Dizziness when eating

[jah1]

Whenever I start to chew the first one or two bites of food, I experience a sense of dizziness.  The room around me doesn't spin, but it kind of feels like I'm spinning inside my head.  It goes away after 2-5 seconds, and usually happens only once during the meal, with the first bite or two.  I can be eating soft or hard foods, doesn't matter.  I can hold my head still or look down at my plate and it doesn't matter.  I don't feel it any other time at all, only when I chew something.  I don't have any other symptoms.  I'm not on any type of medications.  I had a stapedectomy 2 years ago to correct hearing in my right ear.  I just had a balance testing done because I am planning on having a stapedectomy in my left ear now to correct that hearing, and the balance testing came back perfectly normal.  I can't find anything on the web about this, other people that experience it, or what might be causing it.  Any suggestions?

-JAH

[JoseV213]

hey guys I found this article on what the problem could be. I too have the same problem. it usually happens at night when I eat large meals for dinner. I think this might answer some questions.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/eating-can-cause-low-blood-pressure

[TessHarding]

I have been struggling with the same problem for years now. When I tell people about they think I'm crazy. I've even mentioned it to my doctor and she told me it was simply vertigo and I would just have to learn to live with it. However it did completely go away while I was pregnant but came back more intense once my pregnancy was over and I stopped breast feeding. I'm now thinking maybe it's a vascular or even a hormonal thing??

[dizzywheneating]

I wish I had come across this page sooner.  I have been getting dizzy on the first one or two bites of food since about 2008.  My primary says she's never heard of such thing.  It does not happen all of the time, only when I have not been eating for a while and then begin eating.  I was wondering if it was related to blood sugar levels (not diabetic, but do test positive for prediabetes some of the time), but the dizziness begins so quickly after the first bite of food, I have to wonder if the food has had time to even begin digestion yet.  In any case,  I am releaved to see I am not alone.

[guidanceneeded]

I would also like to add that I had an absyss (sp) infection a week after my wisdom teeth were extracted.  (about 5 years ago?) This caused me not to eat much for almost two weeks, speak (i would communicate w/ a pen and paper b/c it was painful to talk)... it got to the point where I was in pain (head would throb, hurt to swallow).  The infection was affecting half of my head and was travelling down my throat - the doctor said if we hadn't come when we did, I could have died from not getting air properly b/c it was affecting my breathing tubes (sorry, not sure what the correct term is).  Recently, I was in a car accident where I had a CAT scan & various other tests done.  I woke up with a neck brace and was on bed-rest for an entire day.  I'm recovering, but I wonder if stress, traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, etc. has anything to add to it?

[guidanceneeded]

I am a 24 year old female who has been experiencing dizziness while eating for a while (never thought of it to be a re-occurring thing, so I haven't been keeping track)... but I've been noticing it a lot more and have finally decided to google it.  I tend to get dizzy while eating out at a restaurant.  I'll be fine in the beginning, but somewhere along the way I get so "dizzy" more so light-headed that I feel as though I have been drinking although throughout that entire meal, I didn't consume any alcohol.  I almost want to say that the feeling is sometimes more euphoric than dizzy... either way, its weird and makes me feel a little loopy.  I have experienced earaches as a child, I have gotten cavities filled (not sure if they contained any mercury) and I feel like I clench/grind my teeth, but haven't heard about concerns from my dentist in the past.  From maybe 6th grade to High School/College, I would almost always chew gum.  Nowadays I've broken that habit, but do bite down when nothing is in my mouth.  I have also become accustomed to the feeling of light-headedness when standing/getting up too quickly.  I have fainted before (hasn't happened during meals, more so in getting out of bed too fast).  I have had instances where I don't think I was getting enough air to the point where i was in the shower and due to the steam, it became harder for me to intake air, & thus passing out.  I was pregnant once, but had an abortion (please do not judge me, I just want to get everything that might be a similarity to others out).  During the time I was pregnant I would become nauseous fairly easily to certain smells, looking at a computer screen for too long, I would become tired faster than normal, I was very emotional, etc etc ... I think I had the usual signs.  Anyways, I'm just curious if there was any new information out there?  I have yet to inform my doctor about my experiences.  I went in for an appointment last week and had my blood pressure/heart rate taken and the nurse said it was normal or fine...  and judging by what others are saying on here, doesn't seem like the doctors would know anything unless it was something serious.  BTW, I don't exercise often (jogging, running, weightlifting), but I try walk around the neighborhood once in a while and will sometimes jog... my job is physically demanding where I have to be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and be on my feet.  Growing up I was active in sports (basketball, track & field, tennis, beginning lessons in figure skating, snowboarded).  One of my grandparents died from diabetes, another from Parkinsons (not sure if that ties in any way).  Hopefully this feeling doesn't become worse... I've heard of Vertigo and had a professor in college who had it.  It doesn't sound fun at all.  :[

[nosnittap]

i get this when i eat, especially when i am quite hungry, the reason i go dizzy is because as my taste buds sense that i am getting food the blood is forced in the stomach and gut in order to aid digestion and as a result i go dizzy due to a brief moment of reduced blood flow to my brain.

its normal, anyone who gets this with no other symptoms is experiencing the body's natural reaction to eating when hungry. if you ate regularly you would not experience this dizziness