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What Causes Excess Gas And Dizziness After Eating?
I am writing on behalf of my 85 year old father. He has been healthy up to now. He works at it. Lots of exercise like walking and shovelling snow, eating natural products and have a healthy attitude may have all contributed to his good health. So far, he is drug free and not on any prescriptive medication. Lately, ocassionally he gets incredible gas and then becomes dizzy shortly after eating and then his heart starts racing. Do you have any idea what would be the cause of these symptoms?
Thu, 13 Nov 2014
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Since your father is 85 yrs old and till date healthy .
Now, sometimes he feel gas formation and palpitation ( heart racing ) but after meal , so may be due to these possibilities , these include:
1 Hyper tension or hypotension, diagnosis can be confirmed by examination of blood pressure on three consequent day after meal .
2 Hyperglycemia , as this is another cause may be responsible for such symptoms .Get in blood examination for blood sugar on empty stomach as well 2-3 hours after meal.
3 Hyper acidity or acute gastritis , due to indigestion of food ( if proper amount of enzyme don't secrets from stomach and intestine ) Diagnosis can be confirmed by upper G I endoscopy.
However , there are so many other reasons of such symptoms like any heart disease , so consult your physician and get his opinion.
Good luck.
Since your father is 85 yrs old and till date healthy .
Now, sometimes he feel gas formation and palpitation ( heart racing ) but after meal , so may be due to these possibilities , these include:
1 Hyper tension or hypotension, diagnosis can be confirmed by examination of blood pressure on three consequent day after meal .
2 Hyperglycemia , as this is another cause may be responsible for such symptoms .Get in blood examination for blood sugar on empty stomach as well 2-3 hours after meal.
3 Hyper acidity or acute gastritis , due to indigestion of food ( if proper amount of enzyme don't secrets from stomach and intestine ) Diagnosis can be confirmed by upper G I endoscopy.
However , there are so many other reasons of such symptoms like any heart disease , so consult your physician and get his opinion.
Good luck.
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