Eating And Syncope

[CDJ]

I have had fainting spells after meals lately. I have tried small meals,large meals and a snack of about 15 fritos.no matter how much i eat,I faint.I have tried eating while laying down,sitting,standing and walking.None of this has made a differance,I still pass out.Any advice on what helps this issue?????

Cindy

[lizzy]

boy have i been there ,but this works for me,i nibble all day long a little bites here and there on allot of salty foods and stay away form starch,cs starch just turns to suger and hard to digeast. good luck and hang in there.

[CDJ]

Thank You so much ,Lizzy!I'll try that and see how it works.

[Poohbear]

I also have trouble after eating but not to the extreme you mention.

If I eat (sometimes even a very small portion) I definately get presyncopal. I also seem to get the opposite reaction from most people with this type of trouble....they tend to get postprandial hypotension but I get severe tachycardia and hypertension.

Nibbling throughout the day does help me some. If you are able to, you may also want to try eating a very small portion and reclining in a chair (try not to lay down because that will slow digestion even more and possibly give you problems with reflux). Maybe between reclining to help keep blood flow toward your upper body and eating small amounts will give you some relief.

The only other things I can think of to rule out would be making sure you aren't having food sensitivities or allergies (these can sometimes bring on autonomic symptoms) and making sure you have ruled out diabetes or hypoglycemia problems.