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Question: Lack of nutrition, body "shutting down" feeling faint?

(Posted by: mica.dance on 2010-03-14 10:36:41)

I'm a healthy eater, no fast food, soda, etc. I drink tons of water and eat meat, veggies, take vitamins. I am 20 years old and weight 105 lbs. What's been happening is that when I get my period or stay up really late, I get these faint/ blackout spells. I believe it's something missing in my diet. Any ideas of what it could be?

Posted by: Lady Kelly on 2010-03-14, 10:57:13

LOL @ Brianna...how do you know she weighs too little when you don't know how tall she is? What you have (asker) may not be related to diet at all. For example, do you know your blood pressure? Sometimes people with low blood pressure have this occur to them (like postural hyptension). It could also be an inner ear infection like Menuier's Disease (sp). You also may have high blood sugar - are you eating hidden sources of it, like low fat foods? In other words, don't assume it's diet related. If it continues, I'd ask my doc about it.

Posted by: Brianna~ on 2010-03-14, 10:39:36

You should eat more, period. You weigh too little and all those symptoms are from malnutrition. You need to eat more bread, or fruit. Vitamins are a good start, but your body doesn't really get the calories or energy it needs from them.

Posted by: jan on 2010-03-14, 10:41:44

Get your blood tested for diabetes and other possible reasons for this by your doctor. There are so many reasons it could be or it may be nothing. Ask him/ her to do a thyroid panel on you also.