Not sure where to post this. I'm having health anxieties these days. This is an unpleasant topic but I could use some reassurance.
I have been have alot of bloating issues and thought or think I may have IBS. But just now I almost fainted after having a bm (tmi-sorry) and I finished, so to speak and I feel woozie now.
I didn't strain-much.
This cornucopia of health problems is really taking a mental toll on me. How does it stop?
I am grateful for a place to be able to vent and get help
thanks
Senecaguns

Hi SG..

I suffer from strange BM's...sometimes after a large BM (TMI TOO!) I feel slightly nauseous and weird. I wish I knew what the problem is too!

Yes, it does give me A LOT OF anxiety too.

Sorry you're feeling bad today....hopefully it won't repeat itself, take some deep breaths today and try and not worry.

Caz

It sounds like it could be what is called a "vaso-vagal" response. In a nutshell, your blood pressure drops and you feel faint. It's actually fairly common and harmless unless it's bad enough to cause you to fall. You can google it to get a more thorough explanation as it's a little more complicated than this and too much to type right now!

I did google that and of course bloating and IBS. I just want to try and not to worry anymore about this but I keep feeling bad and thinking the worse.
Anyway...
Sen

IBS is an annoying syndrome that plagues so many of us. I have had for many, many, many years and it rears it's ugly head whenever it wants. The frustrating thing is that is seems to come out of nowhere. Some mornings i will wake and and it starts right in, I am in the bathroom for hours. I ask my husband "were we drinking last night?" then of course I say, well, if I feel this crappy, I should start drinking alot more so at least the next day when I feel bad I know I had fun the night before!!!!

It can scare you into thinking you are really ill, but after soooo many years of it and it's on and off nature, I know it's just the same old thing. I hope you feel better tomorrow.

I have also had the same problem for about 20 years. It is unpredictable & I'm sorry but nothing seems to make me feel better. I take a probiotic every day & try to eat right, but stress is the main culprit. the peri stuff only exacerbates it too. Its an every day way of life.

what happened is you probably just got real nervous and that was the reason for the light headed-ness - stay calm and try not to google your symtoms- come here and read read read- hope you feel better -

Sen:

I was going to mention the vaso-vagal thing too. I have an aunt who has suffered from this since having a hysterectomy many moons ago. She is 74 now and had the hysto at 38. anyway, her doctors tell her that she should take precautions so as not to fall, she has changed her diet as well. She still experiences it once in a while. To my knowledge, she has only fainted once in all those years. She was uninjured but scared her a little. She was thoroughly checked and told that she is fine just needs to watch herself in the bathroom.

Try not to be afraid. Googling is dangerous to your brain. But what you are experiencing, while scary is not dangerous as far as I know.

Have you spoken with your doctor? Maybe reassurance from him/her would be more helpful.

Hugs to you,
Jeaninne

Thanks Jeaninne, I am going to try to make an appt. tomorrow to see my gyn. The other day I was told by the appt secretary since I came in late Oct for the yearly I couldn't get that but he would see me for 'a problem'.
I agree googling is bad for the brain. lol
I think watching alot of stuff about Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Swayze not helping.
well, take care all,
Senecaguns

Jan, WOW! How do you know this? LOL!

I agree that it's probably a vaso-vagal response. Surprisingly, we would regularly get patients in the ER who came in due to fainting after or during a BM. For some reason, some people's vagus nerves are more sensitive to bearing down maneuvers than others.

Also, I had a man as a patient who passed out while watching a very intense, bloody movie in the theater. An ambulance was called and he was brought in. All tests were negative, but we found out he had somewhat of a history of passing out. Apparently, without realizing it, he did that same bearing down maneuver and possibly even held his breath due to being bothered by the scenes in the movie.

Interestingly, with patients who have a history of very rapid heart rate, before we give meds we tell them to do vagal maneuvers (bearing down, carotid massage) first which often will slow the heart rate to normal.

interesting .. this post reminds me of a Scrubs episode where JD has the same problem.. I guess its not uncommon !

Hey Shebee,
I'm just guessing that's her problem but it makes sense to me. I'm a nurse so that's how I "know" this stuff. LOL

Hey, I thought you were going to change your screen name to avoid the censors? LOLOL
Jan