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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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What Is The Cause For Headaches After I Eat?

Hi, Doctor. Lately, after I eat, I get these tiny headaches that feel like a vacuum and sometimes my vision seems off and my face feels tingly. I don t think it s diabetes, I ve looked up the symptoms and it doesn t seem quite like what I m experiencing. I do have gluten-intolerance/Celiac Disease and I eat pretty well and do some light exercise when I can and am at a healthy weight. I seem to do better when I drink milk (lactose-free), so I thought maybe I have a calcium deficiency. Those symptoms seem to match what I m feeling more of, and I ve been drinking milk at every meal. Today, I was feeling pretty good (though rather tired) and decided to treat myself to a gluten-free cupcake. I don t really like sweets, but I figured I hadn t had one for a while and thought oh, what the hey . Almost immediately after I started feeling off again. I had a glass of milk as soon as it started, and it helped a bit. I really don t think it s diabetes, but I m paranoid about what might be wrong with me as I have such a limited diet. Is it just a calcium deficiency? Thank you in advance.
Thu, 18 Aug 2016
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Calcium deficiency is not likely the issue. testing your blood sugar while the symptoms are occurring and getting a HBA1C test (a 3 month average blood sugar) should rule out hypoglycemia and Diabetes. it sounds like the symptoms may be related more to the act of chewing than to the food itself possibly.
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What Is The Cause For Headaches After I Eat?

Calcium deficiency is not likely the issue. testing your blood sugar while the symptoms are occurring and getting a HBA1C test (a 3 month average blood sugar) should rule out hypoglycemia and Diabetes. it sounds like the symptoms may be related more to the act of chewing than to the food itself possibly.