Am I just being paranoid?

[Dr Deco]

Dear Ed:

That is an interesting question.

Other than hydration levels, I know of no one who has found any relationship of DCS risk to what you eat. On a theoretical level, when food is in the stomach, blood is shift from the muscles to the digestive system. This is the reason given for avoiding eating jut before swimming. On a theoretical level, I could imagine that someone who was to eat a big meal just after a dive could shunt blood from the arms and legs to the digestive system, the offgassing would be reduced in the extremities, and DCS risk could be increased.

As far as research or anecdotal accounts of this, I am unaware. Does anyone have any experience with big meals and a DCS incident?

Dr Deco

 

[blacknet]

Hello,

Yes also the blood pools to the digestive system after you eat. BTW the 'gut' area is the largest body of fat on the average person. Do you know of ANY cases of a 'gut' dcsi? I'm told there's not any becuase the method the body handles fat in this area. Perhaps this is the secret to dcs prevention.

Ed

 

[joewr]

Jonathon,

This has nothing to do with medicine, but the title of this thread reminded me of something my grandmother used to say:

"Just because you are paranoid* does not mean that they are NOT following you!"

Joewr...

*Jonoson-kun, Kyo no nihongo..."henshu- byo- "wa eigo de "paranoia" to imi desu.

 

[landfish]

I started diving in September and since then i have acquired ow,aow,andi nitrox,drysuit.I have 20 logged dives with the deepest being 90 feet.
ever since i have been diving my right ear rings while i am out of the water and goes away in the water, i have been to ear specialist and he says it is from my exposer to loud noise's from the racing i have done?
sometimes i dive i have no problem and since using nitrox i am no where near as tired after the dives but my problem is sometime after the dives i don't feel right this last dive in paticular.it was 88 foot dive, we stayed at the 50 to 60 foot level for the most parts for 35 mins with a 5 min safety stop.
one dive this day and then went home about an hour drive, i noticed i was not feeling all that great almost when i got home.
i sat in front of the computer for awhile to relax and my ear was ringing,dizzeness,vision was not right, heart pounding also i get real gassy after every dive was a few of the symptoms.i road it out which was probably not the smartest thing to do but i did it. is there any explanation for this?
thanks in advance

 

[fredk]

according to altitude procedures, anytime you pas thru an altitude of 1000 ft. going to or leaving a dive site altitude procedures must be used!

 

[Chac_Mool]

Have there been cases of individuals passing out while diving do to abnormal breathing do to stress/panic?

I guess I should explain my last post. I'm in Grand Cayman, 1st dive after receiving certification, 60ft, going threw a channel and my breathing picked up a bit which lead to a mild state of panic,.....I talked myself down and was fine but had a little scare. Maybe too much,too soon, at too quick of a pace.

 

[scubadoc]

We seem to forever be reinventing the wheel on this board. This subject has been discussed several times recently.

There is an excellent search engine in the header of the page.

See this thread:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4334&highlight=altitude+after+diving

And this:
Read this:
http://www.scubaboard.com/t4156/s.html

Dr. Deco discusses 'hot tubs and exercise post-dive' at this thread:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=166&highlight=hot+tub+after+diving

Best regards for safe diving!

scubadoc
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