Posted by DSCH on August 17, 2003, at 21:35:31
In reply to IBS, Hypoglycemia anxiety, posted by Edgefield on August 17, 2003, at 16:02:24
> Does anyone with IBS and or hypoglycemia notice that certain foods and lower blood sugar causes you to feel depressed, anxious and agitated?
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> EdgefieldI suspect that lately I have become quite hypoglycemic/hyperinsulinist. I will be asking for a glucose tolerance test soon.
I started feeling drowsy after dinner tonight and it's as if all the gains I've made over the past week disappeared gradually and I fell asleep on my bed. My guess is something with glucose sneaked into dinner tonight, even though my mother respects my request to keep going on Atkins.
Hyperinsulinism means that, at the same time as blood glucose drops like a stone once your pancreas notices more incoming from your digestive tract, your brain whisks up large amounts of tryptophan and makes lots of serotonin. I have a theory that hyperinsulinism, glucose intolerance, and excessive (rather than insufficent) serotonin are all related under the umbrella of Syndrome X/Metabollic syndrome. (see my posts on "Carbohydrate/Serotonin conection" and "Thanksgiving Dinner Serotonin Syndrome")
As for IBS, I have had recurrent bouts of diarhea for quite some time. I wouldn't be suprised if it is related to all this too.
I had a lot of Atlantic Salmon tonight. Does anyone know if fish is rich in tryptophan? It might explain why, if only a little bit of sugar sneaked into my dinner tonight, I am feeling pretty hammered right now.
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