i feel ill when i wake up and need a bowel movement and after it i feel very sick and naseous and have to go back to bed as feel so ill. still having it investigated but docs dont know so far and im getting desperate to havemy life back. what caused them to think you have MS?

Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but I am just coming through another flare. I have been down for awhile.
I am numb from my toes to my scalp in varing degrees. My legs are the worse. I have to use a cane to go out. Some days I can't use my pc because my fingers are too numb. I have lost bladder and twice bowel control. I have many sensations that aren't there, eg.. wet when I am not, blood boiling in my head among a few. I get bad muscle spasms and cramps etc. Before this hit I was working full time, very physically fit and just like the next person. Now I have had to have my bed moved downstairs, my lazyboy raised so I can get out of it. There are so many things, my life is over as I always knew it, and it is very frustrating. I have been going through tests for a year and a half and they still can't say for certain what the problem is. I am still waiting to see another neurologist. That is another story in itself.
I hope you are feeling better now. That particular symptom stopped for me, for now anyway, so it probably is all connected.

Feeling sick after a bowel movement can be Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Diverticular Disease, among other things. Try having a hot drink in there with you as it can relax the intestines.

I am sorry you are feeling so ill. I take it you have been tested for neuropathy?

I have had evoked potentials, emg, spinal tap, mri of the brain and spine and spinal tap. The only thing that shows something is the spinal tap and they say it inconclusive. There is something there but they don't know what. I am waiting on a new neurologist. My last guy who I got to see twice in a year and half was a complete fool. I truly think he was bi polar, and even my doctor said it was a possibility. He was not happy with him either. Now I have been waiting since the end of June for a new neuro.

I get loose bowels and then I can't always make it to the bathroom. This is embarrassing and I'm always afraid it will occur at work or in public. I'm overweight and started the Atkins diet in May. Since then my stools are hard and this prevents my accidents and leakage. I lost about 18 lbs but then stopped. I'm not losing anymore so decided to quit the diet. Well, now the loose stools are back and the incontinence... which causes itching and burning. I also had uncontrollable flatulence... I couldn't walk or bend over without blasting. So embarrassing.

So I guess carbohydrates are the culprit?

So am I to stay on the Atkins for life?

I was here to research about feeling week, tired, sick after bowel movement because I get that from time to time, more often lately than before. I don't know what it is, but I hope to figure it out. Regarding the possiblity of the Gall Bladder, I had Hepatitus A when I was 19 years old and it definitely has an impact on the Bile production/removal and the Gall Bladder, intestinal functions. I became Jaundiced from excess Bile in my system, fatty, greasy foods upset my stomach with an indigestion feeling and nausea because supposedly Bile is required to digest fats and the inflamed liver was somehow interfering with normal Gall Bladder function (according to the doctor). I now wonder if after 20 years later, there is a connection with my current symptoms and whatever longer effects of my liver damage and gall bladder condition after going through Hepatitus.

Regarding the lady on Atkins with Flatulence, I am no expert, but try researching about stomach flora balance and probiotics. There is a good symbiotic bacteria we need in our intestines to keep us healthy because they help prevent invasion of unfriendly bacteria. There is a supplement you can by over the counter as most health food stores and markets called Acidophilus or similar. Look into that and see if it will help you or not.

If there are no underlying medical issues, then I would say it is the food that is being eaten. When the body digests foods that it may be allergic to (wheat, corn, lactose) or that it may build up a resistance to (eating too much chicken, fermented foods, beef) it will affect the body when it is going through the elimination process. My suggestion is to see a good homeopathic doctor who can balance your digestive system. I tried this myself for 7 months and no pain, no tiredness, no cramping upon defacating. Went off his regimen and all my symptoms came back which told me it is definitely the types of food I eat and how much of the same type I may eat.

I like the last advice left by Ladydi009. It sounds very logical and she speaks from her personal experience. I will try and apply what she mentions in regards to diet. In hindsight I too feel that there is a correlation between what I eat and how my bowel movements make me feel.

Thanks,