fainting while having bowel movements

Hi! Google, or search for the Vagus nerve response. It can happen during bowel movements, stressful bowel activities, and at other times as well. I have a friend who is a RN and she has told me that they have actually had people pass out and fall off the toilet. Sweating can also be involved. I have had the same thing happen to me. I have never actually passed out, but it's an awful feeling. Good luck and hope this helps.

How come I get panic attacks from bowel movements. I've had constipation, a hard time passing bowel movements, panic from that, but I go and I feel like I'm going to pass out and my heart starts racing.

This is the the reason many heart attack victims are found dead on the toilet after straining. Isuspect, with your history of excessive bowel movements that you are dehydrated, which is the co-factor. You need to ask your physician to take what are called "orthostatic vital signs" to determine this. In the meantime drink plenty of fluids, specifically electrolytes. There is no cure for this problem (sensitive vagus nerve) except to make sure that bowel movements are not strained.

This is called vagus nerve stimulation. Large bowel movements press on the vagus nerve and cause a person to lose conciousness...the fact that he doesnt remember anything is questionable..The vagus nerve runs directly from the brain stem, in front of the ears and down the neck towards the chest and abdomen. It branches off in several places to provide communication with the brain to a number of organs, such as the heart and the stomach.

Have you had normal bowel movements? Is there blood in your stool? Is it an odd color? Do you have diarrhea? Are you vomiting? Have an elevated temperature?

Need to chew/bite from 32 to 52 times. Do not watch TV or do any other activity simultaneously while having your meal. Also having your meals in time will make a great impact in your digestion.Also make sure you have a proper sound sleep minimum 6 hours to 8 max. Also are there any other side effects?

Last summer after a few stressful series of events, and changing my diet too drastically (lost weight) I completely stopped having bowel movements. As I was abroad at the time it took me 3 weeks to realise I hadn't passed stool in 3 weeks, a week later I went to my gp and was given cosmocol sachets to drink 3 times a day for a couple months and gradually come off the sachets to 'reawaken' and regulate my bowel movements.

Well I've been eating this way for a while except for some extra snacks thrown in. I haven't had to poop 4 times a day till now, when I finally got rid of fatty snacks. Does this not sound unusual?

I am not experiencing bowel spasms. My stool is very thin. All stool doesn't sink. Some floats. It has been think for two years now.

I am a 37 year old male 5'7 175 lbs. in relatively good health. The only issues that I know about concerning my health are chronic back issues. I was diagnosed with a slipped disc and spinal stenosis about two years ago. The condition is affecting my cervical and lumbar spine regions. That being said, I have noticed some other things over the last so many months that has me somewhat concerned. I've noticed that my bowel movements change rather frequently.

(these werent meds having to do with the bowel movements but they were meds for other things) my stomach has been hurting, more so towards the left side. I have also thrown up about 4 times within the whole summer (3 months) my stools are usually veryyy loose but sometimes I am constipated (but rarely) Can anyone help me with this situation? I don't know what to do.

My 2 1/2 year old granddaughter is not having regular bowel movements. We have been advised to use anemas twice and they work but we were told to get her to go naturally and it has been 5 days and she is becoming lackadaisical. What next?

Jus happens randomly. laying down.... sitting.... standing.... its terrrible. i have 1 bowel movement a day. in the morning. its always loose. everytime. i get gas threw out the day sometimes and feel like i have to go again but i dont try because i always feel ill after going.

I am a 39 yr. old man. I have the problem of having a bowel movement between 5 or 10 minutes after every meal. I' ve heard several people tell me it is healthy to have frequent bowel movements, but is this normal or healthy? I am also under weight(125 lbs.) for my height( 5' 3"). On top of this, my bowel movements are so frequent, that they are creating hemorroids. Is there anything I can take over the counter or should I see my doctor?

I have been having uncontrollable bowel issues for the passed few weeks and am growing concerned. It is not diarrhea, but actual bowel movements. In the past I had major issues with ulcerative colitis and while this experience is unlike what I went through with that, I am growing concerned that there could be something else going on. Is this a symptom of colon cancer? Having the recent passing of my sister from cancer, I have a heightened fear of cancer. Help please.

Many people also do that with bowel movements or laughing for example. Its called neurocardiogenic syncope. You night ask your dr about that.

s not healthy he could get impacted. how about giving him a few prunes after dinner and he should be having a bowel movement before he goes to school.

Tmi but how long before labor began did you have frequent loose bowel movements. I'm 34 weeks and have been having them along with serious pelvic pressure and strong BH.?

t make her vomit, as some dogs do after eating grass, but it does make her bowel movements slightly looser. Not dramatically so, but similar to what you described with your dog. This extra fibre also does make the bowel-sounds more noticeable....

After a couple weeks I started having horrible itching around my anus and then I started having horrific pain while having a bowel movement. It felt like razor blades, I had never felt anything like it. After about 5 days of that the pain slowly started going away. However I still had the itching. I started taking baths in Epsom salt and also used Preparation H wipes after each bowel movement.

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