[Anne2008]

I know it's normal after a big meal to be full and your body is busy working on digesting all the food, so you tend to feel quite tired. However I feel like that even when I don't eat a large amount. It's starting to get silly now.<br><br>
I had a bowl of cereals yesterday (average serving size-not large) and for the rest of the day I was so...almost exhausted.<br><br>
It's got to the point right now where I'm trying to avoid eating anything during the daytime until the evening meal. This way I have energy to do all the house chores, college work and general things. Then I can eat dinner in the evening and it doesn't matter if I'm really tired because it'll soon be bedtime.<br><br>
It's so annoying, why am I like this? All I want to do after eating a meal is sit down or sleep...and that really tired feeling lasts for the rest of the day. It's ridiculous.<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/irked.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="irked">:<br><br>
Help??

 

[quietserena]

Is it worse after certain foods? That happens to me when I have gluten - horrible exhaustion and often I fall asleep in that 'passed out' manner.<br><br>
Have you had your glucose levels checked recently? Hypoglycemia is no fun.

 

[MissyH]

Try increasing your protein and see what happens. I have hypoglycemia and if I eat carbs w/o protein I do what you are doing. I only eat whole grains and lots of protein w/it.

 

[LBMarie9]

cereal would almost ALWAYS do that to me. If you are eating refined carbs (flours and sugars, etc etc) of course it will drop your blood sugar. I used to be hypoglycemic but am no longer by eating all whole grains and very healthy---anyway you may be eating healthy-just wanted to add that two bits (this past thanksgiving weekend I felt SOOO tired and sick--becuase I was eating like the family we were staying wtih)---if I have sugar I am OUT for a couple days---need long naps and have NO energy!

 

[Jannah6]

I know you're not pregnant, but this is how I felt when I was pregnant and had gestational diabetes. I suggest getting your sugar checked.

 

[Ruthla]

How long has this been going on? Is it something new or have you always been like this?<br><br>
My guess is that you're eating something that doesn't agree with you: either too many refined (or total) carbs or an allergic-type rection to a specific food or foods. If you react this way to grains, it can be hard to distinguish which it is.<br><br>
Does this happen after eating a hard boiled egg or a handful of nuts?