Drowsiness after dinner/sugary foods

Stobo91 · Nova Slayer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

Just wondering how common this is and whether or not its something i should maybe nip to the docs about...

Its been happening for a while now but its not something ive ever thought too much about before. Always put it down to overindulging on my dinner break.

I think it totally depends on what i eat and the intensity is different everyday but today for eg, i could have quite easily closed my eyes and nodded off 5 mins after my lunch which made me think its not quite normal. Today i had chicken sarnies, pack of crisps, a flake chocky bar and a yogurt.

The other day i had a bag of sweets after my lunch and It felt like i was fighting off a sleep which lasted about 10-15 minutes but even after than i still feel tired and lethargic and struggle to concentrate properly. At the time i just thought i was tired so nipped a grabbed a can of fizzy pop, which in hindsight is probably the worst thing to do.

After doing some googling it seems its related to low blood sugar levels and can lead to diabetes or other heart problems...

Probably a case of me being a hypochondriac but thought id throw this out there!

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It's bad AIDS.

Sorry.
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Baffler186 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 May 2013 Karma :

Normal, sugar crash. Especially if it's white bread. You're having high GI foods, and quite a lot of them with chocolate included. Try brown bread, yoghurt and fruit/nuts/seeds. Your normal lunch would probably be ok if you were shovelling cement all day, but I'm guessing you're at a desk?
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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

Also the body uses a fair bit of energy during digestion.

I often make Friday a chippy day. Pie chips peas and curry and a buttered Exclamation

BARM CAKE

...guaranteed to mist up the van windows enough for a cat-nap. Thumbs Up

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marsden1967 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 19 Apr 2013 Karma :

Barmcakes * sighs*. reminds me of my home town. Best served with a steamed meat pudding, chip, mushy pea and gravy filling - we stick owt in a butty where I'm from. I'm getting all misty eyed with nostalgia.
The local bread poduct here is a stottie cake, they're not the same.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

How active are you?
Are you overweight?

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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

Bap is Scotch innit.

Barmcake is acceptable for my area and fully understood. If I were to ask a lady in a shop if she had any nice baps for me, I'd expect a slap.
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scorpia4 · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Aug 2014 Karma :

Scottish morning roll > bap

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OP didn't manage to see a doctor in time.

RIP OP. Sad

Stobo91 · Nova Slayer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

Im alive

Im 23, 13 stone 6 and 6 ft tall. Started to get abit of a gut since i my daughter was born and stopped going to the gym but wouldnt say im overweight.

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Roll - round bready thing
Bap - soft roll with a coating of flour
Bun - Cake or burger container
Butty - does not apply to the bread but more the filling, if the filling is copious it becomes a butty.

Dodgy nonsensical northen words...
Barmcake - bread isn't cake.
Cob - something which has/had corn on it, if it didn't then you are using the wrong word.
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CHR15 · Turbo nutter bastard Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Karma :

what about a muffin, stottie or breadcake?
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