On Oct 2, 8:20*am, Gary wrote:
I finished phase I fine and began phase II. *At some point during phase
II I went out with friends to eat a hibachi dinner. *I ordered chicken
& shrimp and veggies and ate a small amount of brown rice. *Before the
meal was ended the server gave me a small portion of cooked noodles,
which I sampled. *When I swallowed the mouthful of noodles (probably
too much in one gulp) I experienced (1) difficulty swallowing, and (2)
dizziness during and after the swallow. *The dizziness lasted just a
few seconds and did not return. *I also knew I had eaten too many carbs
because that night I woke up in the middle of the night with leg
cramps, a symptom I'm now familiar with.

Can anyone relate to these symptoms (difficulty swallowing and
dizziness)? *I'm thinking of speaking to my MD about it, but until I
get to see him I'm concerned.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

My first thought is that it has nothing to do with the noodles
and could be a reaction to something else you had already
eaten in the meal. Some people report that MSG causes an
assortment of symptoms, if they are sensitive to it.

From any nutritional standpoint, eg carbs, those noodles
could not have done anything because the effect was
instantaneous, before they had even begun to digest. It's
also very possible, probably likely, that whatever happened
had nothing to do with what you were eating at all. It may
be nothing, but I would definitely get checked out, including
an EKG.