What is wrong with me?

**Poekie** · 02-09-2011 01:18 AM

Hi.
I'm a 23 years old and I need some professional advice.
I have been having chronic headaches, nausea and stomach aches (daily) over the past few years. I did go for a blood and sugar (diabetes) test recently but it turned up normal.
What can my problem be?

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 02-09-2011 01:58 AM

Sorry to hear that and welcome to the Forum.

Diabetes test is usually food related, weight related.

So, do you class yourself as over weight, do you eat rubbish?

Because if that's the case, you could have IBS, Irritable bowel syndrome, your body isn't coping with what your putting into it, and therefore, reacts, it will give you nausea and therefore, as your bowel is close to your stomach, it will bloat, hurt and make you feel weak.

I suspect posture is the headaches, as when you feel so down with this illness, you can't sit right, stand right.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Tell us your diet and weight and I can advise you on a diet that may help you more....that you can try for a month and see if it works..

Otherwise, if you can't relate, see another Doctor...

CW

**Poekie** · 02-09-2011 06:22 AM

Thank you for the reply.

No I'm average weight (1.73m and 55Kg) and I do not eat bad foods, especially not take aways and that kind of stuff. I eat regularly and I get my fair share of fruits and veggies every week. Maybe it is something I am eating or something I don't, but the blood test would have shown that right?

**Beautiful Disaster** · 02-09-2011 06:54 AM

Could very likely be some sort of allergy, especially food allergy. You don't have to be born with an allergy...you can develop it over time. Consider getting into an allergist to see if you are highly allergic to something you're subjecting yourself to regulary.

Could be a stomach ulcer....but based on the headaches, I doubt it.

I have severe hypoglycemia which is the over production of insulin as opposed to diabetes which is the under production of insulin. This at times causes me the symptoms you described, but it was VERY visible when I had my glucose tolerance testing done in 2001. My lows tested in the 30's. Did you have the glucose tolerance test? That's not just a prick of the finger, it is usually an extensive test lasting 3-5 hrs (mine was 5) where you fast from foods and liquids, then drink their sugary concotion and then have your blood drawn and checked every 30 min. IF that's what you did and your sugars tested out normal, then it's safe to say that's most likely not what is causing your problem. If that's not what you did, and just had a finger poke sugar check, you might want to consider asking for the full glucose tolerance test.