Q&A: Sudden severe pain in gut and then feeling faint…. what could this be?
Question by AynoS: Sudden severe pain in gut and then feeling faint…. what could this be?
So I’m there in the bathroom, I’d been having a very slight diarrhea from the morning. all of a sudden I get this extreme abdominal pain for about a minute, and then suddenly start to become dizzy and feel as if my mind is going numb? I wash up as quickly as I can and get up but next thing I know I am on the floor with bruises on my face and knees! so I suppose I fainted, other wise I would have remembered falling right? anywho, so I try to go out and get to bed but I fall just right next to it and can’t seem to have the streng th or willingness to get up. after about 3-4 minutes I feel better and get to bed. I was looking up the symptoms and the best I could find is irritable bowel syndrome. my diet has been a bit messed up lately, and I have had a whole lot of stress lately too. had a fight with my brother a week ago and had been thinking of leaving the house, the day this happened I suffered a whole lot of emotional drama from my mother almost 2 hours earlier. Also, my father and sister have once each suffered from almost the same thing in the past. it cannot be possibly genetic can it? and it was only once, or else that is what I know….
Since that happened like two days ago, every-things fine except for the pain in my knees and face, The slight diarrhea was limited to only before this happened. I asked this before and some told me it may not be IBS as they suffered from it and some of the symptoms were not really common. I have still not been able to go to a doctor because of stupid excuses….will do that soon hopefully 
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Answer by pearlmar
Sounds like Colitis to me. I have it and you may have it too. It’s likely to be caused by stress rather than dietary habits. The doctor told me to read a book called “Gut Reaction” which explains it all. You really can’t do much about it other than suffer through it until it’s over.
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Please help, in pain over 6 hours…:/?
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I am having one of those days where your stomach just doesn’t sync with your digestion. I am having upper abdominal pain, all pain is pointing to my upset stomach. Its all on the left side only, and I have been having pain over a couple hours now. I’ve tried lying down on my left side, on my stomach, drinking hot water, burping. In the end I threw up my dinner but I still am not comfortable. From a ratio of 1-10, 10 being the most painful, I’d say, being rational, a 6. It has an acid reflux feel in my stomach, as if it has its own “heartburn”. What should I do? Ever since middle school (9 years ago), I can remember always going to the bathroom constantly, and going home early because of the pain. I dont qualify for medical insurance and Im only 20 years old. Could this be Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or is it just because of my lack of frhits and veggies? I rarely eat fruit or veggies, but i do get my protein, dairy, wheat. I don’t excercise as much as I’d like since I had knee pains while running a couple years ago. If it takes the pain away from my stomach, I dont mind completely changing my diet. Also, I rarely have any soda , but I drank ONE can today at dinner, and rather slowly too. Could it be that? Ugh, I feel like a rhino hit me in the stomach:(
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Answer by brd787
you should goto the hospital and get checked out. They cant refuse you because you dont have insurance.
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Please help me with these bowel symptoms. Just IBS?
Question by : Please help me with these bowel symptoms. Just IBS?
-I eat lots of fiber, I like to think it helps (a slice of whole wheat bread daily, only whole wheat pasta, and often eat all bran buds dry – no milk).
-Chocolate milk and Ice cream = INTENSE abdominal pain, needing a bathroom within 30 seconds or ELSE, gas, abdominal distension, nausea (although I have never actually vomited from it). This usually goes away after getting to a bathroom and staying there for about 10 minutes.
-I often get very watery diarrhea without any pain or distension for no explainable reason for a few days in a row (no trigger foods that I can think of).
-I CAN drink milk, if I down it very quickly it will make me sick or drink it on an empty stomach, however it doesn’t usually cause intense symptoms.
-sometimes I get the urge to need a bathroom immediately for no reason at all, when I haven’t eaten anything recently or have only eaten what is normally a “safe” food.
-During severe episodes I often notice that the food is very undigested in the diarrhea (sorry a lot of information but I figured it important)
-I have mucous in my stool every once in a while
-I never have blood in my stool.
-I am very often fatigued even though I sleep 8 hours a night and go to bed/rise on a fairly regular schedule.
-Last time I was at the doctors I had blood drawn and they said they would call me if anything was abnormal, they did not call so my LAB values are apparently all in line.
I am in my mid-20′s and these symptoms have been occurring since my mid to late teens. My mother and sister also experience them but not nearly to the severity that I do. I mentioned everything to my doctor and he said that I likely have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and left it at that. My symptoms vary in severity, I can go through a month where I have diarrhea every day and then a month where it is rare.
I AM going to bring this up again with my doctor and push to have it looked into but in the mean time I am curious of other opinions? It this just IBS in your opinion, what about lactose sensitivity, crohns, celiac? Anyone want to offer their input?
And please…no responses saying “Go get that looked at” that is already the plan.
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Answer by geek_girl_JW
Hi Jessica, the bad thing with these symptoms can be narrowing it down to a definite diagnosis, since these are symptoms of quite a few intestinal disorders. Start a journal and write down both what you eat and all your symptoms after eating. This will be useful to take to the doctor. Also google “allergy elimination diet” and give that a try. Stick with it even though it might be tough, but it will be worth it. I’m betting you have lactose intolerance, I think that’s the most common food issue there is.
I had similar troubles once, and it turned out I had ovarian cancer! I’m not trying to scare you, I’m just saying women especially should never ignore symptoms like these. But don’t worry over it, since it runs in your family, I really think it’s a food issue in your case.
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could i have bowel cancer at the age of 34?
Question by Sarah: could i have bowel cancer at the age of 34?
for a few year’s now i assumed i had irritable bowel syndrome as occasionally when i go to the toilet it can be very painful but the pain goes after i relieve myself but a few week’s ago it happened again but this time it was very painful and i passed quite alot of blood, sometimes it was just blood and sometimes when i went to the toilet. for a week i felt very tired, breathless i was told this was due to the blood i lost. but 3wks later i’m having alot of back and abdominal pain in my lower left, i feel very bloated after i eat and find that i can’t eat as much as i used too. i feel run down. i’m very scared that it might be bowel cancer? i’m due to have a colonoscopy soon but wondered if anyone could help me, maybe someone that is going through the same thing? my blood levels are fine and the stool test came back negative. could it still be cancer???? PLS HELP. thank you :0)
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Answer by lkas12
January 1, 2009 marks four full years on the SCD. March of 2009 marks eighteen months since the last time I felt a Crohn’s symptom. I considered myself to be in remission because I am on no medications, had no symptoms and my SED rate was a fantastic two.
Knowing how good I felt, I was very curious to see how good I looked inside so I recently had a colonoscopy. And now I find myself faced with a conundrum. The colonoscopy showed superficial ulceration and the biopsy came back as active Crohn’s. Furthermore, my doctor was surprised that I don’t have any obstructive symptoms given that four inches of my ileum is constricted by about half. He felt that given that I eat a lot of roughage I would be feeling pain, bloating and gas which I am not. This constriction existed before I began the SCD, so I wasn’t surprised that it was still there.
Allow me to backtrack a little. When I started the SCD, I had planned to stick to the diet, wait a year after my last symptom, then get some objective medical proof that the diet was working. This is why I elected to get the colonoscopy. My hope was that the GI would be amazed at how good my bowel looked and report that the biopsy was negative. I further hoped that he would then become enthusiastic about the diet, tell all his patients about it and I would have the satisfaction of helping others like me. I was so wrapped up in this hope that I caused myself a lot of stress.
From the time I scheduled the ‘scope to the time that I followed up with the GI afterwards, I was on edge. I didn’t sleep well, I got cold sores and finally shingles. In part, my stress was because I had put such a high standard of success on the outcome of the colonoscopy. The other aspect of my stress had to do with medicine. In my first consult with the GI he recommended that I take Imuran. I know lots of people find great relief in Imuran, but all the immunosuppressants scare the hell out of me. I knew that I would face a confrontation with my GI over this. After the ‘scope he again advised Imuran. I again declined. When he realized I wouldn’t budge, he suggested Pentasa. Again I said “no thanks”. I tried that drug in the early 90s and it made me sicker than a dog. It was worse than the disease.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome For An 18 year Old?
Question by Paris: Irritable Bowel Syndrome For An 18 year Old?
Hey guys. this is meant to be the best time of my life. I turned 18, had my senior prom and graduated high school all in May but my doctorthinks i have IBS. At first it was really bad pain, over the last 5 days the pain has got better but i’m so bloated and i haven’t been eating because i’ve lost my appetite completely. i don’t mean to sound shallow but my stomach was completely flat and i had the cutest waist but now its huge and i can’t wear all the things i used to because i seriously look maybe 3/4 months pregnant and it sucks! i’m also weak all the time and like i said before i can’t eat which also sucks. This is all pretty recent (5 days) so if anybody knows about IBS and/or has had any of these symptons and knows how long they last please answer also those who could say how you cope with it. thanks
Thankyou guys those comments you just make feel a whole lot better
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Answer by becca090668
I have IBS, but I am almost 40, I feel so bad for you. When I am feeling super bloated I go to the GNC or any local health store and buy a colon cleansing product to clean myself out. I also keep a log of what I eat because it helps me pinpoint which foods seem to irritate my bowel. For me there are certain foods that I love but my bowel just can’t function when I eat them. I too have lost my appetite for many days in a row, mostly because who wants to eat if they know they are going to feel like crap afterwards. I eat small snacks that are high in fiber and have to literally force them down at times, but your body still needs nourishment even though you always feel so bloated and full. Good luck to you, hope this helps.
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