Sudden nausea followed by bowel movement

Help - my husband has been experiencing some of the above symtoms - extreme cold sweats after his morning bowel movements, followed by nausea and sometimes vomiting. He also had extreme burping and a bloated stomach although no abdominal pain. It starts slowly, maybe once every other day, then every day, followed by constant vomiting and dry heaving. Last time this occurred he was admitted to the hospital. They tested for gall bladder both ultrasound and hydra (it came back fine), they did an endoscopy, and ruled out all the obvious. All that is left is a colonoscopy which we are doing this week. When this is occurring he is unfunctionable. A friend told me to also have him checked for Celiac. He has been on Reglan and Nexim since his last hospital stay but it has started back up. Any suggestions or anyone else have the same and had it diagnosed? I am at wits end - no life!

Hi wrightonewright,
Welcome to HealingWell! When your husband had the EGD they should have biopsied to test for Celiac's. They didn't mention that to you? Has he been tested for H.pylori?

Thirsty, you need to ask your doc for a Hidascan. The best way to detect a bad gallbladder is to have the test done when you're feeling bad. I know that's hard to predict, so you might need to be tested a couple times. It took Keri 5 years to get a bad gallbladder diagnosis. Keep pushing your docs; demand more testing.

Best of luck to both of you!!!

Wright, please let us know how your hubby's scope goes.

7lil, I had a Hidascan about two months ago and my doc said everything was normal. It hurt when I got it that morning and then went away. Then that night I had gone out with my husband and it hurt so bad my whole body got stiff and I couldn't hardly walk. It was like I was stiff and weak at the same time. Make since? And my momma came over (she's an RN) and told me to get in a hot bath and I felt a little less stiff after that. I am so frusterated with this. I have a dr app monday. Do you think he'd give me another hidascan so soon. I don't think he really believes me that it causes so much pain. Any advice is welcome! Thanks so much! ((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))

It's probably not worth it to get another HIDA scan so soon if your most recent one was negative. It may not be that your doctor doesn't believe how much pain your in but that he is taking a "wait and see" approach because sometimes the treatment is worse for the body than just letting it heal on its own. If you took a warm bath and felt less stiff, maybe there's a musculoskeletal component to the pain. Did your doc recommend taking anything for pain relief?

Hello everyone, your experiences are very helpful and it feels good to see others with similar situations.
Here's mine.
In May my cat died, and the next day under stress I happened to eat a giant Tootsie Roll. Hours later I got very ill. I thought I was having a heart attack. My arm was painful and nearly numb, my chest hurt badly, and I had nausea. I am only 26 and even though my dad has had heart attacks, he also has had major indigestion problems all his life. So I took alka selzter, which didn't really help. The next day I had more heartburn and found earthclinic.com and tried Apple Cider Vinegar, which helped with the heartburn. Now I don't really get heartburn, thanks to the ACV. But I have continued to get nausea, weakness, sometimes almost feel like I'll pass out, and now wanting to vomit (haven't yet), then have bowel movement and feel better. I tried to figure out if a food was triggering it. I got down to eating only fruits, veggies, beans, and hemp milk. After a week I felt I was almost back to normal. But because I had been eating so many bananas, and not realizing they are a trigger food for herpes, I got blasted with an onslaught of the virus (usually rears its ugly head a couple times a year). But my digestion seemed a lot better. I was eating Pizza with no problems.
Then I ate a tiny piece of Tootsie Roll.
Bam. Heartburn, gas, nausea, feeling like death all before having a bowel movement. Then feel much better. Then I went through another week of the same symptoms as before. So I figured, the Tootsie Roll triggered something and it took a while to get it out of my system. However, I have been keeping a strict raw food diet and have NOT gotten better yet this time. My immune system is low. I now have a swollen lymph node below my chin and I hope it's just because of the herpes, which I assume I'm still battling. Sometimes I have several bowel movements back to back, but right now I am bloated and feel constipated, which happened once before and was misderable (thanks to the ACV and also eating cayenne papper I do not have heartburn or chest pains). I am nauseous and feel the need to take a deuce, but can't get it out.
I will feel nausea and then my stomach will rumble, maybe pass a bit of gas (but I'm not generally gassy). I know I will feel better when I take a dump.

I am starting to read about gall bladder/liver cleanse and think I might try it despite having many amalgam fillings (9) in my mouth (and I am a small female).
http://curezone.com/cleanse/liver/
To those contemplating gall issues or even removal, please check this out first. Many have found they have cured the incurable (and not had to have gall bladder removed).
They say to do a colon cleanse first, then parasite cleanse, then the gall/liver cleanse. I don't know how important it is to do it in that order. But if anyone tries the cleanse, please post here and let us know how it goes! I will do the same.

Best of luck, all you intestinal detectives!
Peace,
Kiwii

I, too, have been quite ill for a couple of years (nausea, sudden fullness, vomitting, constant swallowing because I feel I am going to throw up - all worsens at night with laying down - I sleep with 4 pillows). This has completely taken over my life. I also cannot fly as I get very ill and end up in the ER because I cannot stop dry-heaving. I am mostly constipated and very nauseas right before a bowel movement. I also find a little relief when I pass gas, which is usually very smelly. I have had ultrasounds, HIDA scan, blood work, MRI, celiac tests, food intolerance tests, upper GI, CT scans with nothing. Finally, they did a Gastric Emptying Study and I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis. Also, I did saliva tests which showed my adrenals were pretty much non-functioning (adrenal fatigue). I am on Reglan (as needed) to help the food digest as well as Promethazine for the nausea (I take this every day). Some days are better then others but no day is great all the way. I have gone to a gluten-free, dairy-free diet including no fried foods or ground meats, no caffein, no chocolate. I think the only reason that it helped was I ate less. I am also taking supplements to help with my adrenal, tried alleviating as much stress as possible including leaving my husband and kids for 2 weeks to go home and rest. I wish I could say things were better. I have lost a lot of weight and am so depressed and exhausted. I fear going to bed because I often wake feeling the imminent need to throw up.

It took almost 2 years to get the gastric emptying study done and that was after 3 GI docs. Although it was a momentary relief to have a diagnosis, the treatment options soon proved useless (have done all meds for this). I do have slight, constant pain in my lower right portion of ribs, but, gall bladder has been ruled out via tests - which I have gotten done when I have felt bad.

I have noticed some relief and better sleep with acupuncture (twice a week). This all has cost thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours and much grief. I am continuing researching, seeking care and mostly, much prayer. I am so sorry for all of you who are suffering. The nausea is so debilitating I know how much it affects every aspect of life. Keep pressing on and never give up.

Hi. I too experience a low grade nausea just before the urge to have a bowel movement. I do have fibromyalgia and IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a possibility but you know how it it. You always think the worst like cancer or something.

One day just out of the blue I got very sick. I was sweating and throwing up. Dizzy and sort of out of it. I was at work at the time and a girl that did not like me called security on me. They even took me to the nurses office to see if I was high or drunk. Guess she thought I would get fired. To make this long story short it ended up I had gallstones. I had my gallbladder out. They even gave me some stones that are about the size of a pea, wrinkled and black and hard. I had complained of pain in my back. When the doctor asked where I told him right under my right shoulder blade. It is so weird because I still have that pain. It has been 8 years now and I still have that pain.

At the time I was under a great deal of stress. My 14 year old daughter was suicidal. My oldest son left us and no contact. I was divorced and dating a guy that beat me. The worst was when I changed a toilet paper roll before it was totally empty. I placed it on top of the full roll knowing how he was. I thought I was doing it right but he later grabbed me by the hair, dragged me to the bathroom and told me to get it out of the toilet. He had knocked it in. Then he started choking me and just before I passed out he knocked me down which made my side hit the toilet and hairline fractured a rib. He had knocked out a tooth before. I don't know if that started the fibromyalgia or not but I never completely recovered from the gallbladder surgery. I developed pain all over and so on. They said it was fibromyalgia and I am now disabled.

My one hope was I also had Hepatitis C. I underwent treatment. During that time it was similar to chemo. I was a tad overweight and lost about 60 pounds. Lost a good bit of hair and had no taste. Food was awful to me. I would feel a slight nausea all the time and after a bite or two it would get worse so I did not eat much. LOL! I have gained it all back and even asked if I could re-take the treatment so I could lose the weight again. I had read there was a connection with Hep C and fibromyalgia. I thought if they cured the Hep C it would cure my fibromyalgia. Nope. Food tasted good again when it was all over. Too good and I ate and ate but mostly I would eat one food at a time. Like I wanted omelets and would even send my youngest son to IHOP for omelets late at night. I craved! Now I like cheese. Go figure. I did however feel a bit better. Well a lot better but I also had lost a lot of weight. I was high school weight again! With every 5 pounds I got worse and worse with the fibro. Up to 236 now and feel terrible.

Backing up a bit. The one thing about the gallstones I told the doctor I had a lot of nausea about 10 years before and they did an ultrasound for gallstones then and I was ok. He had told me the longer the stones are in you the darker they are so I could not figure out why they were so black and how I could have them. Ten years is not a very long time in my eyes. He asked if I had been dieting and lost any weight recently. I had because a diet doctor put me on a diet pill and at the time I had lost about 35 pounds. He said dieting can cause you to form gallstones. Never heard that one before.

The nausea I had before a bowel movement started with the Hep C treatment. By the way I am in remission and clear right now. But after it all it remains but it is very slight. Weird because when I feel the nausea and have a bowel movement the nausea goes away. I have wondered if it had anything to do with age because during the Hep C treatment I started menopause. At first I thought it was the meds and weight loss. It continued for about a year after the treatment stopped and now I have been no periods for about 2 years. I had a recent PAP and they said I was lucky not to have to take hormones or anything but I had been so sick I probably never noticed any symptoms. At age 50 now I wonder if the bowel thing has to do with going through menopause like growing chin hairs. Ouch! LOL!

With the fibro I hurt and feel very tired. When I exert myself even for a short while like trying to cut a small section of yard at a time with a push mower I start to sweat heavily, can't breath right and have chest and back pain. I went to the hospital once and of course after waiting over 2 hours I was feeling better so the ticker tape thing they do for the heart was ok and my oxygen level was 100 so best it could be. Even if I eat very little now I still gain weight due to inactivity. Perhaps that has a lot to do with IBS. The worse I feel the less I do and the less I do makes me gain more weight and more weight makes me feel worse and worse. Viscous circle.

Right now I am at my worst. I hurt all the time. Weigh a lot and depression. I am also one of the millions that is having their home foreclosed on. I have tried talking to the mortgage people and a lawyer so It seems hopeless. Hopeless leads to suicide. I hope it does not go that far. I have 3 beautiful Golden Retrievers that are my reason to stay alive right now. I am being told that if I go to a rental I cannot take my dogs or at least not 3 but I am so attached to them it borders on obsession. Right now I have a fenced-in yard and a pet door. I cannot physically handle them on a leash. No where will I find a place like I have now and I know no one would allow me to cut a hole in a back door for a pet door. Perhaps stress causes the bowel thing. I guess for each person it is different. When I see my fibromyalgia doctor ( a neurologist) she only sees me every 6 months, she gives me a ton of narcotics. Most of which I don't take. Only one (Lyrica) I have to take or I suffer extreme withdrawal symptoms. She did not tell me that suddenly stopping them could do that.

This may be a bit much to digest but perhaps even one tiny bit of it will make sense and help someone. Something may click or they see a connection to their problem. Best wishes to all ands always cherish each day. I even cherish seeing butterflies playing in my flowers or the birds drinking from the birdbath or eating from one of the feeders and don't even get me started on watching the babies with a ladder in the birdhouses I put up on 4X4 poles. CC

OMG, a site where people are like me! my husband says all the time that I am broken. it's so nice to know I'm not the only person suffering. When I go to a restroom in public my worst fear is someone being in there because I know I'm going to have an explosive bowel movement. I had my gall bladder removed last year after 2 years of severe pain. I've always had tummy issues and was told I had IBS, but was never given any medications. 2 months after my gall bladder was removed I was still having pains and they were getting worse. After several tests, bouts in the hospital the dr. determined I had Chronic Pancreatitis. Nothing works, but I have learned that fatty and sugary foods cause severe pain and bouts of diahrrea, nausua, constipation, sweating, dizzyness and just about every other thing you can imagine. I wish I could be normal. My husband poops twice a day, with no problems, eats whatever he likes and just lives normal. God I want to be that. I mean, I eat and within 5 minutes I'm exploding on the toilet.

Hi,i am an 18 year old female. I have nausea almost everyday mainly when i'm out and about and in mornings. My mum and grandma both has IBS so without any tests my doctor diognosed me with it. I get constipated my stools are aways small and i never feel as if ive released enough, still this doesnt bother me half as much as the nausea. Ive only been sick on one occasion but basically because of all the heaving and burping. Im scared to go out incase im sick, im going back to my doctor tomorrow as the mebeverine he perscribed me isnt working and i need this feeling shifted quick as i lost my job cause of the sick days i had and its hard to not feel frustrated which just makes you feel worse!

Hope somebody can help me and theres anything i could mention to the doc??

 

Michaela xxxx

Hi Catrin,

I am dealing with the same things you are.  I had recently felt so nauseous that I went to the bathroom feeling like puking.  The feeling continued til my bowel movement is done.  It just continued slightly and I had to lay down (here at work!). 

I got up, feeling dizzy, lightheaded.  Did you experince dizziness or lightheadedness?  I have been experincing it since March 5th.  I have missed days of work and went to doctor 5 times.  Got a complete blood work done and nothing is wrong.  Everything's normal.  I have been dealiung with this dizziness and my wife has been taking me to and from work because I don't feel comfortable driving. :(

Stomach problems crossed my mind because my grandpa, my mom and her brothers has stomach problems.  It could be in the family.  I am tired of being dizzy and nauseous and thought I may be having anxiety attacks but my pulse (heart rate) remains normal.  Thought about my inner ear problems and I have appt with ear nose and throat specialist.

Frustrated

Here is my issue.  Occasionally I have had three things happen in tandem.  A.  I get really gassy and it smells like death. B. I get this hot flash and begin to sweat like its really hot while other people swear it is not, tonight one of my friends even said it was cold. C. I get really shakey and have to fight to not throw up.

Now my Gall Bladder has been removed.  I am not constipated.  I am totally at a loss, and it happens without reason and rhyme, totally randomly.

A month or so I was sick for like a month and a half, meaning it ended a month or so ago.  The symptoms were being really shaky, sudden sweats and hot flashes, stomach issues with everything from the runs to constipation, as suddenly as it started it stopped, and tests were inconclusive. 

So I have no idea how related they are, and what else this could be, but since I have no gallbladder I know thats not it, and I know I do not have reflux or GERD, we checked for those a month ago.

I have been diagnosed with IBS, is that what this is?

Hi there, I'm new to this site but I'm so glad I found it!! I live in England and I'm typing this in the middle of the night while in the bathroom! Here is my background: My IBS started in 2008 but was only formally diagnosed (in my opinion!) a couple of months ago, when I had some tests to rule out anything else. Prior to this, I had had my gallbladder removed in 2001. My little boy, who was 7, died from cancer in late 2006, and I then suffered a miscarriage in early 2008, after which my symptoms became apparent. My GP (family doc) did several blood tests etc which all came back normal, and decided that my symptoms were IBS, brought on and triggered by the stress and grief of losing my little boy to cancer. I sort of believed him at the time (I trust my GP, he was there with us when our son was dying and has been fantastic throughout), but was never totally convinced there wasn't something 'in there' causing the symptoms...possibly a result of watching my son die from cancer. Anyway, eventually I asked my long-suffering GP to refer me for the tests as I finally realised that was the only way I was going to believe there was nothing 'wrong' with me! I've now had the tests, endoscopy and colonoscopy plus stool tests, blood tests, coeliac test etc. The docs found nothing except a hiatus hernia. I have GORD (or GERD if you prefer!) and IBS. I take omeprazole for the gord. My gastoenterology consultant told me to take Merbentyl, which is an anti-spasmodic, on the days when my tummy is uncomfortable. The jury is out, as far as I'm concerned, as to whether it helps at all. I don't have coeliac disease, although I know my tummy can't tolerate large amounts of gluten - this almost always brings on an attack. My IBS almost always happens during the night (often wakes me) or early in the morning, and almost always starts with nausea, often accompanied by dizziness or faintness, mild heart palpitations and a feeling of general 'uneasiness'. Then the diarrhoea follows... Luckily, both my doctors are fabulous. The gastoenterologist says I must figure out for myself what foods and how much of each food type I can tolerate. I tell her I am lactose intolerant, and she doesn't bat an eyelid, ie she believes me!! My GP, bless him, doesn't appear to mind how often I go down to his office with some new symptom or other and whinge about how rubbish I feel, or what crap is currently going on in my life! I always think I've completely lost my marbles and become a total hypochondriac, and somehow he always manages to convince me I'm not!
Okay I just re-read all the above and realised this is a rather long post! Thanks for reading, if you got this far! I replied to this post initially because my IBS always starts with nausea too, and I never 'met' anybody else whose IBS followed that pattern.
Again, thanks for 'listening'!