Just curious
I had something new happen today. I'm too worried as of yet, but merely curious as to what you think. This morning I woke up and made a protein drink out of water. It is the same protein I have been using since before surgery. Anyway, immediately after finishing it I got very hot and sweaty. I also was nauseated. It lasted about 20 minutes and I was fine. Tonight my honey picked me up a cheddar broccoli soup and the same thing happened. I can understand the soup may have something I shouldn't have eaten, but the protein? What is up with that? Suggestions?
I don't know. Sounds a little like low blood sugar. Do you have a glucometer?
Kelly
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Typically that's what happens, yes. But since it sounds a little like low blood sugar, I thought if you had a glucometer, then if it happens again you could check it just to see.
I think my suggestion would be to eat small amounts more often, at least for a few days, to see if that makes it quit happening, whatever it is. And if it keeps happening, then I'd call your doc. Sometimes we just have weird reactions to things and can't figure out why, and if it doesn't happen repeatedly, then it's probably nothing to worry about. But if it keeps happening, then you'd want to figure it out.
Kelly
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OK, that's good info to know. I would try to keep track of it if it happens again, like maybe even write down when it happened, what you ate, how long it had been since you ate, etc. To a certain extent, as long as it's not a symptom of something seriously wrong, you don't necessary need to know exactly why it's happening, even though that would be nice. But the important thing is figuring out how to stop it from happening.
Kelly
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I know her symptoms sound a bit like dumping but she didn't eat anything with enough carbs/sugar to cause dumping. Also, she didn't mention having a rapid heartbeat, which typically comes with dumping.
Kelly
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The soup might have been high in fat, but usually eating too much fat causes stuff like gas and bloating and maybe diarrhea. What you describe doesn't sound like a typical reaction to too much fat, although your body could react in a weird way to it. But your protein shake wasn't high in fat, so I wouldn't think that was the issue.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
