dizzy before bowel movement

Mental health
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Hi All

I know this probably isnt the right place but may be related to anxiety.

For about 3 months I've been getting spells of dizziness and nausea. Not always before bowel movement but very often. After I have emptied my bowels the dizziness and nausea seems to subside after 10 mins or so.

I was thinking IBS but I can tolorate all kinds of food.

I went to my gp today for the dizziness (along with a few other symptoms) and I'm being checked out for autoimmune disease. Slightly different topic but bloods will be taken on Monday. 

What I want to know is, does anyone else have the dizzy/nauseous issue before bowel movement? It's very unnerving when it happens and I've had no answers so far

Thanks

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It is very common to have all of this with anxiety. Anxiety effects the GI tract quite a bit and can mess it all up. It is great your doc is checking for other things as well just to rule them out. But dont stess it to bad because anxirty does cause alot of these symptoms as well. You also need to remeber that are adrenal glands are in this area as well so if you are under stress it could deffinatly erratate the GI.

also 90% of seratonin is held in the GI tract so if its all out of wack it can cause seveere GI upset. from constant nausea,gas,cramps,IBS, constpation, Diahreea, vomiting and dizziness

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I am sending you a link to something that I have found very interesting

http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/the-gut-brain-connection

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Hi Carl,

I have been experiencing dizzy spells recently though not related to emptying my bowels.  I seemed to be getting dizzy if i turned my head a certain way or if I got up too quickly.  It really frightened me and i thought that I was going to have a stroke or something.  I just wanted to reassure you that from what i have learned since it began happening to me dizziiness is rarely a serious symptom.  It can be caused by so many things, the main ones being anxiety, low blood pressure and inner ear problems.  My dizziness seems to have passed for now and i'm sure yours will too once you are reassured that it is a minor symptom,

take care,

Lisa

 

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Hi

I do get dizzy at random times throughout the day. Not just with bowel movement, and feels as though I'm going to faint but i only seem to feel nauseous and dizzy together when I need the loo.

I do get a bit of tinnitus from time to time, but mostly only get the ringing ear and slight pressure feeling.

I will wait to see what the blood results say before I jump to any sinister self diagnosis

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I have been experiencing spells of dizziness and nausea before bowel movements over the last six years. 10 to15 mins after the bowel movement the dizziness and nausea subsides. I feel very weak also during the period before bowel movements.

i feel the same way whenever i take B Complex or Multibionta tablets. Thus, I don't take these again at all. I also feel lack of oxygen to my brain.

I have done a host of blood work which came back negative.

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This now seems to have passed. I no longer get dizzy but have had bloods done and was all clear.

I do get the feeling sometimes that I am not breathing "in sync" if that makes sense, or as though I'm not taking in enough oxygen when breathing. 

It's a strange sensation but I think I know what you mean when you say about lack of oxygen.

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Hello, I've also been having a similar experience to all of yours. I originally thought it was the stomach flu/gastritis...but it's been going on now for three weeks. First off, I'm a 34 year old female with no prior serious health issues.

 It started out as diarrea for two days and then in the evenings I began to get extremely nauseous (no vomitting--strange). Laying down seemed to make it more intense (being in the fresh air/walking made it less intesnse). I became severely dehydrated and couldn't eat at all.

So currently I'm having dizzy spells occassionally throughout the day (which seems to start or get worse during the late afternoon or evening). I also seem to have nausea/dizziness after a bowel movement. My bowels are sluggish and I'm slightly constipated currently because I had taken in very little food over the last few weeks. I feel a lot of anxiety as late afternoon comes on (as this is when it starts to get dark and also this is the time when the severe nausea started coming on three weeks ago). I've also got some minor stress in my life regarding some family members and my financial situation. I'm not sure if the anxiety contributes to the nausea or the nausea is contributing to the anxiety or both. For the past two-three days I have been improving...able to eat and getting my strength back and my stool is now solid. However I still feel dizzy occassionally and feel anxiety/slightly nauseous later in the day. My sleeping is off however. I usually sleep 8 hours a night (10:30pm-7am), occassionally wake up but have no trouble falling back to sleep but now I am falling asleep around 9-10pm and I wake at 4-6am and I am unable to fall back to sleep.

I've had full bloodwork (waiting on results), x ray, urine test but nothing has shown up. I'm currently starting betahistine to rule out Vertigo.

I do have low blood pressure on a regular basis, am underweight (generally), do not excercize currently and I was severely dehyrated and have eaten very little over the past three weeks...so perhaps it will take a period of time to recover from the effects of dehydration, starvation?

Also, during my illness (in the first week) one of my daughters (4 years old) was up one night and vomitted several times but was fine the next day...no diarrea. My other daughter (10 months) was fussy, spit up frequently in the eveings and cried inconsolably in the evenings during this time as well. I'm wondering if I did, indeed, have gastritis...however I've never had it this severe before. I've never had a stomach bug for any longer than 12-48 hours in my life.

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I am having the exact same problems as you. 

I feel this sudden dizzy spell come across me and I feel like I'm going to drop to the floor.

My X-ray, labs, urine came back that I was as healthy as a horse.

Have you found anything with yours? I initially thought it could be my thyroid.. But they ruled that out with blood work. 

I am scared and I hate not feeling myself..

This dizzy spell affects my entire life.. 

Please help if you've found anything out! 

Feel free to email me! 

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Yeah, I've been feeling this way for like two weeks, it was horrible. I told a friend who's about to become a doctor, and she told me she thought those are the symptoms of a panic attack or just anxiety, a lot of anxiety. She told me I was probably repressing pain of some sort. Her theory was that I felt better after I pooped because the nervous system is divided in two: parasympathic and sympathic. One of the two regulates emotions and the other one the general working of the organs. And when you poop the nervous system in control of the intestine and other organs starts working, but when you are not eating or pooping, the other nervous system takes control and your emotions are in control of you. She told me to let go whatever was worrying me. And she was right. 

Normally whenever something afflicts me I cry and talk to people about it. But this time I was on holidays when I received really bad news about a subject in college. So I pretended everything was fine and that was when the symptoms started. Yesterday I cried all morning about it and told my father (which was the really big issue, because he pushes me really hard and I was so afraid of disappointing him) and I instantly felt better. Today I feel amazing and the dizziness has evaporated. I just thought I'd tell this to you guys, maybe it helps you to know it might be psychological. In my case it would have never occurred to me it was psychological and not physiological.

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I have this too I thought I was the only one ! I love this forum so much because everybody has the same symtoms it's extremely crazy especially when you dernt speak up about things like this to find other people have it too I also get weak fuzzy legs x

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This is great, I am so happy for this forum! I also felt very alone with this issue! smile

I had this very similar symptoms also: I feel very dizzy and fainting and when that happens my heart beat is a bit slower (felt like low blood pressure) and when it passes it goes faster (felt like high BP), I got very scared the first times this happened, I knew it couldn´t be a pregnancy related thing (never been through pregnancy), so all other options were negative and ver frightening because all I could think of first was a heart related issue.

Then I start reading, also because the doctors I saw didn´t really knew what was going on. This was on and off since last Oct., there were months when I didn´t fell it at all and others when it was very hard: Never daily but maybe up to 5 fainting like spells and rapid beating in an afternoon (the worse one on Nov 9, my birthday :S ). I decided then to see a cardiologist; he says my heart is OK, and it´s being a vbictim of something else. He wanted to rule out a GI thing first and gave mi Omeoprazol and Metoprolol. Metoprolo has worked for my heart, now I do fell very dizzy but my heart is rather normal like (but I have gain weight and I can barely concentrate)

And that´s another thing, I feel tired all the time, sleepy and when I wake up I feel still very tired or with a slight headache that stays the whole day, I have recently find out that is not actually normal, but had that since I can remember is just that I feel now its worse, i really don´t feel like resting at all, and of course is very frustrating. I take iron and vitamis supplements, I´m not actually sure they work.

Then I went to an endocrinologist and turns out the only thing out of place is that I have very low cortisol level and that can cause dizziness, but I surf the internet very often and I can seem to find a relation between the fainting like and the sudden urge to pee or poop; for me is with both but and it is not every time, I mean, I there are entire days when I can go to the bathroom very normally an in schedule, but then during the late afternoon or midd morning I would have this heavy dizziness; and the worse is: it waked me up at night!!! I was never the kind of person who would wake up in the middle of the night (at least consiously) at all, and now I wake up sometimes with the urge to pee, then pee and then lay down and I start feeling that heavy dizzyness again (I imagine it happen a first time when I was sleeping and then I only feel this secuels)

I have been on cortisol only two days and really look forward any improvement... I don´t know what to do, if you have any ideas, suggestions or contribution I would gladly appreciate it (I will definetly try what the girl´s Dr. frien advice her to do, we all have stress and sometimes it just goes over the top) Thanks in advance for any kind of info. Hope we all feel better soon.

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I am having the same problems as you people and it has been 5 months now. 

Also I've been getting spells of dizziness with verry little headache. Sometimes I have too much burping and feels shakey. Sometimes I feel a lump in my throat because of excessive burping.  Also I felt the ringing ear effect and slight pressure feeling in the head.

Though I am not taking any proper medicine but I am too worried about my health. 

Dont really know what to do ... Is this all anxiety problem?

It it acidity problem?

Have you got any solution?

​Please do reply.

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Suvadip I get all of the above you mentioned I have only just come to the conclusion it's anxiety and acidity mixed im on no medication for either but been battling both very severe for a year now I have just been sicky from acid right now it's amazing that this post came up when I was on here looking for the same thing the feeling in throat is definitely a reflux thing which anxiety then makes it worse x

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I sometimes too have many of the symptoms mentioned here. Just got past an episode a while ago. Started suddenly feeling dizzy, strange pain in the middle of the upper part of my stomach just below my breast into my back (I have no gall bladder), vision started fading, sweating and nauseous. I usually feel quite hungry before this happens so I try to eat thinking my blood sugar is getting too low then the need to go to the bathroom hits. Start feeling better 10-15 mins later.

I also have bouts of terrible anxiety quite often and am prone to panic attacks occasionally. This is all very scary and makes me terribly worried. I haven't seen a doctor as of yet since I have no insurance right now but the stress from these episodes only makes the anxiety even worse. There's never any warning and have been lucky this has happened at work yet because I feel so weak and bad when this happens I could never stay at work. Is anxiety truly that powerful that it can cause such debilitating symptoms? It's starting to affect every aspect of my life and it's getting depressing.

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I have the same dilemma as yours, just this morning i had this bout of dizziness, as in nearly fainting spell. ive experience this twice already

 

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Yes I've experienced that feeling of alnost fainting as well. When I get overly stressed at work and start feeling like this it usually indicates I'm close to having a panic attack. The panic attacks for me seem to be triggered by excessive heat (I am a hostess in a restaurant) and getting really upset or angry. The only saving grace is to go stand in the walk in freezer and breathe deeply and evenly. Within just 2-3 mins my symptoms will start to subside.

It's so strange but it works for me. Even though I don't feel great at least I can carry on through my shift. Stupid as it sounds I've actually stuck my head in the freezer at home, although I'd never admit to that in a court of law! Goes to show how far we'll go to get relief regardless of the ridiculousness.

Wishing you much luck!

Teresa

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Hello i have been having similar symptoms for 5 months. I know anxiety plays a big factor but anxiety can be caused by many things in the body not just stress. For example hyperthyroidism can cause anxiety as well as other symptons. I have gotten checked for everything blood work. xrays on my stomach, had my gallbladder removed, and now im waiting to see an endocrinologist to see if it can be anything like thyroid problems because i tested positive for hyperthyroidism once but then it came normal the second time there is also lots of auto immune diseases like crohns disease that can cause these things. Make sure you have gotten checked for EVERYTHING that can cause these symptons. Our health is very important im going on 5 months almost 6 ttyingtrying to figure out whats going on with me. And my symptoms started with anxiety, GI issues, dizziness to near fainting, cramping and diarrhea, extremely bloated, burping, chest pain, upper back pain.

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Hello all,

I have read many of your posts, and I really sympathize with you all. Of course it is best to get all concerns checked by your provider, but it sounds to me like many of the symptoms you are experiencing are anxiety realted or anxiety induced. Anxiety is a wicked thing! It comes in many forms- some physical, and some mental. One exacerbates the other- it is like a dreadful cycle. If you can get to the bottom of your anxieties- no shame in therapy- and solve whatever is worrying you, I bet many (if not all) of your physical symptoms will subside. Be gentle on yourself- treat yourself like a growing flower. Breathe deeply- make a conscious effort to lie down and listen to your breathing. Acknowledge your feelings- they are real- then let them go. Best of luck to all. Wendy.

 

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hi carl,

i too have similar problem, i was diagnosied with IBS in 2006 since then i have been having digestion problem. My expired last month and since then i have started facing this problem. can any one advice how to get rid of this.

thanks in advance