i came onto the web looking for answers too. Thank you for sharing on here as it has helped me. I too have suffered these symptoms on and off for years, had test, etc done all good. It does get frustrating as it stops me in my tracks. But i read what bensley1 wrote and agree, have been meaning to do some deep breathing amd meditation. A good massage the other day helped to release some of the feelings that were stuck inside me. I will be following this post now, so will check in from time to time. I will try and put my progress updates on here for you, and it has given me hope as i hope it does to you too. That we can find a way to manage and conquer! Lol. Good luck everyone. F
I also feel dizzy, sometimes nauseous and my ears tingle before a bowel movement. It starts by my feeling light headed and about 10 minutes later I realise I need to go to the loo. My head also feels hot.
I do suffer with ulcerative colitis but have been in remission for a few years. The light headedness started about five weeks ago. It is not anxiety or panic attacks - my life has been very humdrum for the last few weeks, no excitement or bad news etc
Has anyone who has been to their doctor received a diagnosis or treatment?
Like many others posting in response, I have had this condition for as long as I can remember. It seems to be quite common. We also lose electrolytes in the evacuation process, so its good to have something like Gatorade on hand to help recover faster. I had panic attacks for years, irritable bowel from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, etc. Yes... our bowels and emotions seem to have a strong relationship. But, as unsettling as it feels, as long as you aren't passing out, there probably isn't much to worry about.
I often feel dizzy and slightly nauseous around 2-4 a.m. After I defecate several hours later I feel fine. I also have a condition called sighing respirations in which I feel like I cannot fill my lungs completely when taking a deep breath. If I focus on my breathing I get scared that I will not be able to get enough oxygen.
I have had the same symptoms highlighted here for almost 3 years, although this year has been the worst of all. I decided to google since of all the doctors I have consulted, none has so far been able to put a finger on what's going on. I must say its a relief to discover upon googling, that am not the only one undergoing the same, at some point I had thought I was all alone in this unexplainable suffering.
I get all dizzy, nauseous, palpitate, hyperventilate some 10minutes prior, during and almost 30minutes after a BM. Done numerous blood tests of which all came out showing am ok. The worst bit is that you yourself know that you are not ok. It has really affected me at my workplace because at times it comes when am on duty and the alarming frequency of it has now put me on eggshells with my bosses. Am now actually looking at having my services "no longer required on medical grounds".
I plan to do an OGD/Colonoscopy in a few days time just to check whether that may shed some light on this mystery.
I hope we can all get a solution to this suffering.
Omg i thought i'm the only one who experiencing the same symptoms! it sucks so bad, i thought im having a panic attack or highblood I'll get so dizzy,cold hand and cold feet then i need to rush in the toilet, after i empty ,i started to feel normal again...and this only happened at late afternoon
wow just the way i feel please update your stats if possible i just started to feel this way landed in the er and done a bunch of test but found nothing so far im going to fall in to depression if i dont fix or find out whats wrong whit me
Carl, Have you ever snorted cocaine or used other hard drugs ? The "breathing in sync" issue and "enough oxygen when breathing." could be linked to snorting cocaine.
I'm not a doctor, but I've been suffering with almost the same set of physical circumstances for years. If you look up Defecation Syncope, Vasovagal Syncope, and Pre-Syncope, you'll probably find that many of the symptoms are the same as most of what you're all experiencing. For some reason that I can't find the exact mechanism behind online, both having and having to HAVE a bowel movement triggers a vasovagal response in some people. Go us!
Multiple times a month, I experience pre-syncope (meaning "you're probably about to faint" with light-headedness, dizziness, palpitations, very rapid heart beat, full-body cold sweating (drenching, even), feeling unusually warm, emotionally feeling as though something is very wrong, increased salivation, and sometimes nausea and tunnel vision before a bowel movement. It tends to happen more often when I'm about an hour and a half into sleep, and I wake up and descend into a panic and a bowel that needs to be emptied within a matter of minutes.
Two things help relieve the symptoms. The first, which many of you have noted, is by passing the bowel movement. The second, which I came by through an obscure post one night, is by putting both legs and arms up into the air for at least five minutes. Usually I know when to stop because I can feel my heart rate and beat mostly return to normal, the sweating stops, the anxiety symptoms abate, the dizziness is mostly gone.
Putting your arms and legs up usually helps because it flushes blood from your extremities back into your core. Thus, more blood is available to be pumped back into your brain. The temporary loss of blood supply to the head is what causes these yucky symptoms.
I may look pretty stupid while laying on the ground with my arms and legs up, but the relief I feel when my heart gradually stops pummeling in my chest and I can get up and pass my BM without being dizzy and risk passing out is worth it.
Tbh I haven't yet come across "a cure" for defecation syncope and pre-syncope, but hopefully the maneuver I described above can help at least a few people out.
have oyu ever had a cat scan done on your brain? i used to get dizzy before getting up. i have hydracephalus fluid on the brain its something your born with from a infection in the womb. some cases arent that bad where others result in death before the age of 2 i was 16 wen they caught mine.