Mom passes out on toilet after bowel movement

[catheaven]

My mom has diarrhea/bowel movement with sever cramps within a half hour of eating.  She will frequently become dizzy and pass out on the toilet. She also vomits during these episodes. She is 76 yeasr old and had a bought with ulcerative colitis and bleeding ulcer 2 years ago. She can not leave the house for very long because the cramps and diarrhea sometimes last for several hours. She has had multiple colinoscopies and upper gi scopes. We need help as she can not go to the bathroom by herself, I must be there with her in case she passes out.


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[ggreg]

I think her blood pressure is dropping when she goes and so she passes out.  She needs to visit her family doc and have him do a workup on her, paying close attention to her blood pressure, draw blood and check for anemia, and on top of it she's probably dehydrated from the diarrhea.  He will give her meds for the diarrhea, he might refer her to a cardiologist, might even order a CAT scan to see if she's bleeding internally anywhere, and could be he'll briefly check her into the hospital and run an IV to get her hydration and electrolytes back where it's supposed to be, plus have her watched for a few days until she starts going more normally.

[mammo]

Have your mother drink orange juice and Gatorade to replenish her potassium and electrolytes.  In the meantime she needs to see her doctor for evaluation.  Loss of electrolytes and potassium can cause nausea, fainting, confusion, vomiting, and heart problems/failure.  Drinking these 2 things a lot will help her until she sees the doctor..