Tired after eating....

LAYLAH17
LAYLAH17 Posts: 170 Member
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok lately. After I eat I become extremley tired. So, tired I don't want to do anything but sleep. Odd because the past couple of weeks I've been just fine. lol.

Any suggestions on how to prevent it from happening or why.

Replies

  • EmilyQC
    EmilyQC Posts: 69 Member
    Are you getting enough Iron?
  • microwoman999
    microwoman999 Posts: 545 Member
    This was a very interesting article I found that may help a bit :)
    http://www.ehow.com/about_5443877_feel-tired-after-eating.html
  • mbgambill
    mbgambill Posts: 28 Member
    I have read that being tired after eating could mean you are deficient in B vitamins. Try taking some Bs and see if over time that helps.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Or you just ate too much at once.
  • kao708
    kao708 Posts: 813 Member
    Or you just ate too much at once.

    That is what I was thinking...or it could be a blood sugar issue?!
  • LAYLAH17
    LAYLAH17 Posts: 170 Member
    Or you just ate too much at once.

    I didn't eat too much. That's why I was so curious.
  • LAYLAH17
    LAYLAH17 Posts: 170 Member
    Are you getting enough Iron?
    My iron levels are good. And I take a multivitamin
  • cathdrew2
    cathdrew2 Posts: 136 Member
    I second the possibility of the "carbo coma". People commonly accept this at Thanksgiving and Christmas when they overeat on potatoes, stuffing, noodles, etc., then the tryptophan of the turkey on top of that and many people commonly take a nap after a large meal. Perhaps this would happen with a high carb diet of even lesser quantity. Dairy also lulls some people.

    Also to consider: are you getting 8 hours of quality sleep? Any chance you have sleep apnea? Symptoms include falling asleep very easily during the day, waking during the night, flipping and flopping a lot at night (bedcovers are wrecked), a feeling of choking or coughing yourself awake, and (usually a partner hears this) periods of no breathing (a few to many seconds) sometimes followed by choking noises, plus the most common, snoring. A body being flooded by cortisol (associated with lack of sleep) can't lose weight properly.
  • MHackrott
    MHackrott Posts: 84 Member
    Unless you take a womens multi vitamin you may not be getting any iron from it...make sure to check and see if it contains iron or not
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    i feel this way quite a bit, actually. i think it has something to do with the amount of carbs i eat and how it messes with my blood sugar.

    i thought i was just old, haha.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories