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What Causes Headache After Eating Breakfast?
I get headaches (in the front of my head) usually a few hours after breakfast. I feel they are food related- maybe blood sugar related. If I am busy and do not get lunch fast enough, the headaches get much worse. I also need to eat protein as any meal or snack that is mostly carbs does not help my headache. This is a daily problem. For breakfast I only eat eggs or sugar free greek yogurt with almonds, if I eat any sugar or carbs I get very shakey and cannot function. If I an not on top of controlling this it ruins my whole day and exhausts me.
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
Hello,
All your symptoms are indicating hypoglycemia problem.
I think you should get a few tests to rule this out:
- fasting blood sugar
- oral glucose tolerance test
- monitor your blood sugar and blood pressure each time you have a headache or shaky episodes
- HBA1C test
- abdominal ultrasound
- pancreatic enzymes
Depending on the tests results, we can judge about possible managing strategies.
Upper endoscopy is required to rule out stomach hyperacidity issues.
For the moment, I can only suggest to:
- eat frequently, small portions
- do not skip meals
- avoid high sugary foods/drinks
- take me protein-rich foods or complex carbohydrate foods.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Albana Sejdini, General & Family Physician
All your symptoms are indicating hypoglycemia problem.
I think you should get a few tests to rule this out:
- fasting blood sugar
- oral glucose tolerance test
- monitor your blood sugar and blood pressure each time you have a headache or shaky episodes
- HBA1C test
- abdominal ultrasound
- pancreatic enzymes
Depending on the tests results, we can judge about possible managing strategies.
Upper endoscopy is required to rule out stomach hyperacidity issues.
For the moment, I can only suggest to:
- eat frequently, small portions
- do not skip meals
- avoid high sugary foods/drinks
- take me protein-rich foods or complex carbohydrate foods.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Albana Sejdini, General & Family Physician
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