How your body reacts to food
Do you ever find yourself sitting down to a wonderful meal, relishing every single bite, going back for seconds or thirds, and then regretting it all just thirty minutes or so later? We're not talking about regrets do to falling off your diet plan, and we're not talking about regrets because you had too much sugar or fat. This time instead, we're going to talk about having regrets because of how you feel afterwards.
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All of us have one type of food or another that makes us feel horrible not long after we've eaten it. Maybe your stomach feels rumbly, gassy, and upset after you've eaten. Or maybe you get a severe case of diarhhea. Maybe you simply feel nauseous, or you feel extremely bloated and uncomfortable. Some people might even feel woozy or dizzy too, when they eat certain things.
If there is a food you eat regularly which causes these types of problems, the problems are usually a message from your body. The message is generally translated into: Don't eat that.
For whatever reason, the foods you eat which cause you the most problems are the foods you should not be eating. You are most likely allergic to them in some way, or at the very least you're sensitive to them.
In some cases, foods you're allergic or sensitive too can never be eaten. There are times though, when you can eat some types of foods and have no adverse problems afterwards. Other times however, you may find yourself feeling horrible after eating those same foods.
When this happens, it may be that your body is currently dealing with an illness, virus, or bacteria that's not usually there. Other times it may be that you have too much of something already inside you that the body is dealing with.
Let's say for example, that you have an excessive amount of candida yeast in your digestive system at the moment. This isn't your body's usual state, so it's working to combat and control that extra yeast growth. If you then feed it too much white bread or rice for instance - or anything which gives it a large dose of extra sugar - you may feel a bit sick or uncomfortable afterwards. And this is because yeast feeds on sugars, so if you already have too much yeast growth your body is trying to tell you to cut back on it a little for now, so that it can deal with the current problems.
The same type of things happen if your blood pressure is higher than normal for instance, and you eat an excessive amount of salty foods. Your body may respond by making you feel woozy and dizzy.
People who drink a lot of soda or coffee often experience a seemingly strange phenomenon: They seem to be even more thirsty no matter how much they've been drinking. And this is caused because the caffeine in those beverages is dehydrating you, so your body is screaming for real liquids.
Now the connundrum comes when you start drinking water. It's not uncommon for people to start drinking three or four quarts of water each day, and constantly feel thirsty for the first several days or weeks after making this change.
Why would you feel thirstier if you're now giving your body the water it needs? Because the body is trying to catch up.
If you've just started drinking regular water each day, your body is using that water for several different things at once. It rehydrates your body of course, and this takes a large amount of water by itself. It's also using that water though, to flush harmful bacteria and germs from your system faster. This is why you usually urinate more when you're drinking water. Flushing out the body can take time too. For some people, thier thirst and urination normalizes within a few days of increasing their water intake. For others however, it can take several weeks or more.
Note: Some statements in this article may not be approved by the FDA. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as professional medical advice.
