Low blood sugar after gastric bypass

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Avatar m tn Not eating or eating too much can cause nausea. Low blood sugar levels can cause dizziness, as can the flu, virus, ear infection, or low blood pressure. A temperature can cause shivers as can an infection that has entered the blood stream. I recommend he see his doctor to have some labs/testing done to determine exactly what is causing his symptoms, so he can get started on the road to recovery. I Hope This Helps Good Luck and Get Well Soon.
3660320 tn?1347816593 Hello, You need to be careful while selecting foods which you can eat after gastric bypass surgery. It is best to avoid difficult to digest foods like meat; doughy bread; popcorn, nuts or seeds; and stringy or fibrous vegetables, including corn, cabbage, celery and broccoli. Choose foods and beverages with low or no sugar content. The most nutritious carbohydrates are found in a variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products like milk and yogurt.
Avatar n tn The reason you feel better after eating carbs is that they are bringing up your blood sugar. That is how you treat a low blood sugar especially if you are a diabetic. Since you have had a severe low, I would suggest that you ask your doctor if you should have a prescription for glucagons. This is a shot that gets your blood sugar up. Most EMTs and ambulance crops do not carry this drug. I hope this helps, Lease check back with us again.
Avatar n tn With severe intolerance to cold, abdominal bloating and constipation get your thyroid levels checked. They could be on the lower side. Low blood sugar, adrenal gland problems and liver problems should be looked into. There is a possibility that you have also developed either IBS or lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance. Abdominal bloating pain and constipation can also be due to gastric bypass surgery as a long term side effect. It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage.
Avatar m tn "there's something about the surgery all by itself that cures the diabetes." I disagree with the above statement as well as these doctors. "With some operations like gastric bypass or similar procedures, the remission of diabetes symptoms is very quick after surgery, which even precedes the weight loss," said Dr. Francesco Rubino, a surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Avatar f tn Before they do a surgery like gastric bypass you have to loose a certain amount of weight before they will work on you. My mom had it done about 5 years ago and she was on a strict diet plan..its expensive and I believe with diet and exercise you can achieve the same results..
Avatar f tn Let me start out. I was diabetic, had gastric bypass 3 years ago and was taken off metformin as my a1c was like 4.8. I should preface that I always have an issue with high morning numbers. My last a1c was 5.8, so still good but my bg on the test was 200. Now this week I has a wellness screening at work and my fasting bg was 330. The last week or so I have been feeling blah and lightheaded. I called my doctor who wanted me to go to the emergency room but I declined as I was feeling fine.
Avatar n tn anyone on here had gastric bypass and if so have yall found that we dont absorb meds like we used to
Avatar f tn I had gastric bypass I have to eat 5 meals a day and 3 snack my blood sugar is always low...sometimes as low as 31...
Avatar n tn , Last week I KNEW what was happening, I am eating lots of calcium chews and taking massive doses of vitamin D along with calcium pills and the rocaltrol (sp?) I had gastric bypass 6 years ago and I only absorb calcium citrate,,,,,normally after massive doses it will come back up to at least 8.1 which was what it was last Friday when the cramps started. I had the test done early Fri AM and Fri night about 11pm the cramps started.
Avatar n tn From what ive been reading it concerns your liver, due to toxins, she developed low blood sugar causing seziures, go to iron binding capacity and read what ive been reading. Might be worth your while.
Avatar f tn I had a gastric bypass in 2001. After many months and lab work, it has been determined that I have secondary hyperparathyroidism. I have been prescribed 50,000 IU/week of Vit D, as well as a calcium + D supplement. I am also taking 30mg of cymbalta since January, 325 mg of iron (2 tabs/day), multivitamin, acidophilus (gallbladder removed 3 weeks ago). I have been diagnosed with depression and atrial arrythmia (sp?).
Avatar n tn I think your brain symptoms are probably from low blood sugar. I had gastric bypass surgery 7 years ago, and recently had to have my cecum removed do to a fecal impaction. I think you need to supplement your diet with extra protein, and a good multivitamin. I'm not a doctor, but this has worked for me.
Avatar f tn However, when a patient has neurologic symptoms after gastric bypass, certain things do come to mind. As you know, gastric bypass can influence the absorption of several vitamins, including vitamin B12, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and some minerals. One cause of neurologic symptoms after gastric bypass is copper deficiency. It can cause walking trouble/imbalance, sensory problems, and blood problems (anemia, low white count and platelets).
Avatar f tn Hi there. After gastric removal(gastrectomy) or gastric bypass surgery especially the Roux-en-Y bypass there is impaired B12 absoprption. The mucosal cells are no longer available nor is the required intrinsic factor for the absorption. This leads to inadequate GI absorption of B2 and may cause pernicious anemia. Treatment is like in pernicious anemia either oral mega doses or B12 by injection. Take care.
Avatar f tn I recently had gastric bypass reversal because of bleeding ulcers. After this surgery I stay sick because my sugar drops. If I eat nuts, it also makes me sick. I have upper stomach pain. Not sure what is going on now.
299748 tn?1235156791 and what if you are a diabetic and have a low bloos sugar, can you eat enough to get your sugar up to where it is not uncomfortable. Can you ever have a slice of birthday cake? Or will you have the dumping syndrome forever? Is it really worth it in the end??? I have had so many surgeries I am kindda scared. I had alot of scartissue removed when they did my ovary removal back in Januarey and I was really sick after surgery. They laimed it was because I had so much scar tissue removed.
Avatar f tn I guess my question is .... is it normal to be this tired and sleepy all the time? Is it my blood sugar that is causing this? Should I consider gastric sleeve surgery?
Avatar n tn t done much lately), get enough sleep and eat nutritious food, and have your blood pressure and blood sugar checked. All of this is good advice for anyone. Big, small, and everything in between. This will help any medical problems if you do in fact have them. As for society, most of the ^*%^# haters that will look down on you won't ever even go to college, never mind graduate! Look into Size Acceptance and Health At Every Size.
Avatar f tn You need to get examined to rule out a few things such as low blood pressure, postural hypotension (fall in blood pressure, cervical spinal nerve compression, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), severe anemia, an underactive thyroid (called hypothyroidism), overactive thyroid (called hyperthyroidism), adrenal insufficiency (called Addison's disease), GERD or gastric reflux, and internal ear infections. Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral. Take care!
Avatar m tn When the production of insulin is low, you will have sugar trapped in the blood stream. when you test your blood sugar using the glucometer, the number you see reflects on how much sugar is trapped in the blood stream. hope this is what you are looking for! if you are looking for something more, please be more specific with your question.
Avatar f tn Has ANYONE OUT THERE endured these post surgical issues YEARS AFTER a gastric bypass?ANY DRS OUT THERE have any suggestions on what kind of Dr I should see to be PROPERLY EVALUATED & what kind of treatment I should expect?? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ALL REPLIES!!
Avatar f tn I had gastric bypass surgery about 15 months ago. Two weeks after surgery I had my gall bladder removed and spent a week in the hospital with dehydration and pancreatitis. I have had that same stomach pain a couple other times since pancreatitis. Last week as I live by myself I had to call an ambulance as the pain in stomach was so severe. They did blood work and said my pancreais enzymes were elevated a little. Gave me pain pills and sent me home.
Avatar f tn Sounds like you have 2 separate issues going; one is the blood sugar, the other is the hypothyroidism. Are you diabetic? Sounds like sugar really spikes your blood glucose, then after a while, the bottom drops out and you become hyperglycemic, which is too low blood sugar. You should try to eat things that won't raise your blood sugar quickly.
8959885 tn?1409065467 Im really worried now and I know absolutely nothing about Gastric diabetes. I have always had low blood sugar never high...