Eating makes me sick....

Beachbody4life
Beachbody4life Posts: 139
in Food and Nutrition
Hey so I am new to this topic board.... I think I might have a problem because for the past week or so I have been getting sick after every thing I eat. My diet consists of chicken, salads, chewy bars and other healthy foods. I am taking vitamins and I don't know what's up. Does anyone have any advice or a clue as to why I'm getting sick?

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  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    sounds like some kind of food poisoning or stomach flu. they're not always "camp out in the bathroom" level of severe... milder ones can give you a low levels of sickness and/or diarrhoea that doesn't seem that bad but doesn't go away easily

    follow the BRAT diet (I think it's bananas, rice, apples, toast) and get plenty of fluids. Also probiotics may help, i.e. good bacteria to fight off whatever bug you've got

    if you've recently added anything to your diet that you've never eaten before, you could try eliminating that for a while and see if it helps as it could be an allergy or intolerance
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,419 Member
    It also could be an ulcer.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    See a doctor
  • SinomenJen
    SinomenJen Posts: 262 Member
    twenty-five year old female, getting sick when eating food, see a doctor. Maybe anything from a baby to food poison
  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    are you having diarrhea?
  • willow_pillow
    willow_pillow Posts: 11
    Hey there! I recently had the same problem. Do certain foods make it hurt more than others? If it is an ulcer than acidic foods are likely to hurt more. I've heard tomatoes hurt quite a bit when you have an ulcer. I originally thought that was what was going on with me. I discovered though that in my case, it was the gluten. Celiac disease or gluten intolerance can appear at any point of your life and gluten is in so many foods that you wouldn't even expect it to be in. I recommend getting some brown rice. That shouldn't hurt your stomach. If you feel fine after eating it then gradually add more foods in and see how they affect you. You can likely determine what's happening on your own by seeing if some foods are make your stomach hurt and some don't. If all foods are painful (even brown rice) then see a doctor. Well, you should see a doctor anyway, it just might be easier if you have some idea first.
  • stacyhaddenham
    stacyhaddenham Posts: 211 Member
    Go get your gallbladder checked.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    See a doctor

    This
  • ostrichagain
    ostrichagain Posts: 271 Member
    Go get your gallbladder checked.

    Yeah, go see a doctor.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    Could be all in your head.You are trying to lose weight and you make be making your self feel sick psychosomatically.


    See all of the different responses, we don't know you, your health go see a doctor.
  • skygoddess86
    skygoddess86 Posts: 487 Member
    Vitamins make me sick. I've never been able to take them.
  • msjersey73
    msjersey73 Posts: 182 Member
    vitamins make me sick. so does dairy, and too much wheat. hope you get to the Doctor soon. they told me, it's process of elimination, to find out what is bothering me.
    good luck
  • msjersey73
    msjersey73 Posts: 182 Member
    also, artificial sweeteners make me so horribly sick.
  • Beachbody4life
    Beachbody4life Posts: 139
    sounds like some kind of food poisoning or stomach flu. they're not always "camp out in the bathroom" level of severe... milder ones can give you a low levels of sickness and/or diarrhoea that doesn't seem that bad but doesn't go away easily

    follow the BRAT diet (I think it's bananas, rice, apples, toast) and get plenty of fluids. Also probiotics may help, i.e. good bacteria to fight off whatever bug you've got

    if you've recently added anything to your diet that you've never eaten before, you could try eliminating that for a while and see if it helps as it could be an allergy or intolerance

    Thanks for the advice. I think I might try that diet for a few days to try and work anything out of my system.
  • Beachbody4life
    Beachbody4life Posts: 139
    It also could be an ulcer.
    Why do you think it would be an ulcer?
  • Beachbody4life
    Beachbody4life Posts: 139
    twenty-five year old female, getting sick when eating food, see a doctor. Maybe anything from a baby to food poison
    Well I know it's not a baby... I guess it could be food poisoning and I'll set up an appointment to see my doctor. Unfortunately he has been on his honeymoon for the past two weeks.
  • ThinkThinMommy_2010
    ThinkThinMommy_2010 Posts: 42
    At your age I would go to the doctors it could be vitamins making you sick, a stomach bug, gallbladder, or something really serious. It is just best to make a quick trip to the doctors to make sure.
  • Beachbody4life
    Beachbody4life Posts: 139
    Hey there! I recently had the same problem. Do certain foods make it hurt more than others? If it is an ulcer than acidic foods are likely to hurt more. I've heard tomatoes hurt quite a bit when you have an ulcer. I originally thought that was what was going on with me. I discovered though that in my case, it was the gluten. Celiac disease or gluten intolerance can appear at any point of your life and gluten is in so many foods that you wouldn't even expect it to be in. I recommend getting some brown rice. That shouldn't hurt your stomach. If you feel fine after eating it then gradually add more foods in and see how they affect you. You can likely determine what's happening on your own by seeing if some foods are make your stomach hurt and some don't. If all foods are painful (even brown rice) then see a doctor. Well, you should see a doctor anyway, it just might be easier if you have some idea first.
    Does any one else in your family have gluten intolerance? Also what exactly is gluten intolerance? Does that mean you are allergic to it?
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    allergy and intolerance are slightly difference.... allergy is when the immune system attacks a particular harmless substance, thinking it's a pathogen. Food intolerance is where your digestive system isn't making a particular enzyme so the food doesn't get digested and so make you ill.

    It's unlikely to be a wheat intolerance if you were able to digest wheat just fine before. If it is an allergy or intolerance then it's likely to be something you've recently added to your diet. Someone mentioned vitamins... some people don't react well to some kinds of vitamin pills, if this started happening just after you started getting healthy, then did you also start taking any vitamin supplements?

    I agree re seeing a doctor, because there are a lot of possibilities and also doctors need to rule out more serious possible causes first, before making any diagnosis. People on the internet can't do that. If your regular doctor's away, is there another doctor at the same practice you could see instead?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    twenty-five year old female, getting sick when eating food, see a doctor. Maybe anything from a baby to food poison
    Well I know it's not a baby... I guess it could be food poisoning and I'll set up an appointment to see my doctor. Unfortunately he has been on his honeymoon for the past two weeks.

    i'm pretty sure there is more than one doctor in the whole world....
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Hey there! I recently had the same problem. Do certain foods make it hurt more than others? If it is an ulcer than acidic foods are likely to hurt more. I've heard tomatoes hurt quite a bit when you have an ulcer. I originally thought that was what was going on with me. I discovered though that in my case, it was the gluten. Celiac disease or gluten intolerance can appear at any point of your life and gluten is in so many foods that you wouldn't even expect it to be in. I recommend getting some brown rice. That shouldn't hurt your stomach. If you feel fine after eating it then gradually add more foods in and see how they affect you. You can likely determine what's happening on your own by seeing if some foods are make your stomach hurt and some don't. If all foods are painful (even brown rice) then see a doctor. Well, you should see a doctor anyway, it just might be easier if you have some idea first.
    Does any one else in your family have gluten intolerance? Also what exactly is gluten intolerance? Does that mean you are allergic to it?

    You've only been feeling sick for a week, so this probably isn't it, but who knows. I spent about 11 years being near constantly nauseated and having terrible digestive problems before a doctor put me on an elimination diet to find out what food or foods could be causing problems. It turned out to be milk protein and gluten intolerances for me. I think it's not so much an allergy as my immune system not being able to process those particular substances. It causes all sorts of inflammation, etc. It took a few weeks for my digestive tract to heal before I felt good again. It's a pain in the rear to eliminate two of the most common food ingredients from your diet, but it was worth it for me to not spend hours each day in misery in the bathroom. If you do have a food intolerance, it's not necessarily going to be dairy or gluten, although those are some of the most common. It could be something else. Is there anything new in your diet?
  • Michelle_dirtracer
    Michelle_dirtracer Posts: 245
    What vitamins are you taking?
  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,000 Member
    Hey so I am new to this topic board.... I think I might have a problem because for the past week or so I have been getting sick after every thing I eat. My diet consists of chicken, salads, chewy bars and other healthy foods. I am taking vitamins and I don't know what's up. Does anyone have any advice or a clue as to why I'm getting sick?

    See a doctor to give you an exam and answer this question. Pronto!

    And hope you feel better soon!
  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,000 Member
    twenty-five year old female, getting sick when eating food, see a doctor. Maybe anything from a baby to food poison
    Well I know it's not a baby... I guess it could be food poisoning and I'll set up an appointment to see my doctor. Unfortunately he has been on his honeymoon for the past two weeks.

    For more urgent issues, there is usually someone else there as a back-up. Or urgent care.

    I wouldn't wait or mess around with it. Feeling sick after one or two meals is one thing. Feeling sick after every meal for a week is another story.
  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    twenty-five year old female, getting sick when eating food, see a doctor. Maybe anything from a baby to food poison
    Well I know it's not a baby... I guess it could be food poisoning and I'll set up an appointment to see my doctor. Unfortunately he has been on his honeymoon for the past two weeks.

    For more urgent issues, there is usually someone else there as a back-up. Or urgent care.

    I wouldn't wait or mess around with it. Feeling sick after one or two meals is one thing. Feeling sick after every meal for a week is another story.
    if she answered my diarrhea question it could prove some usefulness
  • redladywitch
    redladywitch Posts: 799 Member
    Go to the doctor. This is a fitness site. You need medical help.

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