Sudden nausea followed by bowel movement

Ok, any help or advice with this one would be great.

I read a previous thread that talked about sudden nausea followed by the urge to have a bowel movement. But there was no advice on what caused it or how to make it stop!

I've had this problem that I call "oh my God I feel like I"m going to puke" attacks for about 5 years. They come and go every couple of months, but when they come, I get them about every other day. I'll be doing normal day to day things, like sitting here typing on my computer or washing dishes, or cooking, and suddenly I get this feeling in the back of my mouth and throat, mouth starts watering, I start shaking, sweating, and swallowing like there is no tomorrow, and I think I'm going to throw up at any second. I usually don't have dry heaves with it, but sometimes I do, and let me tell you how petrified I am of throwing up. . . . this is just a wickedly horrible experience even though it only lasts for a couple of minutes. When it starts to go subside, I get gas really bad and need to have a bowel movement.

I've heard the panic attack stories and reflux from my docs. They tell me basically that I need to deal with it because they don't understand what I'm explaining to them. They seem to think as long as I'm not puking, then nothing is happening.

If anybody can help me, I'd so greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!

Take a look at my earlier post on gall bladder disease. Sudden unexplainable nausea and vomiting are symptoms of it, as is diarrhea. I used to get chills after having my bowel movement and would get a funny, queasy feeling in my stomach for no apparent reason at random times during the day.

I don't know if this will help but my Dr. said that if I am burping that it is caused by swallowing air or acid reflux. If I am "passing gas" that is is from bacteria or undigested food. You do not always have to feel heartburn to have acid reflux. It can be there just the same. Whem I burp itrelieves the nausea for a second and then it returns. Mine is mostly from acid reflux and now that I know that I am trying to help it with acid reducers and eating slower and staying away from things that normally increase acid reflux. Can't say it is 100% improved but it is better.

Post Edited (Canyonbabe711) : 3/21/2006 6:49:50 PM (GMT-7)

Oh my goodness, Cartrin! You have had almost every test in the book. At least your docs are thorough.  What's up with your ulcers? Did your docs conclude you have UC or Crohn's?
I get nausea too... a lot. I don't have reflux (GERD) so I guess it's just my IBS. Sometimes my nausea is followed by D, and then more nausea. Those times I drink tea. Whatever sounds good in the moment... Camomile, Mint, or Fennel. All three sit really well in a yucky feeling tummy.

Take care.
Oh, and welcome to the site!

Don't you hate it when a doctor can't give you an answer, much less three of them? I had two doctors prescribe me antacids for my "fullness" and they didn't do squat for me. Probably because I had a bad gall bladder, not acid reflux!!! Funny, it took 5 years to show up as being bad on a test, but my mother knew almost from the start what was wrong with me. But she didn't count because she's just a nurse and the doctors knew best (NOT). And she had had a bad gall bladder too, but what did she really know about them? I still get angry thinking about those wasted years; it made college completely and totally miserable.

My fiance fusses on me frequently because I try to self-diagnose before I go to a doctor. He doesn't understand why I have absolutely no faith in them anymore. I can't make him understand that after 5 years of having doctors brush me off when I had a disease that's actually pretty simple to identify, I only go to them when I absolutely have to and I don't trust them as far as I can throw them unless what they say 1) jives with my common sense and 2) agrees with at least some of what I've already found out about.

I'd recommend to anyone who has their pick of G.I.s, interview them first and ask them what's their first hand experience with a G.I. disorder. If they haven't had a gall bladder removed, don't have IBS or an IBD or at least have GERD or have a spouse or child with one of the above, then skip that doctor. Doens't mean he or she doesn't know the G.I. doctor's handbook from cover to cover--I just think you can't get sympathy from someone who has no clue what it's like to live in a bathroom or get sick after eating much of anything. You talk to a doctor whose wife has IBS, though, you're likely to find someone who knows a lot and believes you and is sympathetic. I have found out from being on this forum for over 6 months now that not everything is in a medical book because man, people have a lot of symptoms, a lot of triggers and can be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Maybe some doctor, someday, will come to a place like this, poll people who are actually sick, get their stories of misdiganoses, their theories on how things work or don't work and why and will publish all of that info in a book for doctors so that they can read it and say, okay, my patient doesn't hurt on her right side, but has other gall-bladder like symptoms. Here is a case in this book of another woman who didn't hurt on her right side, but had similar symptoms and ended up having a bad gall bladder. Also, her first tests came back negative, but she thinks that's because her gall bladder was functioning at the time and if she had been tested when sick, it would have come up bad. So rather than schedule a test when it's convenient, I'll tell my patient to go to the lab as soon as she starts having problems so hopefully we can catch it in the act. Yeah, that'd be a handy book.

Hi, Your posts were v interesting.  Ive suffered mild nausea for a while now since Ive had IBS.  Just recently though ive been v hungry but when i start to eat i feel so sick and its really bad nausea.  Is it best to try and eat little bits when you feel like that?

Tori

Yeah thats what happened last night, I was starving and ate about 5 mouthfuls and suddenly felt so sick really quickly.  The nausea is still there today and the thought of eating makes me feel ill although I can get a phase where i feel hungry and sick!!

I'm, just a walking disaster I think!!

Thanks for your advice xx

Not that this is totally encouraging, Catrain, but if you do have gall bladder disease, it won't go away and will eventually get worse, so that eventually it will show up on tests. When you get worse, go back to the doctor and make him do the tests on you again. If nothing, then wait until you get more worse and then go back and get tested again. You just have to keep going back and forcing the issue until something comes of it. And once it's out, life is SO much better. Some people are cured completely, even. Me, I still have some problems, but not nearly as bad, no where near as painful (in fact I rarely experience any amount of pain) and I have medicine that keeps it in check almost all of the time.

I don't know about you, but I would go into remission with mine and be okay for a while, even months at a time. My first series of tests was done when I was actually feeling some better and I think that's why I didn't show up; my gall bladder functioned some of the time and when they looked at it, it just happened to be functioning. I always tell people to get the hida scan when they are are in the middle of a bad spell to increase the chance that it will be caught.

And I was just starting to think I was crazy....and my doctor just looks at me like I'm speaking another language.

I've had sudden and rapid onset of Nausea for about 5 months now.  It comes outta nowhere and disappears just as fast.  It's ruined days, appetites and interupted my social life on more than one occasion.

I checked in on the gall bladder thing and don't seem to have any other symptoms.

Anyone know what I can do?   What I can take?   etc?

Thanks, Sean

I sometimes get nauseated when I have gas, but after the gas passes, the nausea goes away. Occasionally the same for bowel movements. I don't know exactly why - i always thought maybe the gas was at a certain place in my intestines and mashed the wrong way on a nerve, and caused the nausea. *shrug* i have way more problems with C than D, and some acid reflux, not severe though. when i do have it, mine shows up as nausea rather than heartburn.

Another osteopathic patient awards accolades to the profession!

Seriously, I'm going to use OMM (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine) on all my "mystery" patients in the future.  It's really good stuff.

I too suffer with gas. I was diagnosed with IBS, used to be hoooooooooorible... i would eat and within 10 minutes had to find a bathroom, horrible cramping, noises... all the like... I have been put on reglan. But heres the deal... between say 1030 at nite and 100 in the morning, i get this strong urge start gagging, mouth waters, nose runs, and i throw up... then I am fine. Recently when I start feeling like this I MAKE myself have a bowel movement and that fixes the problem. ALAS, I know it sounds crazy... anyone???

Hi! I have multiple things going on with me. Okay I have severe nausea almost everyday for about 6 years. Everytime I eat which is usually one or two bites I feel full and very nauseated. It does not matter what time of the day I eat when it time to go to bed (10 or 11) My stomach is very upset I feel that awful feeling in the back of mouth throat like I have to throw up and the nausea is unbearable. My worst feel is vomiting so I will do what ever I have to not to throw up. I am constantly swallowing because it feels like I could vomit at any moment.

I go days without a bowel movement and when I do I always feel like I have to go again. Even after the bowel movements I still feel sick to my stomach. I am so tired of going to the doctor and the hospital because IBS and acid reflux are always the answer I get. I have take Zantac 150, Prilosec, Aciphex, Nexium (which I am currently taking) I take Bentyl for the IBS which seems to be the only drug around for that. Over the counter mediciations include Maalox Maximum Strength Stomach Formula, Fibercon, Metamucil, and now Gaviscon which seems to work the best. However there are still times when nothing seems to work. I am at my wits in and I feel like I am loosing my mind. I don't know if anyone can help me.

Oh I have been to so many gastro doctors that I could become one. I have had the scope done, upper gi, lactose test, and enough ultra sounds and xrays that I should be glowing. All they tell me is IBS and reflux/gerd. I now believe that I will be this way for the rest of my life. It is so depressing not to eat like a normal person or to go places because I never know how my stomach will be at any given time.