Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
When you're a quad, you don't have muscles contracting forcing blood back to your heart. This causes blood to pool in your legs (and can cause your feet to turn purple as somebody mentioned) requiring compression stockings. So, your body is sensitive to any shifting of blood. When you eat, blood naturally starts shifting to your stomach and intestines causing you to get light headed. Some things to try that help me are reclining in my chair, having someone lift my legs, and drinking some water. On 6/14/2017 3:19 PM, DAVID LEWIS wrote: I have been getting real light headed after eating . I mean after a few bites. It goes away after i digest a little but its darn bothersome. Do you guys have have any stories or remedies? Thanks Virus-free. www.avast.com
RE: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
Jeff, make sense to me. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jeffrey Gaede Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 9:15 PM To: Bobbie Humphreys; DAVID LEWIS Cc: Quad-list Post Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? But then I think, when you're in the situation and have to deal with this stuff your level of being able to tolerate such things becomes, well, your level of tolerance of life. No, the average AB hasn't dealt with this level and therefore their tolerance of such things isn't as high, but it's at the level of what they deal with in life. Adding just one more thing difficult of their life can really stress them out, even though it may not "compare" to what we deal with, just like adding something extra to what we deal with can then make life pretty stressful when beforehand it was tolerable. Viewing it this way helps me realize we're all in the same boat in a certain sense, if that makes any sense… Jeff From: Bobbie Humphreys To: DAVID LEWIS Cc: Quad-list Post Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? I can't believe all the different "things" we all go through. AB's could never comprehend all the crap we endure. Bobbie "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi On Jun 14, 2017, at 4:19 PM, DAVID LEWIS wrote: I have been getting real light headed after eating . I mean after a few bites. It goes away after i digest a little but its darn bothersome. Do you guys have have any stories or remedies? Thanks
Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
It happens to me when I eat past my usual time, I feel like I start to get weak so when I start eating I use what little strength I have left to chew so I get light headed. It used to happen to me while in therapy as well, my therapist would put pressure on my belly and that would help, or she would shake my legs to get my circulation going. Lissette Whitehead 416 W. San Ysidro Blvd. San Ysidro, CA 92173 www.lwgripgloves.com <http://www.lwgripgloves.com> [http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/LISSW/webpages/LW%20GRIP%20GLOVES/LWGG-Logo62_zps5924741a.png~original]<http://www.lwgripgloves.com> [http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/LISSW/7d95ed0a-10f3-4bc9-858a-4333495379e4_zps20254f73.png~original] <http://www.medirub.com> [http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/LISSW/CLUBROSARITOLOGO_zpsab966aa4.jpg~original] <http://www.clubrosarito.org> From: Jeffrey Gaede Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:29 PM To: Raymond Kelly; x quad-list Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? If your breathing and/or cardiovascular system has been affected, diminished due to your disability, then it happened because you aren't breathing while eating. Try eating more slowly or take a couple bites and then take a break or eat while you are tipped back. From: Raymond Kelly To: x quad-list Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:07 PM Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? I don't know how common it is for quads to get lightheaded while eating, but I do have the problem occasionally. Usually when I'm eating something that is really chewy. I find if I recline in the wheelchair for a couple minutes my blood pressure goes back up and I can resume eating. That probably isn't of any help to you but that is the only thing I have found helps. Raymond C3/4 complete From: DAVID LEWIS [mailto:curlyle...@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:20 PM To: Quad-list Post Subject: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? I have been getting real light headed after eating . I mean after a few bites. It goes away after i digest a little but its darn bothersome. Do you guys have have any stories or remedies? Thanks
Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
But then I think, when you're in the situation and have to deal with this stuff your level of being able to tolerate such things becomes, well, your level of tolerance of life. No, the average AB hasn't dealt with this level and therefore their tolerance of such things isn't as high, but it's at the level of what they deal with in life. Adding just one more thing difficult of their life can really stress them out, even though it may not "compare" to what we deal with, just like adding something extra to what we deal with can then make life pretty stressful when beforehand it was tolerable. Viewing it this way helps me realize we're all in the same boat in a certain sense, if that makes any sense… Jeff From: Bobbie Humphreys To: DAVID LEWIS Cc: Quad-list Post Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? I can't believe all the different "things" we all go through. AB's could never comprehend all the crap we endure.Bobbie "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi On Jun 14, 2017, at 4:19 PM, DAVID LEWIS wrote: I have been getting real light headed after eating . I mean after a few bites.It goes away after i digest a little but its darn bothersome.Do you guys have have any stories or remedies? Thanks
Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
I can't believe all the different "things" we all go through. AB's could never comprehend all the crap we endure. Bobbie "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi > On Jun 14, 2017, at 4:19 PM, DAVID LEWIS wrote: > > I have been getting real light headed after eating . I mean after a few bites. > It goes away after i digest a little but its darn bothersome. > Do you guys have have any stories or remedies? > Thanks
Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
Ditto, to Jeff. I have about the same problem and handle it the same way. Usually it's because I've been doing too much talking,, talking why eating or eating too fast.
Re: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
If your breathing and/or cardiovascular system has been affected, diminished
due to your disability, then it happened because you aren't breathing while
eating. Try eating more slowly or take a couple bites and then take a break or
eat while you are tipped back.
From: Raymond Kelly
To: x quad-list
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:07 PM
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you?
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{}#yiv3161682657 I don't know how common it is for quads to get lightheaded
while eating, but I do have the problem occasionally. Usually when I'm eating
something that is really chewy. I find if I recline in the wheelchair for a
couple minutes my blood pressure goes back up and I can resume eating. That
probably isn't of any help to you but that is the only thing I have found
helps. RaymondC3/4 complete From: DAVID LEWIS [mailto:curlyle...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:20 PM
To: Quad-list Post
Subject: [QUAD-L] Why do Quads get light headed after eating? Do you? I have
been getting real light headed after eating . I mean after a few bites.It goes
away after i digest a little but its darn bothersome.Do you guys have have any
stories or remedies?
Thanks
