Abdominal Pain, Colon Cramping, Passing Out

i could have written this post about myself. It just happened again last night. This time though I was walking to get some pepto bismuth and passed out waking my husband up! It's scary!

I agree; it is very scary when it happens because you know it is going to be bad, but just don't know how bad or when it will happen. Especially if you are travelling or by yourself in case you do pass out. It was really amazing to me that most doctors had not really heard of it or had any recommendations for it
I try not to eat anything too greasy as I think that adds to the problem. I'm no doctor but I do know the Metamucil helped me. When my doctor recommended it, I thought, well, I doubt it if will do anything but it really is amazing what a different it makes...I was pleasantly surprised. I really hope you find a cure to your problem because I really feel for you, especially since I have gone through this several times.
You may want to also google MSG Allergy Symptons; this food additive has caused some people some similar issues as well. You just have to try to diagnose it yourself based on what you eat and see if eliminating some of the greasy type foods and eating more of the "bland" foods helps.
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Hi Folks,

Have had the same symptoms on various occasions all have happened in the bathroom, in which to my embarrassment the pain was so severe I passed out causing a temporary neck pain and sore head. I have done some reading on this, forget doctors, I have pin pointed the problem for myself, but not necessarily for others. Most on here seem to think nuts and seeds are the issue. I cant comment on this personally. But what I can say for myself is that every time I drink red wine In large quantities I seem to have an attack the following day. The two attacks on both occasions I was drinking red wine the previous day and I haven't had an attack since I stopped consumption. Hope this is of interest as many other sites have highlighted red wine. I am also careful when drinking other juices which high berry content.

I have been dealing with this for 30 years. At first it was the sever cramps and diarrhea. Cramps were worse them labor pains. Once it would pass i would feel wiped out. I have monitored what I eat and the moods and there is no correlation. I do not eat red meats or processed meats. I eat vegetables and fruits all the time. i do not snap on junk food. A mixed drink maybe 3 or 4 times a year. With in the last year the cramping have intensified.Now when the pain starts, I need to immediately go to the toilet as i know i will be there for a while. but as the pain increases now i am finding i am throwing up and at the same time as i am having diarrhea.As the spasms subside I try to go lay down, but now I find myself passing out/. Sometimes as much as 3 times just trying to get to the bath room door or bed. I have called my doctor and he says to go into the ER when I am having this attach. Yea right. Cannot get off the toilet. Hello... This last week, I noticed when wiping there was blood which I have never experienced before and felt horrible the next day and week. can not get rid of the cramping and when i called to make a doctors app I was told to go to the ER. I have had coloscoptemy , lower gI and upper gI, They can never tell me what is going on. I don;t go places as I never know when the attaches are gong to happen as i can be in eh bathroom for hours. When having the attacks i sweat so bad I can almost fill up a glass. This last attach has left me so sluggish this week and constant cramps of the lower intestines. I had a hysteromery many yeas ago and wondering if scar tissue is part of the problem. I also have edimetrosis and had to have the uterious and overies removed. At one point the doctor told me I have beginning diverticulities an he game me some really strong antiobotics which made me very ill.Since last fridays attach i have been camping every day passed bloddy muces( which has not subcided) and just really feeling like c**p. Need help! I would like to find a sepcialist that deals with just this sort it issue inside of constant referrals. Would appreciated any help or advise/

This is interesting as this was exactly what happened to me. This happened after i started snacking on mixed nuts. I ended up in a public toilet in a small town..no one around. I felt so faint and shaky..dripping in sweat that the tiles on the floor looked so cool,and inviting if I had the energy to get off the toilet . I thought I had been poisoned. Looking at these replies it seems that nuts feature quite often. Im not eating them again as I never want to experience that horror again

I started getting these cramp after I had my gal blader taking out. They get so bad that sometimes I pass out and then get sick

I have had these lower abdominal pains they have woke me up at night .I have to beep breath threw them but I get very weak and shake I feel like it's my sugars I take a test and I'm. Normal for my range for my sugar level .when I walk around I don't feel so weak my lowerback is really hurting after the last oNE I had .I do try to get fresh air when the pain subsids .nor sure why my backhurts so much.

I had these exact symptoms when I woke up early this morning out of the blue! But I felt like the pain was more in my uterine area. I was scared that my IUD had started to cause tearing, but when I stood up and started passing out I really didn't know what was going on. Scary

My husband has been having the same issues it has happened 3 times and 2 of the 3 times he has passed out... I took him to the Er the 1st time and they couldnt find anything.

I have had this happen to me since I was 16, I am 36 now! Try Eno! It will subside the pain in about 10-20 min!

WOW, you described my situation exactly. I find getting on my knees, on the floor, and putting my ass high in the air and my head down seems to create gas pressure and lets me poop out diarrhea and I feel better.
I want to share an etheral/peaceful experience I had a few months ago. I was standing at Panda Express check-out and I felt dizziness come on, my eye sight went away, I lost my hearing. An extreme feeling of calm and peace came over me and I passed-out standing-up for a few minutes. .I was extremely annoyed when I was awoken by the people around me. The dizzines and pain returned. I sat laid down for a couple oof minutes and felt perfectly fine. While I hate these rare occasional abdominal pains, this particular experience gave me an insight to peace and I no longer fear death.

I have been getting sever pains on my right side for several years. I am a male 52 years old. Scans have found nothing that would be causing the pain. Sometimes the pain is so sever that I can hardly move. I have found that of lay on my back for 15 minutes or so the pain subsides. My primary care doctor who is excellent says colon spasms are to probably to blame. I have found eating nuts especially almonds being on my symptoms.

While on vacation in Puerto Rico I over ate delicious food and had a pina colada. I left the restaurant proceeded to walk when my stomach became bloated and I got a severe excruciating pain on my left side. I had to go use a bathroom as I continue walking I was bent over in pain started to shake blood pressure dropped and I passed out. I recovered continued walking to get back to the car when the same episode happens again pain shaking and passing out. I will go back to a happy life style eating and back to my excerise.

My first time passing out I was arnd 20 and woke up w the worst cramping like I was gna have diarrhea. Went to the bathroom and had slight gas then woke up to my mom holding me. She heard a bang in the bathroom and I passed out while on the toilet. It's happened 2 more times since then but I knew when it was gna happen and ide yell for my fiancé. Dr did so many tests and nothing showed up. So I kept a journal for yrssssss of what ide eat at what times. Last 2 times was Mac and chs late at night w acidic foods added.

This most accurately describes my symtoms. Thank you so much for posting.

The same type of problem happened to me just recently. However, the pains for me feel a bit more like menstrual cramps. I got up after a few minutes awake, not to fast, to heat a washcloth and sooth the pain. While I was waiting for the water to warm, I began to sway and shake, and the towel wasn't in the water. I tried to get back to my room, but I had dropped the wash cloth, and all I recall is hearing a "Bang!" And then waking up on the floor confused.