bowel movements that make me almost pass out because of pain

stan lee · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

for years now, I have been dealing with this. When I over eat, I get a pain in my intestines that is so severe that I almost pass out on the toilet. I get very hot and sweat so much that I have to take off my clothes and dump water on my head to cool down. The severe pain doesnt go away until I have finished on the toilet. I have also had blood in my stool, sometimes for a few days, after the incident.
Anyone have any ideas?

michelle3673 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 2

I too was having this problem, almost always in the middle of the night. I would have SEVERE pain, sweating, shaking and a feeling I was going to pass out. I would felt totally wiped out the next day. I went through many tests with the docs (upper gi, colonoscopy, gall bladder etc.) with no findings. They kept asking me if I was lactose intolerant and I kept thinking I was not because the pains always started 5-7 hours after I had eaten and it was not always lots of dairy products that I had eaten. After several months of this, I tried giving up dairy. No "attacks". I tried some dairy and had an "attack". I'm sure that that is what it was. I try to avoid of dairy or if I am going to have a moderate amount, I take a lactaid tablet. They really work. I have also found that I must take one when I eat out because you never know what they might put butter, milk or cream in. I feel much better most of the time unless I eat too much dairy or forget to take the lactaid.

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I have the exact same problem.

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See your doctor.

lena1 · Newbie Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

What you describe sounds like what I had before I was diagnosed with Gluten sensitivity. I have to keep a gluten free diet now to avoid the attacks. Gluten is in various types of flour. so all wheat bread, pasta, pastry cakes, crackers etc I need to avoid. There are alternatives i.e. rice pasta and gluten free bread, and gluten free cold cuts but you have to seek that food out in stores. I had this for years before I finally found the cause of my problem.

Food allergies or sensitivities is what I would suggest you check out. When I had attacks i was afraid to eat. I used to think that bread was the safe food. It turned out to be the number one problem.

lena1 · Newbie Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

I had these attacks and the cause was finally diagnosed as gluten sensitivty. I believe you can get tested via a blood test now. It is a substance in wheat flour . which means anything you eat out of wheat or any other flour that contains gluten. Bread turned out to be my numbger one enemy and i thought it was the safe food when I had the attacks.

Food allergies are the cause of many problems. People are just starting to get more and more diagnosed with food allergies specifically gluten.

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