Allergy Headaches

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

My cravings are still horrible. I'm seriously eating chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and supper. I've been having daily oreo mcflurries/blizzards. Yesterday, I ate McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and supper. My own cheeseburgers, etc. don't sound good.

 

Yesterday, I had a brownie, then topped it off with ten ice cream sandwich bars, and then a huge hershey milk chocolate bar. From the way I eat sometimes, you all probably think I'm fat, but I'm not. I'm really glad that's not an issue too because I could see where eating like this would cause a weight problem for most people.

 

Anyways I had such a bad headache yesterday probably because of the way I've been eating. I made it through my morning classes, but felt so sick in the afternoon that I didn't go to my other class. It's been a long, long time since I've had to miss class for a headache. It was the type of headache, where I don't want anything to do with anyone/anything. I was really tired too which didn't help, but the main cause of the headache was food allergy.

 

You would think after experiencing headaches like this and immediate increased tics that I would not continue to eat like this. Not only that, but I also know this is what's going to happen. However, when I get cravings like that, none of that seems to even matter.

 

I'm more venting than asking for advice, but feel free to give suggestions. It just frustrates me when this happens.

 

Carolyn

[quan_daniel]

Carolyn,

I hate to say this.

You need to see a concellor on this matter.

I think you are not happy with yourself and you are drowning yourself in food.

Food craving is a good indicator you are highly stressed!!!

 

A cognitive behavior psychologist might help.

 

Daniel

[Guest]

Thanks for your opinion Daniel, but I don't think this is that type of matter. I'm perfectally happy with myself and it isn't an issue of drowning myself in food. These food items are all food allergy items for me and we crave what we're allergic to. I've always battled these cravings even as a small child. I'm always stressed so that's not an issue here either.

 

Carolyn

[quan_daniel]

Carolyn,

Okay..stand corrected..

The only explanation is yeast overgrowth..

I have seen that with my child in craving for sugar...

Once his yeast was controlled so the craving went away..

Thanks

[Claire]

Hi Carolyn,

 

Other than MacDonalds, which I have always detested, I certainly have gone through periods of sugar cravings where I ate lousy things for weeks on end. I remember in my early 20's eating a dozen chocolate cookies daily. Since I was a runner, I could get away with it without weight gain.

 

In my case it was hypoglycemia (yes I had yeast also, which makes you crave carbs). And they were physical cravings, not pychological. I would get a 'rush' from the carbs.

 

Have you ever done a glucose tolerance test for hypoglycemia, or a blood test for hyperinsulinism?

 

This is what worked for me:

 

-Regular aerobic exercise...definitely stabilizes blood sugar and creates an anerobic environment for yeast (ie helps to kill it)

-Chromium is extremely helpful in controlling sugar cravings.

-I must completely eliminate sucrose sweets from my life. Period. If I allow occasional intake, the cravings come back. I will occassionally eat 'too much' sugar-free stuff, but it never starts the craving cycle.

-I have to manage overall carb intake. Ie I don't do low carb, but if I have pure carbs it can set off cravings. So I eat my carbs with proteins and fats for slower absorption.

-Dr. Houston claims that his Zyne prime slows down the sugar release into the blood for carbs, though he agrees that it sounds counterintuitive.

 

Maybe start working more on your sugar-free recipes!

 

Claire

[Guest]

Hi Claire,

 

Do you ever worry about becoming sensitive to Stevia? Have you found any good treats that don't contain chocolate? I really probably need to get that out of my diet too. When I have my cravings, I never seem to go for anything like just plain vanilla ice cream, etc. It always has chocolate in it.

 

I haven't done a glucose tolerance test for hypoglycemia because my MD's office insisted that I would have no problems drinking the glucose drink. They persisted to tell me that it's just like a McDonalds orange drink and I told them I've never tried the McDonalds orange drink. I ended up canceling my appt. for the test.

 

However, the Great Smokies Essential & Metabolic Fatty Acids test showed me as having excess insulin.

 

Thanks for the tips.

 

Have you tried the Zyne prime? It's so hard to resist the cravings. Today, I'm craving milk. I know that if I could just get through 10 days with no dairy, etc. then the cravings wouldn't be like this. It's hard to get through those ten days though.

 

Carolyn

[Claire]

Nah, don't worry about Stevia sensitivity cuz my issues are blood sugar ones and usually not food sensitivities.

 

I can't have chocolate (except the rare choc chip cookie) cuz it makes me break out.

 

I like gluten-free cinnamon rolls, berry pie, pumpkin pie, zucchini bread, fruit smoothies.

 

I never noticed anything with zyne prime.

 

Claire