Always below 1000 calories. Dizzy.

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  • sarahrusse_
    sarahrusse_ Posts: 32 Member
    Thanks guys.
  • Fit_in_Folsom
    Fit_in_Folsom Posts: 220 Member
    edited February 2017
    See a doc. This could be minor or major, but the sooner the better is what I would do.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Definitely see a doctor. One cause of dizziness after eating is that the heart isn't able to increase its rate, so the increased need for blood during digestion results in less blood flowing to the brain. You might consider snacking more, so you aren't trying to digest as much at one time.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    edited February 2017
    Definitely see a doctor. One cause of dizziness after eating is that the heart isn't able to increase its rate, so the increased need for blood during digestion results in less blood flowing to the brain. You might consider snacking more, so you aren't trying to digest as much at one time.

    Yes, I wondered about this. Digestion takes a lot of blood flow and if your blood pressure is low I could imagine this making you dizzy. You need to see a doctor ASAP.
  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    Take a pregnancy test (if it applies). Might be feeling faint from rapid blood volume expansion and other hormonal changes like the progesterone surge. Also please go see a doctor!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    See a doc asap!

    but it does sounds like a sugar crash from lack of calories, you are very much under feeding your body and its letting you know you need to feed it.
  • sarahrusse_
    sarahrusse_ Posts: 32 Member
    Maxematics wrote: »
    Okay well, I'm glad you're seeing a doctor soon but let's state the facts so far:

    This has been gradually getting worse for TWO months.
    Your profile doesn't list where you live. Do you live in a country where it takes months to book a doctor's appointment? Something like this going on for two months is downright scary and every day you could be damaging your body even more. How much weight have you lost over the past two months eating like this?

    You get dizzy if you eat more than a little bit.
    Your diary only goes back less than two weeks. I see for a few days you were able to hit almost 1200. Aside from the day you ate a cinnamon roll, your higher calorie days tend to be lower in sugar which brings me to the next fact.

    You said no when someone asked if you're eating a lot of refined sugars.
    One look at your diary shows this is incorrect. Cookies show up in your diary often and you had a cinnamon roll the other day. Other than that, I see a lot of fruit which has sugars, though not refined. I would guess this has something to do with it, as you may be having sugar spikes/crashes, which leads me to suggest you need to see a doctor now, not in March.

    We can't diagnose you over the internet and the advice will be very generic. The advice you should follow is of those telling you to get to a doctor ASAP, even if you have to go to the ER. Yes, you've been able to deal with this for two months, but you're saying it's getting worse, so imagine how much worse it will get by March.

    Yeah I had a cookie a couple days because I graduated school and we made them.

    I live in Canada and the soonest I could get to my doctor is March. I have been dealing with it but it is scary and it prevents me from doing things and going places. Last time I checked my weight I had lost 16 pounds.

    I'm doing my best :( I am 19 and I just started living by my own and I buy what I can that's healthy but it's not always easy.
  • Nireedk
    Nireedk Posts: 36 Member
    POTS is most commonly known for causing dizziness upon standing. In some cases, patients actually faint when trying to stand, earning POTS the nickname of “the fainting disease”. However, dizziness and fainting are just a few of the many often debilitating symptoms POTS patients battle on a daily basis. Additional symptoms include:

    Headaches
    Nausea
    Abdominal pain
    Chronic Pain (General)
    Chest Pains
    Heart Palpitations
    Fatigue
    Shortness of Breath
    Insomnia
    Brain Fog
    Sweating Abnormalities
    Weakness
    Bladder Dysfunction
    Tremors
  • Sheisinlove109
    Sheisinlove109 Posts: 516 Member
    Please go to an urgent care. It's not safe for you to feel faint or dizzy at all...driving, others, kids, etc! It could be as simple as a deficiency or a little more involved.
  • sarahrusse_
    sarahrusse_ Posts: 32 Member
    Nireedk wrote: »
    POTS is most commonly known for causing dizziness upon standing. In some cases, patients actually faint when trying to stand, earning POTS the nickname of “the fainting disease”. However, dizziness and fainting are just a few of the many often debilitating symptoms POTS patients battle on a daily basis. Additional symptoms include:

    Headaches
    Nausea
    Abdominal pain
    Chronic Pain (General)
    Chest Pains
    Heart Palpitations
    Fatigue
    Shortness of Breath
    Insomnia
    Brain Fog
    Sweating Abnormalities
    Weakness
    Bladder Dysfunction
    Tremors

    This sounds pretty familiar
    Thank u
  • sarahrusse_
    sarahrusse_ Posts: 32 Member
    I am going to try to see my doctor asap.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    I am going to try to see my doctor asap.

    Hon, if your doctor can't see you right away, please go to a walk-in clinic or Emerg. It's probably best if you go to Emerg anyway, since your doctor or a clinic won't have the testing resources that the hospital will, and they'd likely just refer to to the hospital anyway.

    Please don't wait. It's probably nothing, but it's time you found out since it's obviously not getting better on its own.
  • snowprincess502
    snowprincess502 Posts: 103 Member
    You should eat at least 1,200 calories per day. Try that and see if it helps. If you're still dizzy, see a doctor.
  • I_rock525
    I_rock525 Posts: 1 Member
    When I was pregnant, both times, this would happen. It was my blood sugar dropping. I only had it happen when I was pregnant. You may try high protein foods with your meals (I was told this but it didn't help) or suck on some candy. To confirm this, take your blood sugar level with one of those prick machines and see what it says before vs after eating.
  • pdxwine
    pdxwine Posts: 389 Member
    I echo what others have said....you need to see a Dr before March.

    Also, after looking at your diary, you are not getting enough protein, vegetables and fruit. You are eating empty calories. This, of course, is my opinion. I am not a Dr, nor a nutritionist.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Your breakfast today of 1 cup Rice Krispies and 1 cup milk is, prima facie, not accurate. Get a scale. Use it.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    No matter how much I seem to eat i often do not even get to 1000 calories in a day. It's often 500, 600, 900. I feel very dizzy and light headed after I eat something with much volume to it. I feel faint if I have a somewhat large meal. Help?
    Eat more calorie dense foods then. Peanut butter, avocados, cheese, sour cream, etc.
    Even if one was eating "clean", this could be met.


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  • larry_world
    larry_world Posts: 9 Member
    Everyone is different. I am a high endurance athlete and my calorie count isn't high either. Don't always feel obligated to eat more calories if you are full.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    Your breakfast today of 1 cup Rice Krispies and 1 cup milk is, prima facie, not accurate. Get a scale. Use it.

    Getting a scale and measuring her foods won't solve her problem.
  • sarahrusse_
    sarahrusse_ Posts: 32 Member
    Trying my best here.
    To put it in perspective I got up at 8:30, drank lots of water, had two pieces of toast with peanut butter and bananas on them at 9:30, and now I can't get up because the whole room is spinning and I feel like I'll faint or fall down.
    I wouldn't be able to eat unless I am able to say home for 2h afterwards because that's how long it takes to go away.
    Thanks
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Trying my best here.
    To put it in perspective I got up at 8:30, drank lots of water, had two pieces of toast with peanut butter and bananas on them at 9:30, and now I can't get up because the whole room is spinning and I feel like I'll faint or fall down.
    I wouldn't be able to eat unless I am able to say home for 2h afterwards because that's how long it takes to go away.
    Thanks

    Again, please go to the hospital and get checked out. This is now negatively impacting your life to the point where you can't even eat unless you're home. Can you not see that's an issue?

    Btw, you don't have to be bleeding to death or dying to go to Emerg. They see all levels of patients every day. Don't feel that your case isn't 'urgent' enough to warrant a trip to the hospital. :)
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