[superwolf]

Over the past couple of weeks I've been eating very little (because of mental health problems, seeing a psychiatrist today to hopefully start getting them sorted) and, while when I eat small snacks like a piece of fruit or packet of crisps my body feels normal enough (well, quite weak, but no better or worse than before eating), if I try eating something a bit larger, say a small bowlful of food or a complan milkshake (formulated to replace one meal) I start feeling dizzy and light-headed almost immediately afterwards. It's happened with savoury stuff like pasta as well as the milkshakes so I'm guessing it isn't anything sugar-related, and I'm confused as to why if I'm feeling weak from not eating that eating more (not a massive amount more mind) should make me feel worse and not better?

Anybody know?

[gypsyclimber]

Having had issues with food myself, I think I know what feeling you mean. If you are not eating very much on a regular basis, then your stomach shrinks and adapts to this way of life, although of course your body still need it to function. Therefore, when you eating something a little bigger than normal, it's a shock to the system as your stomach has been invariably empty. I used to find that if I hadnt managed to let myself eat in a long time and then did eat, i would feel dizzy and sick because my stomach had to deal with it. The advice I would offer it to not let the dizziness stop you from eating, if anything I would say it's a sign that your body really needs it!

[Double Agent]

I assume it is the rush of blood sugar coming back, try to eat little and often to keep it stable, and it shouldnt be so noticable each time.

[superwolf]

(Original post by Double Agent)
I assume it is the rush of blood sugar coming back, try to eat little and often to keep it stable, and it shouldnt be so noticable each time.

That was my first thought, but it happens pretty much immediately after eating a meal (and not after a sugary snack), and I'd have thought something like pasta would take a bit to get processed. My biology's pretty outdated though.