Feeling tired is a very common complaint, with roughly a third of otherwise healthy adults and teens complaining of feeling tired or fatigued. It’s a common symptom of several conditions and diseases, but in most cases, it is caused by simple lifestyle factors. A common reason we’re always tired is our diets.
Many people unwittingly suffer from intolerances and sensitivities to foods they eat daily. With constant tiered ness a common symptom of sensitivity.
Food sensitivity is where your body struggles to properly digest a certain food. These foods can cause you to feel tired because extra energy has to be taken from somewhere else and put into digestion. A food sensitivity might also make you feel bloated, which is another major energy drain (who feels ready for a sprint when they’re bloated?).
So which foods are the worst offenders?
Caffeine
It seems like a total contradiction. After all, caffeine is our go-to fatigue fix! But whether it’s from coffee, tea or a cheeky afternoon chocolate treat, your caffeine consumption might be making you more tired rather than less.
Some people are sensitive to the substance and even find themselves experiencing sensitivity symptoms often relating to digestion.
Dairy
First, it’s important to note that there is a difference between dairy intolerance and lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is down to the enzyme lactase and other workings of the body, whereas a dairy sensitivity is simply when someone’s body builds up a sensitivity to dairy. Be sure not to confuse the two.
Many people are sensitive to dairy, even the food manufacturers are catching on, offering plenty of dairy alternatives for customers who find out they have a dairy sensitivity.
Insoluble fibre
There are two types of fibre, soluble and insoluble. Think of the two types of fibre as an on-off switch. Soluble fibre slows things down in your digestive tract, helping with diarrhoea, while insoluble fibre can speed things up, alleviating constipation.
The thing is, some people find insoluble fibre to cause more problems than it fixes. This is especially common a