Abdominal Pain, Colon Cramping, Passing Out

I am so sorry each of you are going through this. I am as well. Last night was the scariest. I passed out 3 times in my husband's arms. This is the 3 rd episode & the worst. Diarrhea & throwing up. I thought dairy was my problem but didn't have any yesterday. However, I did have muffins made with milk. I do not know the cause but I do know the pain is unbearable. My heart goes out to each of you. I pray we find out what is happening.

For starters, I am a healthy 28 year-old-woman. I have never had any health problems or surgies. I've never had any troubles with my bowels.
About six months ago, I experienced extreme lower stomach pain- severe cramps. It was far worse than child birth and most definitely the worst pain I had ever experienced. I sat in the bathroom, I wasn't sure if I had to puke or poop or what. After sitting in there for awhile, i just wanted to lay in bed so I started to walk out of the bathroom but I ended up waking up in my own vomit on the floor. I passed out. That was the end of that episode and the first time
I had experienced anything like it until today. I woke up at 6am with severe cramps. I went to the bathroom and sat on the toilet, moaning in pain. Eventually, I pooped. It felt so weird, like I felt it move down my rectum. The scariest part was looking in the toilet. It was nothing but a HUGE blood clot. It didn't look like poop at all. I've never seen or heard of anything like it. A few hours later, I went to the bathroom again but this time I took a bag with me. I defecated in the bag. Again, it was nothing but blood and A LARGE AMOUNT. At this point, I knew I had to go to the doctor. I went to an express care first. The doctor really freaked me out. After seeing the bag I brought with me, he was VERY concerned. He told me to immidiately go to the emergency room. He said I could have internal bleeding, cancer, etc. he said it was possible but no way thought it was hemmhroids. I took his advice and went straight to the ER. I was admitted at 3:30pm and discharged at 10:00pm. They did bloodwork, a urine sample, catscan, stuck their finger in me to feel for hemorrhoids, an ultrasound of my lower abdomen where I was experiencing the cramps, and also an ultrasound of the inside of my uterus using a wand that they stuck inside of me. EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL! According to the tests, I have nothing wrong with me. I haven't passed any blood or stools since I pooped in the bag around 2pm but I am still experiencing cramps and a constant pain in my lower stomach. It even hurts to push on my lower stomach. My cramps are no where near as bad as they were this morning around 6am but they are still awful--- I literally scrunch up my face and start breathing hard to cope. They gave me pain medicine via IV at the ER but it didn't touch my pain. It's 12:19am and I am currently laying in bed in severe pain, wondering what in the heck could be wrong with me. I have to follow up with a gastrointologist (excuse misspelling) Monday and schedule a colonoscopy. Hoping I get answers after the colonoscopy, yet also hoping it shows I have nothing wrong with me and all is well. I just figured I would share my experience. I'm shocked to see that there are so many others that have experienced the same or similar problems and also got no answers. Please excuse my grammar or any misspellings,,,as I type this, I am in so much pain!!!!!!! If anyone would like to share their experience with me or give me ideas as to what could be going on with me, feel free to contact me.

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It looks like it has been around 5 days since you posted this so I hope you are feeling better now and possibly found what is causing your pain. I did find the website which may be helpful as it explains that the color of the blood could possibly explain the proximity of the problem. I am a 64 year old man and had posted earlier in here that my pain was mostly in the abdominal area. Like you, my Doctors couldn't find anything wrong. Years ago, I had a bloody stool and it scared me to death but they found nothing wrong. They said it could have been food poisoning. I was having terrible abdomen pains about twice a year which caused me to get chills to where I was shaken and had to put on more clothes or sometimes a very high fever and typically they would both cause me to pass out. After several years of going through this pain and doctors not finding anything, my doctor asked if I had taken metamucil. She said it was all natural and helps with bowel movements (softens the stool). I started taking a glass of this every morning (teaspoon of the powder mix) with half glass of water and it has helped to prevent hardened stools which can cause bleeding and can be very painful as it is trying to pass through the colon. I am amazed at how just adding this routine to a healthy diet has made a world of difference and I have not had one of those attacks since I started taking it. I'm not saying it is a cure-all for everything, but it certainly helped me. You are a young lady with a great long life ahead of you so if your doctor hasn't found an answer yet, I would recommend you try the metamucil (make sure your Doc is okay with it). I sincerely wish you all the best and hope you find a solution soon.

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Hi this happened to me a week ago i thought i was going to die.

Wow I have this every early morning of my life for 5 years. I wake up with terrible cramping around 2-3 am and go to the bathroom like 6-12 times (just a bit at a time). I feel better, lie down within minutes the pain comes back. Last night it hurt so badly I passed out and face planted. Woke up with a bloody nose and all over my face. I have been told I have a kink in my colon. I had a Hysterectomy Dr. a few yrs ago ann she put in a mesh to help with the scar tissue. It's been horrible ever since.

I googled it, says it happens after gastric bypass surgery...

Same thing happened to me and The hospital could not find anything. I still have these episodes and don't know whats wrong.

I have had the same thing happen exactly as you , it happened again tonight typically mine is triggered by raw vegetables cabbage broccoli which I had again tonight and I find myself on the bathroom floor unconscience, I haven't told anybody because I'm too embarrassed but I have to attribute mine to raw vegetables

I have been having same thing completely random approx every three weeks i get severe stomach pain so bad i almost pass out not sure what causes it. it just happened a few minutes ago and it seemed to be coming from lower left side

I just had an episode exactly as you described. I passed out from the pain, while in the bathroom, and cut my head wide open. I woke up in a pool of blood, and I have 14 stitches now. This is not the first time this has happened to me, it is the first time I have sustained an injury from passing out though. I've had these, "spells", all my life, but I thought it was fairly normal. When I go to get my stitches removed, I am going to ask the doctor to diagnose what may be causing this. I'm relieved to find this site and know that other people experience this sort of thing. I'm now worried about this happening again. I now have info to research and maybe help me with a diagnosis. Thank you, I will post updates if I find out anything new that may apply here.

i didn't pass any blood, sorry maybe i replied to the wrong post, i woke up in extreme pain, I thought maybe it was food poisoning. I went to the bathroom and felt like I had to vomit, but felt like i had diarrhea, I woke up on the floor in a pool of blood coming from a 4" gash on my head. I hit the door hinge with my forehead when I passed out and peeled my scalp back as I went down.

Have you tried looking up 'vaso vagal' and see if that is it?

The pain I experience in my uterus is so excruciating that I got all clammy like you said, white as a ghost and then bam! Next thing I know, I'm waking up face down on my chin on the bathroom floor. It took me a second to come to, and I never remember actually passing out. It was very scary and my mom suggest looking up 'vaso vagal' because she has that too. Hope it helps!

I have had similar symptoms, and it seems it is idiopathic anaphylaxis, caused by Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). I now take over-the-counter H1 and H2 antihistamines (cetirizine and ranitidine) in small doses daily, and have not had a bad attack since. If one seems to be coming on anyway (or if I suspect it), I take a full dose of Benadryl. I keep liquid Benadryl in both bathrooms, as my attacks start with bowel urgency. Taken at the onset of symptoms, it takes about 5 minutes to start working - it has been a godsend. I hope this helps some of you!

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I'm glad I'm not alone with this acute pain but I'm sorry so many others have it too. I would not wish this kind of pain on anyone. I've gone through child labor and I have migraine ms and this is the worst. I'm age 60 and have had lower intestinal cramping for at least 30 years. The pain is so severe I lose consciousness. I call for my husband if he is home so I don't fall and hit my head. I also immediately reach for pepto bismo to calm the cramping of the colon. I've been to specialist with no success. I've learned a few tips. One, the colon has no nerves so the pain is from cramping or the colon pressing on a neighbor that has nerves. Two, it's almost always good related. I'm triggered by lectins (tomatoes with the skin left on, peppers, eggplant, etc) and canola oil ( very hard on digestion). Thankss to the person that mentions seeds n nuts. I'll keep that in mind too. 3. The nurse that mentioned stomach dumping. I learned I don't make enough stomach acid. So my stomach dumps into the SI b4 it's is the right ph. I take 1/2 zypan with proteins & this has greatly reduced occurrences. Lastly gravity makes the middle part of the colon sag. Using a slant board 5-19 minutes a day has also helped.

What everybody is talking about here is syncope which involves the vasovagal nerve. When you get severe bloating the pain can press on the nerve and cause you to pass out it can also happen when you urinate