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What Causes Profuse Tiredness After Eating Sweets?
Question: after eating hi sugar items (pancake syrup, frozen strawberries) I begin to sweat almost immediately, very profusely and I become tired. I can barely drive my car, and almost had 3 accidents the last time this happened when I ate pancakes and butter pecan syrup at I-hop. All I want to do is lie down and rest/sleep.
Brief Answer:
It may due allergy/intolerance to some food
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM.
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The condition you described here appears to be an allergic situation due to some food products. Food allergy/intolerance usually causes dilatation of blood vessels causing sudden low blood pressure and constriction of respiratory passage causing poor oxygenation and related hypoxia to brain. Both these situations give rise to dizziness and fatigue. As a compensatory mechanism body immediately triggers sympathetic stimulation in order to correct blood pressure. This sympathetic activation leads to constriction of blood vessels to normalise BP, and also causes increased heart rate and profuse sweating. Due to profuse sweating there is loss of water and electrolyte which further produces dizziness and fatigue.
You are strongly advised not to take these foods/beverages again.
Hope this answers your query.
I wish you a better health.
It may due allergy/intolerance to some food
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM.
It is a wise decision to ask your health related query here.
The condition you described here appears to be an allergic situation due to some food products. Food allergy/intolerance usually causes dilatation of blood vessels causing sudden low blood pressure and constriction of respiratory passage causing poor oxygenation and related hypoxia to brain. Both these situations give rise to dizziness and fatigue. As a compensatory mechanism body immediately triggers sympathetic stimulation in order to correct blood pressure. This sympathetic activation leads to constriction of blood vessels to normalise BP, and also causes increased heart rate and profuse sweating. Due to profuse sweating there is loss of water and electrolyte which further produces dizziness and fatigue.
You are strongly advised not to take these foods/beverages again.
Hope this answers your query.
I wish you a better health.
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Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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