hi folks, i Hope you all are doing Great, i have never been diagnosed of ibs but i thought its Best to ask my question here, lately ive had this weird experience where i feel panicky and had racing hearts before/while pooping.. has anyone experienced it before? i had a history of panic attacks and i believe i have already overcome it but this thing is just so weird and i dont feel like a normal person when this happens. i had cardio tests not too Long ago and all came back normal.. does anyone have an idea what to do?
hi rion, i think that you sadly have your panic attacks back. you need to find out why you're having them and why they've started up again. you need some advice anyway.
This happens to a lot of people who have IBS and its the vagus nerve being stimulated by the emptying of the colon. You can get sweaty and shaky and your blood pressure can drop. In extreme instances you can pass out.
yes yes and yes! Before I even know I need a bowel movement I get this really odd feeling in my body, I start to feel nervous, then I realize a need a bm, by this time I'm sweating, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, then once I'm finished after about 15 mins everything settles down. If you put in google "healthunlocked panic attacks and other symptoms before a bowel movement" you will see a whole thread with people mentioning this.
thank u so much for your response! have u figured out why this happens? Will this get better? is there a medicine to take? which specialist should i consult? gastro doctor?
Hi! Unfortunately I have no answers yet, I'm being investigated by gastro doctor, I have been to various doctors and not one has ever heard of this. Things that have been suggested to me: bacteria letting out toxins, bowel movement putting pressure on vagus nerve, dumping syndrome. Sorry I can't be of more help. Did you look at that post I mentioned? there are some suggestions there
OK i will look it up, friend and I really appreciate your comments. im having a second thought that it's probably nothing and we simply might have associated fear/panic with bm which is why it happens to us. do u have a history of panic attacks as well?
are your bowel movements normal otherwise? i would get a stool test or two first to rule out parasites...
I actually do have a history of anxiety and I sometimes have also thought it might be anxiety, but it's so strange because I can be happy at work doing something and BAM! I get the weird head rush and sinking feeling in body and it all starts, it's so weird and horrible.
that happens to me to, i have been cleared by my cardio not too long ago and i really hope there's really nothing wrong with my heart, it makes me think im gonna die whenever im in a panic mode with an increase heartrate, its really annoying and i just wanna get over this, do u have an fb, or email where we can exhange some thoughts so we can figure this out.. sometimes i also get an increase heart rate or adrenaline rush several mins after eating meal
Hi, you are welcome to private message me here.
im having a hard time sending u a private message would u please message me so i can reply?
How weird, it wouldn't let me either, I wonder if this option isn't available any longer?
hi friend, I have read through the forum that u shared and I appreciate it. knowing that were not alone and knowing that anxiety is our common denominator among us all. its a good start to figure this out, May i ask if you have already been checked by your cardio to rule things out? does it happen to u everytime u need a bm? or. just random times? how long have u been experiencing this? do u take any medication for it?
Hi Rion, Actually this just happened to.me about 30 mins ago, I hate it sooo much. I was ok and I got this dizzy rush in my head followed by needing a bm, while pooping I felt shortness of breath and when I got up from the loo my heart started thumping and had bad tachycardia and sweating. Having some sugar and lying down seems to help. To answer your questions, it started around 3 years ago. Yes, I have been checked by my cardio and they are not 100% sure but they think my tachicardia is sinus rythm so they gave me bisoprolol. This has helped in that I get tachy less often and when I do it stays at aeound 120-125 bpm, it doesn't go up like it used to to 165 bpm. So basically cardio doc isn't concerned. Been to neurologists, no idea as to what might cause it. Surgeon, no idea. About 4 or 5 GP's, no idea but suggested vahus nerve, dumping syndrome, neurological issues...Gyneacologist no idea. Gastro doc, no idea but testing at the moment. I'm now taking Betaine because a naturopathic doc thinks it's low acid in my stomach that might have caused SIBO, so I'll be tested for that this week and if it's positive I'll go on a special diet. As you can see I have done and I'm doing a lot because it's really limiting my life so I need a solution. It's not every single time but most of the times I go, say around 8 out of 10 times I go.
And what about you? How long have you had it? Every time? Any thoughts or intuition of what it might be?
Hi Salsica,
I completely understand how annoying and frustrating it is, may i know if u also had a 2d echo done? i had mine which was normal and my cardio does not want me to do it again as hes not concerned either. mine does not happen every single time but i mostly have it when i anxiously anticipate it and when im constipated so eating high fibre foods amd avoiding fried/constipating foods help me a lot.
i also notice that it happens to me several minutes after eating meal.. does it happen to you? my second thought is that it could be. just anxiety and taking an anxiety med could make it disappear but im not quite sure.
hi guys, just a thought but it could be that something in your small or large intestine is sending some signal to your brain that you are going to be sick? could that explain your feeling of adrenaline and panic? perhaps a parasite ? anything off in your digestion can cause feelings of sickness/nausea/panic. have you had colonoscopies?
Hi Anne Thanks for your reply. I had a colonoscopy about 3 or maybe 4 years ago, all ok. And I very rarely have a sick feeling. I've had a check for parasites even though it was only the common ones, so maybe I could ask if they would look for more.
Yes, I've had echo, MRI's... In my case it has nothing to do with wether I'm anxious or not. What I have noticed is that it has coincided with rather sticky poop with a lot of wiping (sorry for TMI) so I now feel that due to the stickiness it might be difficult for my system to push it through.
hi anne, thanks for your comment, yes i had a colonoscopy recently and all is clear.. but i have not had my stool checked for parasites.. sometimes several minutes after heavy meals i get increased heart rate and urge to poop.. have you ever experienced that? could that be ibs? i have never been diagnosed with ibs.