Iowa Park, TX
A 22-year-old female asked:
why do i get a headache when i'm hungry?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Jeffrey Ng answered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
?hypoglycemia?: You may be hypoglycemic. Headaches have many causes, but the most common are actually low blood sugar and dehydration. Go see your doctor for a checkup and get some labs done.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Why do l always feeling hungry & getting headache regularly?
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Dr. James Chu answered
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?Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose, can occur in certain individuals not taking diabetes meds. Hypoglycemia can lead to symptoms of hunger, shakiness, fast pulse, sweat, headaches. The most common form of hypoglycemia happens after eating certain foods that have fast-acting carbs. The carbs cause excessive release of insulin, which then will lower glucose too much. Consider checking your sugars.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
When i feel hungry i have to suffer with headache ....whats the reason behind this?
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Dr. Brad Goldenberg answered
Pediatrics 36 years experience
Hypoglycemia: The brain's favorite substrate is glucose, situations where you don't eat for too long cause a hypoglycemic state that can cause light-headedness, headaches, and in extreme cases, seizures...
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Hello. Today I didnt eat much and i started to have this headache that is from left and right. Does headache occurs if a person stays hungry?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
Yes: Being hungry can cause headache.
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