I have been experiencing a lite headed feeling and think it is related to nutrition. I try to stay hydrated, eat salt, but have been trying to cut back on calories and think it might be low sugar. I drink a Gatorade and instantly feel better.
How often do you eat and what do you eat to keep your energy level up?
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I am not a great role model for balanced nutrition and eating due to my lifestyle but I do have some hard and fast rules.
1 is bananas...I take them with me wherever I go...in midmorning when the nausea creeps up on me (around 11am) I grab one a poof, I a good for another 2hrs. Do the same in the PM between classes.
2. Yoghurt, plain, Greek or any kind you like...Gives me what I need to survive the day.
3. Juice. I don't drink it in the daytime but it is my morning energy fix.
4. I keep mini snacks in my purse like a mini chocolate (if it is bigger I will eat it so those tiny 'hotel pillow' squares are perfect.
5. Water, water, water and when in doubt, more water...mini packets of salty nuts help too...I just use snack sized ziplocks and fill with dried cherries, cranberries, raisins and salty nuts...Gives me my sugar and salt.
Tiny snacks throughout the day keep me balanced and then I eat my meal at night where I am safe to deal with my pouch at will.
Not your favorite weight watcher's diet but it works for me.
When I am not working things change radically...I eat carbs, grill meats etc.
Sharon
Dr. B, just a thought but, in addition to Sharon's helpful suggestions, you may want to have your iron levels checked. The body starts to get out of whack as they drop. Mine did with, among others, the symptoms you described.
So true...
I took a look at your profile and I see that you have ongoing pouchitis since 2007. So, yeah, you could be having nutritional issues. I hope you have been having regular screening labs: CBC, blood sugar, HbA1c, liver enzymes, renal function, thyroid levels, B12, folic acid, vitamin D levels. While pouchitis can interfere with absorbtion of a number of nutrients, age and other autoimmune diseases can also be a factor. It can also be side effects from your pouchitis treatments. Be sure to rule this stuff out before assuming it is something you can control with diet!
Jan 
