Sugar
 

Before my TBI, I wasn't keen on sweets. Afterwards, I couldn't resist them.

Has anybody else experienced this craving or is this just my personal bit of brain boo boo weirdness?

Hockey,

CAN NOT BELIEVE YOUR POST!!!

I am not and have never been a sweets person. For months after my injury that's ALL my body wanted and fruit.

I could not eat my old faithful breakfast anymore, eggs, bacon, potatoes, and rye toat. Tasted horrible.

I ate strawberry Belgium waffles, pancakes, bakery goods, things I never eat. I don't even like coffee cakes or Danishes. My family didn't know what to think. Lasted about 4 months. Whenever my nausea would lower I could not eat enough sugar.

Then it was chicken nonstop for around 4-5 months, then red meat. I do not care for red meat (yuck).

Now I am back to my normal tastes.

Nice to know this very peculiar symptom happened to someone else.

Peace and wellness,

Jace

Ditto... but when i eat sugar i have a head spinning reaction...

YES!!! This has only gotten worse over time.

I really think I'm just so exhausted all the time, that when I eat something sugary/carby it's quick pick-me-up, so I do it more and more. However, it's horrible for your waistline when you can't really do a lot of exercise.

It's me too. I want anything sweet!!! :D

I went through this, too. I think because I was so exhausted at the time? Now I crave meat, which is also weird (I used to eat very little meat). I find myself making chicken sandwiches and all kinds of other stuff that I never would have eaten before. I just go with it. lol

I went through this as well, and actually still am. Its kind of weird. I fight myself a lot of time not to eat any though for fear of tooth decay!

Not Alone
 

I am so happy to have found this old string because I have been having some insane sugar cravings lately. Before my car accident, I would have never bought a gallon of Breyers Cookies n Cream ice cream and that's exactly what I did a couple of days ago. In addition, I cannot keep my hands out of my sweet tart candy jar.

For background, I was rear ended while stopped at a light almost 30 days ago and have been suffering ever since.

Sugar is actually bad for the brain, eating excess sugar with pcs is best avoided as it is a neurotoxin. So are sweeteners. If you fancy something sweet, stick to the full colour range of fruits, and perhaps some natural Greek yoghurt.

Google 'sugar cravings.' There are plenty of websites that discuss ways to defeat sugar cravings. Sugar is not as bad as some say. You don't want to consume intense sugars. When you do consume sugar, you want it to be with other slow digesting foods. Proteins, complex carbs, etc will slow the speed of the sugar intake. I have oatmeal for breakfast with a spoonful of raisins (sugary) and dark chocolate chips ( about 10 to 12) and a heavy dose of cinnamon.

Artificial sweeteners are much worse than sugar.