extreme brain fog after eating. Allergy??

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Recently I've been having some pretty strange stuff happening. I find that when I wake up in the morning I feel fine. But as soon as I eat a standard breakfast such as cereal or toast I begin to feel this overwhelming brain fog.
It kinda feels like my brain is not working on any level. When I have it I feel like I have literally no attention span, I can't concentrate and when people talk to me it kind of feels like I'm in a dream.

So anyway today I decided to eat things which generally aren't allergenic. So all I've been eating is fruit... and I feel fine! No brain fog.

What's going on here? Does this mean I'm allergic to gluten or dairy or something?
(also of note, I am having a sigmoidoscopy at the start of next month to investigate GI bleeding. Could this all be related?)

basically my question is, to those of you who experience with food allergies, can gluten allergy cause a host of mental symptoms/brain fog?

Cereal and toast are full of refined sugars and carbs. That type of stuff will make your head feel foggy. I've heard that white bread has some kind of opiate effect on the brain in some people...but I don't have a link at the moment.

Fruits are better for your brain first thing in the morning because they have complex sugars that take longer to break down in your body, so you don't get a sugar spike and then a sugar crash. I usually have greek yogurt, fruit, and nuts for breakfast and I feel fine. I've noticed that any time I eat large amounts of bread or sugar, I do feel foggy and sleepy, so now I avoid them altogether.

As far as I'm aware, gluten intolerance has mainly to do with the gut's ability (or lack thereof) to digest gluten and process the nutrients from it. I think the brain fog has more to do with the sugars/starches and some kind of sugar crash. But hey, I'm mildly sensitive to gluten too; I used to get bloated all the time when I still ate bread/gluten. My symptoms were mild enough that the doctors would tell me I'm normal and not to worry, so I'm not really sure if these things are related at all or what they might have to do with your upcoming medical procedure. I was under the impression that even doctors are new to the fact that people can be gluten intolerant without having celiac disease.

You should also be eating protein as part of your breakfast, not just fruit or cereal. Protein will provide long term energy, and the building blocks for maintaining your body.

I think brain fog is fairly common after eating wheat for many. I know for me personally, milk and dairy foods causes brain freeze ups. For some reason eating dairy makes me feel chilled allover, which then makes thinking more difficult.

Recall this article about some of the effects wheat can cause the brain in those with sensitivities.

"This is your brain on wheat"

http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2011/10/t ... -on-wheat/

You might also want to check your blood sugar to see if you are diabetic. If your blood sugar is too high, it can affect many things about how your body operates.

when I don't eat carbs I feel great. Otherwise I am a mess..... I should know better. My husband has noticed my moods change so I know I am not crazy;)

My daughter is on the SCD diet and is casein free as well(I was diagnosed later, I have followed atkins on and off for years and my labs and my brain are GREAT on them.....

We have all just thrown our hands up and eat low carbs, we are all better to be around for it:) when I slip up and eat "crap" I mean carbs.... its awful like I get a hangover. Just not worth it.

I have reactions like that to a lot of foods. I don't know if it's actually an allergic reaction or not, but for me elimination and a rotation diet helped. The "rotation diet" became necessary because I started getting that reaction to almost every food that I ate on a daily basis for more than 2 weeks.

Oh, and also, for me sub-lingual "pantethine" helps when that reaction happens. No idea why.

Lol. I thought I was the only one in the World with this kind of problem. It was much more extensive than what you are talking about when I had it, and I struggled with it for years. The same thing + some other symptoms. I got no help from doctors, there was nothing wrong with me

What worked was starting with SSRI. Because of serotonine clogging up. I don't know if that is something you want to try. It's not dangerous. Before that I used to eat food that only was nutritious, nothing that was not, and decent portions of everything. Not too much not too little. I also tried to use my brain on challenging subjects so I got the feeling of being concious and concentrated. But only SSRI medication worked. 10mg.

I'm allergic to both nuts and gluten,so I use Sun Warrior protein powder,have organic eggs and wild salmon.It can be a bit tricky at first with no gluten or nuts;for instance,most oats are processed on the same equipment as gluten,so I can't have oats.But I can have a lot of grains and beans,fruits and vegetables.I used to get horrible acne,depression,brain fog,indigestion,tons of symptoms,even years ago when I was making homemade naan bread,after kenading the dough I would get raised red itchy bumps on my palms! It's amazing how sensitive some of us are.
You could try einkorn,which is the ancient,pre-procssed wheat grain,which is non-allergenic!
http://www.einkorn.com
There are lots of grains and beans to choose from for protein as well;adzuki beans have the most protein,then quinoa,Japonica rice is delicious,not to forget garbanzo and mung beans! It's actually fun to mix and match your beans and grains for meals.

I 5th or 6th the folks who think it could be a carb crash. If it's just started happening, you could have changed your diet or you could have shifted over the line into metabolic syndrome or diabettes. It wouldn't be a bad idea to be checked out by your doctor, but in the mean time I agree with everyone else that more complex carbs and proteins are the way to go.

I'm not sure what it's caused by, but I do get cold limbs, poor coordination and reduced alertness when I eat. It can last a while with some foods.

I think it's a bit better with fewer rapidly absorbed foods, and maybe also better with softer ones. I do really well with steamed vegetables, rice, and some fruits (like peaches, tomatoes and bananas). Potatoes also don't cause me much trouble, and having enough water seems to help. Salads, also.

1. Carb rush.

2. Gluten sensitivity.

When I eat carbs I necro threads.

Bread changes my voice, it destroys my concentration levels, it makes my stomach upset, it makes my muscles weak.

But I still eat bread , because I haven't found an alternative.