Question:
I am 10 days post op and I find that after I eat I get very tired. Is this normal?

   — gloria M. (posted on June 22, 2002)

June 22, 2002
Hi GLoria,I am 5 weeks post op and I too get exhausted after eating. I can power walk for 30 min and not get as tired as i do after eating! and of course...i forgot to ask my Dr why when I was there thursday! I'll be looking forward to reading the answers everyone has. Good luck to you
   — robyn R.

June 22, 2002
rELAX ITS NORMAL, wORSE IF UITS A HIGH CARB FOOD.
   — bob-haller

June 22, 2002
Yes, it's normal. Your body is recovering and it takes up energy to digest your food. It'll get better.
   — Sarah K.

June 22, 2002
You did not say what you are eating. If you are eating any type of carbs, it turns into sugar therefore you could be experiencing some sort of dumping. I've never dumped myself, but carbs pretty much puts me to sleep. So I have stopped that and increased my proteins shakes instead.
   — trtorrey

June 22, 2002
I am 4 months postop and having the same thing happen. It happens after almost every meal including cottage cheese. I brought it up in group and several of the diabetics thought it sounded like a blood sugar problem. I need to ask my doctor too. 5 minutes after I eat I feel so tired I can hardly walk & it lasts for about 20 minutes.
   — Michelle F.

June 22, 2002

   — Karen J.

July 14, 2002
Is it the same kind of tired you get after eating while still preop? I could get really sleepy after a big meal and when you are postop, tiny meals feel like a thanksgiving dinner. Sorry, I may be off track and this could be a completely different sort of lack of energy.
   — Carmen K.