tired after eating

1.[Have you been diagnosed with so called "IBS" by a GI doc as the result of a complete diagnostic workup?]Yes, I have been diagnosed by several doctors. Had all the standard tests, colonoscopy, flex sig, barium upper GI, parasited tests (3 I think )2. [Is the fatigued feeling one symptom among a group of symptoms which also includes diarrheic episodes? ] Sometimes it includes diarrhea, that has been better now that I am taking fiber. But it's usually associated with a feeling of being extremely full, but still hungry. I can eat some pretzels and a glass of apple juice and feel full, tired, yet hungry. 3. [What are the other symptoms...how often how severe...] The above describes most of my symptoms, pain, diarrhea... my most bother some symptom being urgency, or anxiety at impending urgency caused by pain or some other signal from my gut. As to frequency, every morning, and gets progessively less through the day. I feel almost 'normal' if I eat absolutely nothing. 4. [Did you ever have any "bood sugar" tests along with the other tests you have had? results?]I have several blood tests, I don't know what specifically they were for. So, I can't say I've had a test specifically for blood sugar.5. [Ever have any "thyroid testing"? results?]As far as I know, no thyroid testing either.Thanks for your reply and concern. I look forward to hearing from you.ben

Hehe... I'm not worried, I felt worse than this a year ago. I'm pretty much drained of emotion in regards to this IBS, but I will look into just about anything that has a promise. I'd hate to be sick all this time for lack of a test of some kind. Wishing you well,ben

k9mom,That's interesting... can it also cause the stomach problems I'm having? (ibs-d.. etc?)NutriQueen, No, not taking any medications after eating.I was taking enzymes after eating, they didn't help, I thought it was them making me tired, but it's been weeks now, and I am just so groggy after eating. It's not even like 'sleepy' tired, it's like just my head is cloudy... hard to explain. Ben

NutriQueen,Just digestive enzymes, I thought it might help. Some people said it helped them, so I thought I'd try it. But, I'm not taking them now and still tired.Essencedechat,Well, I usually get up and drink juice/fiber, and I feel pretty good... but like the first thing I eat, I get tired.. doesn't have to be a lot. I don't know how much, but really.. just a small portion of something... It could just be my reaction to be tired of being sick.. I get depressed when I feel sick, reminds me that I'm not better. ben

EN VOGUE:OK that helps with what I would suggest. I would suggest that it is sometimes helpful to have a thyroid profile done if for no other reason than to get that off the table of possible symptom generators.I would suggest reading this book,a dn some of the following threads, where you will find both similar symptoms in others, discussion of where tey can be coming from and why they are so hard to sort out, and how some people got them sorted out effectively.In fact both of these books are good to have under your belt...if there is room after the bloating occurs! The first rule when it comes to these kinds of symptoms, which has become more and more obviosu in recent years work, is that "one [womans]meat is anothers poison."Dietary therapy, to be maximally effective, has to be very patient specific as each patients profile of waht specific foods or chemicals are safe and which are not is highly variable.Some releif can be experienced using generalized dietary suggestions that range from fiber regiemens to "don't eat too much fat don't eat too much volume don't eat spices don't eat too infrequently don't eat [fill in suggestion du jour]" and response varies from modest to good to nil depedning upon the particular patient.This is due to the fact tat these approaches are palliative and often do not address the specific delyed-onset dose dependent food or chemical sensitivities people suffer, which elude detetctionm by concentional means.The do not follow the "rules" of food "allergy", and "triggers" can be a misleading concept since the "trigger food" or event may be totally a consequentila secondary response to some underlying primary problem (consumption of offneding foos which upregukate the gut) so that even drinking cold water can elicit symptoms. Such events are commonly misunderstood as to the mechanisms involved and written off to the mystical vagaries of the twitchy bowel of IBS.So there ar times when needless restrictions are applied in an effort to achieve relief since the therapist has no means of arriving at apatient specific plan. This is no laonger a necessary compromise for everyone, as is reflected in all the following sources....IBS: A DOCTORS PLAN FOR CHRONIC DIGESTIVE TROUBLESBy Gerard Guillory, M.D.; Vanessa Ameen, M.D.; Paul Donovan, M.D.; Jack Martin, Ph.D. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/088...3369143-6824157 "FOOD ALLERGIES AND FOOD INTOLERANCE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THEIR IDENTIFICTION AND TREATMENT", Professor Jonathan Brostoff , M.D.. Allergy, Immunology and Environmental Medicine, Kings' College, London http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/089...6487508-3420903 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...=4;t=000286;p=4 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...0286;p=3#000106 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000364 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...=4&DaysPrune=30 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000286 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000285 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000331#000001 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000302 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000287 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000364 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5&t=000313&p= http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...0293;p=2#000069 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000276 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=5;t=000073 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5&t=000356&p= http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000320#000016 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000383#000010 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5&t=000126&p= http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...c;f=17;t=000033 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000363#000002 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=028290#000001 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000335#000009 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=1&t=028290&p= http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000353 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000389 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000427#000006 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000421 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=000427#000015 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...t=030178#000003 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000476 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000478 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000488 MNL

Yes, it's definitely a spacy feeling, like I just took a couple lomotil. I can't fathom what I'm allergic to though, I've tried a lot of different stuff... perhaps when I go back to the doctor I can have him run some of the suggested tests. Thanks!ben

I kept a food diary as well. If you suspect it is a food (which i was surprised about myself), you could always try eating a basic diet for a few days. i went to mostly fruits and veggies, herbal teas, chicken, meat...basically anything that doesn't have additives. Some clues that it may be a food areo you have a few favorite foods that you tend to eat on a reg. basis? If so look at the ingredients. I always tended to be a bit of a picky eater and stuck with the foods i liked. I was eating Luna Bars all the time (have soy in them) and I do know now that I have problems with Soy too. Sometimes your pulse increases. For me I always thought it was from caffeine in the coffee, but in all reality I was used to a lot more caffeine than was in one cup, so the anxiuos feeling was part of the reaction. And yes, that lovely foggy feeling. At first it feels like a nice relaxed state, until for me it progresses from relaxed to fatigue, and then the feeling of being useless and wanting to go lay down. Everyone is different so this may not be the case for you, but it is something you can look into as a possibility. Also, I notice that foods that are rich in carbs. make me tired, but it is a different tired than that spacy-feeling.