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Q: ibs and fainting
asked by: katrina5558 on April 3rd, 2008
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I have been diagnosed with IBS several years ago. It seemed like I had a couple of really bad bouts with food poisoning and have never been the same since. But now I have constant cramping and urgent bowel movements, I am naseaus a lot and just generally have a lot of stomach trouble. But to make things much worse, Shortly after I had the IBS problems begin, I started having fainting spells. They would come completley randomly, but almost always when I was having an IBS attack of some sort, either when I was using the toilet and had diahrea or when I was cramping up and needed to use the toilet or something of that nature. I have probably fainted 10 times in the last four years. Some of the times were at home, once in a very dirty public restroom, twice in the car (thankfully as a passenger). I wonder if anyone else has experienced anything like this. I am now constanlty fearful and anxious about my next attack. It consumes my life.
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sore tum
replied on April 10th, 2008
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hey i suffer the same problem havent been diagnosed with ibs as yet going 4 a colonoscopy shortly this month.wen i get my attacks i feel very faintish have never passed out yet doe its very strange but i sit on the toliet an start shaking its horrible an preety much after the attack i feel drained. iaskd the doc he thinks its anxiety i think its related 2 the attacks.
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katrina5558
replied on April 10th, 2008
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Well i know that i suffer from anxiety now, but I have anxiety attacks often when i am going somewhere far from home or something that makes me very nervous, but when i have the anxiety attacks i never actually faint. I really feel like my fainting spells cause the anxiety not that the anxiety causes the fainting spells. They feel very different to me. Some doctors have commented on me having low blood pressure and that the cramping and stomach problems will trigger the vesal vegal nerve that will cause my blood pressure to drop and since it is already low then it drops it to a low enough level that I loose conciousness. I don't know if you have ever heard anything like this.
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elisana
replied on June 15th, 2009
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hi. I have the same problem and have passed out 5 times during the past 2 years.I want to know from someone if you have wet yourselves when passing out as this happens to me everytime i pass out.
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williamOsler
replied on September 1st, 2009
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fainting sweating and bowel movements
It is not anxiety. You are describing vasovagal syncope. You feel lightheaded, dizzy, vision can narrow down and you feel as though you are going to faint. Often there is a hot flush that leads to dripping sweating and the urge to have a bowel movement which usually relieves most of these symptoms but leaves you drained and weak. Try Citrucel daily for at least 3 weeks.
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unknown01
replied on November 6th, 2009
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im having the same problem I think, will just be going about my day and then suddenly i have to go to the loo, i have only about a min to get there and once i am there my whole body will start to tremble and i get dizzy, terrible stomach cramps etc...what do i do
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