Okay this is my first post but I have read so many here and it has been such a comfort. This community rocks and I thank dearest and you all because this time in a woman's life can be strange and difficult to say the least. I wish my mother had this knowledge in her day...

Anyway I am 2 years post and sometimes in middle of the night I wake up with a hot flash (not sweats, just very warm/hot) then before I know it I have to go to the bathroom (not to pee if you get my drift) which seems weird! I have not seen any other post about this so I am curious if anyone has experienced such. I don't usually feel panic or anxiety when this happens but I do have many attacks from time to time that come along with the hot flashes which can give me diarrhea - I was thinking my body (or mind) might associate the hot flashes with the anxiety and well I don't really know?? My sister has never heard anyone else who has this happen either....anybody else out there?

Thansk to all!

CB

Yes I do get this, not all the time, but when it's a really bad hotflash, I have to run to the biffy, I had one on Sunday while I was rushing around.

yes I have this issue as well. I have not had a "normal" bowel movement for many years. I have experienced loose bowels for aprox 5yrs now and it
seems to be getting worse lately with these "night excursions". I also experience extremely loud stomach/intestinal gurgling throughout the day and
night....I do feel pretty anxious and worried all day long about all the symptoms I experience and my lack of a real life at the present time...so it is a
viscous circle...round and round I go....even though I'm 5yrs postmeno

be well

yes .. sometimes. . I get the heart palpatations, then diaphram pain ,, disphoria ,, panic .. the runs .. it all seems to come together ,, its just swell.

Oh this is great!! Not that you all have it happen too but just to know it's not just me....and you made me laugh, good job..."its just swell", ta didgens....and Queen Bee is that a phot oof your cottage!? My, my.......

was that really you writing this?!!!......I mean this is me to a 'T'!!!...I too have suffered with loose BM's for almost 5 years am post by 2 years.

I do believe that these bowel/stomach issues are making us sick....depressed and anxious......I wish I knew what the answer was, I have been trying to find out for 5 years!!!

Caz

Bizarre how much this sounds like me right now. I'm waiting for some blood work to come back from the doctor actually. I went at the beginning of the week because I was so anxious about the gurgling and noise my intestines were making. I have had the scopes done not too long ago, so things "should" be OK but the sensation and sounds are still there.

I have my annual physical coming up next week, mammogram and ultra sound of my abdomen too. The big challenge always is to control my panic at this time of year (check up time).

Take care everyone and breathe deep!