Katers90 1 Posted August 20, 2018 I love going to theme parks but my body does not seem to be able to handle them anymore. I'm located in Florida so I'm sweating a lot when I'm walking around at the park. My first trip (4 months post-op) I got a headache about an hour into being there and then a few hours after that I started to feel light headed and dizzy. I did eat and was constantly drinking Water. My second trip was this past weekend (6 months post-op) and I prepared myself that morning by eating a Quest bar, having a Gatorade, then before going into the park I finished a second Gatorade and had a cliff bar. Sure enough about 2 hours into being in the park I start to get a headache and felt nauseous. I also had water while I was in the park. Anyone have any tips to prevent this from happening? It really sucks and I feel like a downer every time I go I eat between 600-800 calories a day, 70g+ of Protein, and usually <30 carbs. 1 Russ D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russ D 115 Posted August 20, 2018 I'm interested in this too, since theme parks and roller coasters are a major goal for me. I get to go to the Disney World parks fairly regularly, and the rides there are really rather accommodating to "guests with certain body dimensions", but Universal is a different story entirely... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FancyChristine15 810 Posted August 20, 2018 I don't really have any advice for you, but I'm sorry that you're going through this. I love theme parks, but I haven't been to one in a long time due to my size. I'll be going to one next summer for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TakingABreak 2,733 Posted August 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Katers90 said: I love going to theme parks but my body does not seem to be able to handle them anymore. I'm located in Florida so I'm sweating a lot when I'm walking around at the park. My first trip (4 months post-op) I got a Headache about an hour into being there and then a few hours after that I started to feel light headed and dizzy. I did eat and was constantly drinking Water. My second trip was this past weekend (6 months post-op) and I prepared myself that morning by eating a Quest bar, having a Gatorade, then before going into the park I finished a second Gatorade and had a cliff bar. Sure enough about 2 hours into being in the park I start to get a headache and felt nauseous. I also had Water while I was in the park. Anyone have any tips to prevent this from happening? It really sucks and I feel like a downer every time I go I eat between 600-800 calories a day, 70g+ of Protein, and usually <30 carbs. I'm wondering if it has more to do with dehydration and heat exposure than the rides themselves. I don't tolerate long periods of heat as well as I used to either. I was in the shade over the weekend (approx. 85 degrees) and I got extremely nauseated quickly. I know we think we are drinking a lot, but perhaps we just are not getting enough in. We get away from the "sip, sip, sip" approach after a few months post op, but when we expose ourselves to high temperatures for prolonged times, we should continuously hydrate throughout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
domi 237 Posted August 20, 2018 At a theme park, you may tend to do more walking and physical exertion than you normally do. I found I need to hydrate the day before and then eat a little more Protein and good carbs while at the theme park. I was getting light headed so I drank extra Water and also went and ate a salad with shrimp at Disneyland. Before I could eat lettuce, I just had a shrimp cocktail. You can make wise choices. This is not an excuse to eat all the food you see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canis28 14 Posted August 21, 2018 Glad you posted this. I’ve found I don’t handle heat as well since my surgery. I tailgated before a concert last month (in a shadeless parking lot), and everyone was worried about me because I was obviously overheated. I thought I was drinking enough Water, but apparently not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
browneyez42 280 Posted August 21, 2018 I love going to theme parks but my body does not seem to be able to handle them anymore. I'm located in Florida so I'm sweating a lot when I'm walking around at the park. My first trip (4 months post-op) I got a Headache about an hour into being there and then a few hours after that I started to feel light headed and dizzy. I did eat and was constantly drinking Water. My second trip was this past weekend (6 months post-op) and I prepared myself that morning by eating a Quest bar, having a Gatorade, then before going into the park I finished a second Gatorade and had a cliff bar. Sure enough about 2 hours into being in the park I start to get a headache and felt nauseous. I also had Water while I was in the park. Anyone have any tips to prevent this from happening? It really sucks and I feel like a downer every time I go [emoji20] I eat between 600-800 calories a day, 70g+ of Protein, and usually Maybe eat a little more than Protein bars... hope you figure it out.Sleeved on April 25, 2018HW: 258SW: 238CW: 205GW: 165 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
