You may feel tired after eating for several reasons, including being an undiagnosed diabetic. Keep a food and activity journal to help you and your doctor identify the cause of your fatigue.
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The human digestive tract, while living, measures approximately 20 feet long. Your mouth is the entrance, and your anus is the main exit. When you swallow foods or beverages, you also swallow air, which contains oxygen and nitrogen.
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Sugar-free Jell-O contains the artificial sweetener aspartame, commercially marketed as NutraSweet or Equal. Many health advocates have questioned the safety of aspartame, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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If you experience fatigue and headaches after eating, you might be suffering from a condition known as reactive hypoglycemia, also called postprandial hypoglycemia, which is characterized by decreased blood glucose levels one to three hours after a meal.
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Those desperately trying to shed a few pounds often look to diuretics and laxatives to quickly lose weight. Though they may make the scales temporarily tip in your favor, these medications, which are designed to rid the body of excess water and excrement, do not deliver the weight loss one might hope.
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Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the active ingredient found in marijuana or cannabis. Marijuana smokers have long wondered if THC increases metabolism.
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Diabetics who poorly manage their disease might develop a life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis, which is characterized by nausea or vomiting, dry mouth, fruity breath, deep rapid breathing and abdominal pain. Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when fat and protein is used as the body’s main energy source.
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Frequent urination can be an embarrassing condition to contend with. Urgency, and sometimes pain, may accompany an increased urination frequency. It may be the result of a serious condition or a temporary one that can be treated with prescription medication.
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LYRICA, the brand name for pregabalin, is a prescription anticonvulsant medication used to treat several disorders, including seizures, fibromyalgia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, or nerve damage. Like other medications, LYRICA might cause side effects.
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Caffeine naturally occurs in more than 60 plants including coffee, teas and cacao pods. Pharmaceutical manufacturers introduce caffeine into their products because of its physiological effects on the body, such as vasoconstriction in the brain that relieves headaches.
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Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance that is found in 60 plants, including coffee beans, tea leaves and cacao pods, which are used to make chocolate. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies caffeine as a food additive and drug. Concerta is the commercial name for methylphenidate.
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