Question 1

yesterday i only ate some toast & butter & later on ate ice cream.  hours later i was super dizzy, sweating, shaky & my anxiety was bad.  much better after (10-15 minutes) eating half a burger & some gatorade.  im not diabetic why did this happen?

Accepted Answer

: This sounds like you were dehydrated and slightly hypoglycemic.  Follow up with your PCP for further assessment.
Continue to hydrated and eat healthy.

Question 2

is it true that gatorades cause cancer ?

Accepted Answer

Never heard that...: In fact, we recommend electrolyte replacement drinks like gatorade or pedialyte to patients who develop chemotherapy related diarrhea to keep them hydrated and with a good electrolyte balance.

Question 3

is it possible that drinking gatorade can cause infertility?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Only if you drink enough to cause diarrhea, and never make it out of the bathroom and into the bedroom.

Question 4

can too much gatorade cause a heart flutter?

Accepted Answer

Gatorade: There are no stimulants like caffeine etc. In gaorade. Therefor, i doubt that it would cause arrhythmias.

Question 5

i drank gatorade before a blood test and the doctors came back and said i had high blood sugar could the gatorade have caused this

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: It's very unlikely that drinking even a lot of Gatorade will cause a high blood sugar since it doesn't contain very much sugar. In fact, you'd have to drink 75-100g sugar (http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/glucose-tolerance-test/basics/what-you-can-expect/prc-20014814) then get tested for 1-3hrs. Better yet, since you're 16yo, ask your parent(s)/guardian to take you to your FamilyDoc/Pedi

Question 6

does gatorade cause kidney stones. just wondering since i drink a lot of it?

Accepted Answer

No: Gatorade does not cause kidney stones. It is mostly sugar water (with high fructose corn syrup, which is worse than sugar!), has minimal amounts of electrolytes, and is of no nutritional benefit. It will make you fat if you drink enough!

Question 7

would red gatorade cause a seven month old, which is teething, to diaria with red in the stool.

Accepted Answer

Yes: There is a basic rule for parents to follow when treating diarrhea. Nothing red!, unless you want the stress. Red gareraid , koolaid or tropical punch are all poor choices for these kids. Diarrhea as a word means "running through" & that is what the red dye in these preparations do.

Question 8

i ride my bike everyday, 19miles to work and 19miles back. i perspire a lot. i drink gatorade. i don't urinate much. could it be the cause of my uti?

Accepted Answer

Lack of urine?: You probably do not urinate because you are not taking in enough water. You are spending at least 2 hours on your bike a day, maybe more. That increases the insensible water loss through your skin and lungs. How much gatorade are you drinking and what other fluids are you ingesting? It is probably warm where you are and if you want to make more urine, ingest more fluids. Your UTI is not the cause.

Question 9

extreme nausea/constant bad taste in mouth 3 days.possible cause and relief?tried crackers, gatorade, bananas,jello. still feel terrible.help

Accepted Answer

Possibilities: first, the nausea and intraoral bad taste may or may not be causatively related.  Bad taste is usually related to chronic periodontal disease, a gram negative anaerobic rod bacterial infection, or reflux. Carbohydrates  can literally feed into this disease,  drink water. Nausea can be from dizziness, migraine, fainting, GI upset, food poisoning, viral or ear infection, pregnancy, motion sickness

Question 10

my doc wants me to try a tsp of salt in gatorade or 1 mcg florinef (fludrocortisone) during a dizzy spell flare up. (i've had some neuro testing) but cause is still fuzzy.  how will each work differently?

Accepted Answer

See below.: Both would raise total body sodium and therefore fluid volume which might prevent your "dizzy." the extra sodium in gatorade simply adds to your pool of fluid while Florinef (fludrocortisone) prevents excretion of sodium.

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Yesterday i only ate some toast & butter & later on ate ice cream. hours later i was super dizzy, sweating, shaky & my anxiety was bad. much better after (10-15 minutes) eating half a burger & some gatorade. im not diabetic why did this happen?

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Is it true that gatorades cause cancer ?

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Is it possible that drinking gatorade can cause infertility?

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Can too much gatorade cause a heart flutter?

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I drank gatorade before a blood test and the doctors came back and said i had high blood sugar could the gatorade have caused this

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Does gatorade cause kidney stones. just wondering since i drink a lot of it?

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Would red gatorade cause a seven month old, which is teething, to diaria with red in the stool.

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I ride my bike everyday, 19miles to work and 19miles back. i perspire a lot. i drink gatorade. i don't urinate much. could it be the cause of my uti?

A member asked:

Extreme nausea/constant bad taste in mouth 3 days.possible cause and relief?tried crackers, gatorade, bananas,jello. still feel terrible.help

A member asked:

My doc wants me to try a tsp of salt in gatorade or 1 mcg florinef (fludrocortisone) during a dizzy spell flare up. (i've had some neuro testing) but cause is still fuzzy. how will each work differently?

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