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I have started sweating after eating. Anyone else?
I am soon to be 69 years old and have started sweating after I eat. It's as if I'm having a big and extended hot flash. I have been doing this close to a year. I'm wondering if my bidy is telling me something.
Some background:
I had gastric bypass surgery 3+ years ago
I have type 2 diabetes, 6.6 A1c
I have back problems
Meds: Tramadol, Valsartan, Levothyroxin, Glipizide, Lantus Insulin
If you have these symptoms, what have you done that helps or stops these heat waves after eating, please share what you know.
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Hello @summer83 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. First, congratulations on finding your birth mom! I am sure it has been extremely helpful to have her to answer in your life to navigate family health history given the myriad of things you have had plague you.
That said, I am wondering if you have taken this new wealth of information into an appointment with a doctor to see if that helps in better identifying a diagnosis? Also, have you also been sweating after eating like others in this discussion?
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1 ReactionThank you Amanda for your response. I've been trying to discuss and inform them on everything. With so much going on and different things developing at the same time I feel like I'm barely scratching the surface and getting much accomplished from the time it starts and finishes. she's not taking any notes or documenting the things that I talk to her about. I believe she wants to help but this is too complicated and shes at a loss of what to do next. She does have a lot going on being that we are still in the middle of this pandemic. I feel for you guys! It seems like once I developed more symptoms it's just hard to keep up with it all. It always seems like the thing I had going on a few weeks ago or by the time I get to the doctor to be seen for it something else has taken its place and gears shift to that symptom or systems instead. I did bring my birth records in to my appointment to show her the diagnosis given to me at at birth and I was pretty hurt when I felt she made no attempt to look it over . In addition to the birth effects I had with what I believe is related to my mother's illness at birth (Graves disease ) . She was very young, 18 when she had me.
She was struggling with eating disorders while pregnant with me. Smoked and drank.
was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus recently and I'm not getting regularly checked besides when I was in the Er a week ago they did a glucose test and it was on the high end. I had a follow up with my primary the very next day and wasn't concerned it was a problem when I brought it up. Or the platelets on the higher end. Another thing I thought didn't seem right but I could be wrong, I was experiencing pain the other day for about 3 days in a row feeling pressure in my bladder and intense pelvic pain usually on the right in the pelvic/ groin area. The pain wrapped around to the lower middle of my back and it felt like when I stood up sat down or straightened my back I would have these severe muscle spasms. It's been normal for me to get these during the night I'll wake up in pain in the middle of the night. When I get out of bed or flip over I get muscles spasms in like the arch of my back or lower buttocks area.. after walking around it usually is better.
Anyways another test I'm not quite understanding that they did the other day is, I had a urine test done and the results back showed a trace of "rare" bacteria I asked her about that. she said she wasn't worried that just meant very little however I wanted to look into it more so I went back on the graph results from all of my urine tests in the past since 2012 and they have all showed bacteria that either said "rare" or few seen. I think there was a Total of 9 urine tests showing that. Is that normal? Anyways I'll get to the original question you asked me now.
After eating I don't seem to notice sweating however I do get a lot of cold sweats at night. I'm usually always cold. I do get sweats out of the blue during the day sometimes but I don't think it has anything to do with after eating. But about15 or 20 minutes after eating I noticed the pain I described before in my abdomen chest and back. a lot of rumbling and a lot of gas. I am realizing because of the severity of issues going on with me now and the dramatic weight loss and weakness, pain and now diabetes mellitus, that probably should be monitored better or on some short of treatment plan.
I need to find a doctor that better fits me for the things going in. I live in Madison Wisconsin. If anyone knows any doctors that could help me I'd take any recommendations. Thanks so much!
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1 ReactionSorry for the book 🙁
@summer83 coordinated care is extremely helpful when you have several health concerns and are trying to get to the root of things. I wonder if you have ever considered seeking care at a major teaching hospital like Mayo Clinic?
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1 ReactionThanks Amanda. I would try just about. The thing is my anxiety has gotten in the way and it's really hard to talk about it. Since I have spoke to you last I have been losing a alot of weight in a small period of time. And now having swelling and joint problems in my legs and also chest pain that is on and off. It goes through periods where I really want to keep trying to find out what's going on but then I have periods where I just completely shut down and don't want to talk about it. I was tested for celiac and the Celiac panel came back okay. My memory and brain fog is bad. I get weird looks from people when I'm trying to explain things and I can't or the words don't come out right. How can my whole body be affected by this? It's always something different and the symptoms goes in waves. I think my mental health has been really affected by this but I'm afraid with the past mental health issues I've had this will be used against me. Like it's all in my head even though it's becoming obvious with the weight loss and swelling in my legs and rashes. I will keep trying. Thank you!
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@summer83 - Hi! I just read your history and I understand how frustrating it must be when doctors don’t seem to understand. You are probably right in that doctors might be overwhelmed after the pandemic.
I sometimes get anxious going to the doctor and forget what to say. Nowadays, I have a list with my symptoms/ questions- the most important first.
Your list would include concern of thyroid disease. Have you had tests recently?
Then list other issues in order of importance. Try to keep it short but to the point. The doctor can ask questions.
You are worried about the urine tests. Rare and a few are more or less normal findings, unless they catheterize your bladder. No worry!
Since visits are usually time limited it is important for you to present your problems brief and clear.
Mayo Clinic would be good for you. Just try to get more information locally with blood tests, X-rays/ultrasounds/CT scans/ MRIs if appropriate.
Looking forward to hear from you again!
I don't know if you are still on this group or found an answer, but I wanted to let you know I have not had Bariatric Surgery and only eat a whole food organic diet. After eating I get bloated, lethargic, and sweaty. I have to eat small (1/4 C) of soft food and can tolerate it most of the time. I also don't lose a pound. I eat no gluten, sugar, or dairy. It is crazy. I will figure it out and how I found this page.
It's extremely low blood sugar. It took me years after my gastric bypass and research online to figure this out. They say the only way to reverse it is by reversing your bypass. But I found another way. Our bodies don't accept food and vitamins the way that they used to. I find if I want vitamins to go in they have to either be gel caps or chewball vitamins and dedolvable clear capsules. Or get a good Dr. Like mine that gives me a vitamin infusion every 6 months. As for the sweats after you eat your body is trying to take care of foods that it can't handle. Especially if you eat and then have a snack in between you're gonna have this problem because you're putting too much food in . The way that I have completely fixed my problem is by doing research On intermittent fasting. It might sound funny at first but it really works . My sister has a bypass also and she's doing the same thing, we feel so much better. My sugar says exactly level never changes and if I don't eat in between meals I do not get the sweats or eat too much. It's the best thing that we have ever done since the Bypasses. Check out on Instagram doctor Mindy. I suggest doing a lot of research she has very good information and short videos about what fasting does for your blood sugar and for the absorption of food. It also is healing our bodies, my sister has an extremely wait rare form of cancer And by fasting she has lowered her count all the way down so that it doesn't show. And we do not have the aches and pains in our joints that we used to have. Even though we are thin the intermittent fasting helps with inflammation and all kinds of other problems. You might think I'm crazy but please look into it it's been great for us.
I am 14 years out on my bypass and now that I'm intermittent fasting I feel the best I ever have.
Best wishes to you all
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2 ReactionsHi Gail
I get the same symptoms and feel really sick no matter what I eat. I had a GIST removed from my stomach 10 years ago. I have just had major surgery and this has started since then. I feel faint like my blood sugar has dropped and I have blurred vision. I don’t have diabetes or thyroid problems yet my doctor can’t find anything wrong and says there’s nothing he can do. It’s really getting me down as I can’t go out.
I have ankylosing spondylitis - it causes bloating - stomach aches and spinal fusion
One of the symptoms is hot flushing after eating - it’s called a flare - but not all good - only starch foods. Check out the Kick-AS website for more information. Reading a lot of these posts it does seem that many - may have AS or an overkill of the klebsiella microbe that lives in starch. It took 20 years for me to be diagnosed so I’m not surprised at the uselessness of medics to do so