is needed. Thanks

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I get this when I get glutened. You say you have only been on the diet for 6 weeks, are you eating mostly fresh, unprocessed foods? That will help you to heal faster and enable you to recognize the signs your body gives you when you have say a potato chip or something else that may have crosscontamination.

You also may want to have your blood sugar checked, especially if you have been consuming a lot of gluten free baked goods or sodas and candy to compensate for missing the gluten. I made myself diabetic (now well controlled by diet even though doc wanted meds) by loading up on gluten-free ice cream and chocolate after diagnosis. Wouldn't want you to make the same mistake.

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I get this when I get glutened. You say you have only been on the diet for 6 weeks, are you eating mostly fresh, unprocessed foods? That will help you to heal faster and enable you to recognize the signs your body gives you when you have say a potato chip or something else that may have crosscontamination.

You also may want to have your blood sugar checked, especially if you have been consuming a lot of gluten free baked goods or sodas and candy to compensate for missing the gluten. I made myself diabetic (now well controlled by diet even though doc wanted meds) by loading up on gluten-free ice cream and chocolate after diagnosis. Wouldn't want you to make the same mistake.

I am not diabetic or hypoglycemic.......i got tested. I eat pretty clean, and i am vey knowledgeable about the gluten free diet, this is why i am so frustrated. I feel a lot better if i skip lunch, but i dont want to lose anymore weight. I have lost 12 lbs and I am not starving myself at all. Is this normal?

jmengert Enthusiast
jmengert
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I went for years undiagnosed, so when I finally was, it took me a very long time to heal (and I'm still not fully there, as now other problems have crept up). I was definitely completely gluten-free, but I would get very dizzy for about a month or so about two months into the gluten-free diet. I also had nausea for a good month or so around that time, too. I have always thought that since my body was so damaged, my body was "detoxing" in a way, if that makes sense. I had bad chest pains, too, around that time. I also had a big problem gaining weight; I went down to 95 pounds (and I'm 5'5) right before I was diagnosed, and it took about 6 months for me to gain back my weight. So, give your body time to keep healing, and hopefully things will get better.

I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone, as I went through a very similar experience after going gluten-free. I hope you begin to feel better soon!

flowergirl Rookie
flowergirl
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I can relate to the dizzy and tired feeling after meals especially when I've had a regular sized - big meal. I manage it by eating small portions and more regular and by following a food combining chart (no starch and proteins together). I still get that tired feeling after meals though I am gluten-free but removing processed food from my diet improved the situation. :unsure:

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lorka150
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this happened to me for awhile. when i finally cut out casein, and then a few other things, then it stopped.

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