Originally posted by Padds:

weak armour?

Actually yeah, that probably played a big role as well. People will blame the food first, and it's a great starting point, but taking a direct draugr hit after a missed parry while only wearing trollhide definitely hurts.

You might have had a decent amount of health, but Trollhides only advantage is it's mobility. It relies on negating the need for armor, but it actually sucks at taking damage. If you aren't able to avoid things, you'll probably want to upgrade to bronze armor.

I would definitely start by spending the time on Foods first, because that is genuinely easier and faster than grinding out Bronze. But if you feel you need it, upgrading your armor may help in some way.