fainting or vomiting while on the toilet

[slkennedy]

From early childhood I have had episodes where I pass out while trying to have a bowel movement.  I would turn very white, sweat buckets, passout and then have the diareah.  Always there is an extreme amount ot pain in my abdomen.  As I was adopted, I didn't find out until I was in my late 30's that this was a family trait.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer and Hashimotoes disease about 5 years ago.  In the process of going through the chemo and the many tries at a thyroid hormone replacement, the problems I had with defication has changed.  I now vomit when I have a bowel movement.  This is not all of the time.  It is occasionally, but consistant.  I have never had anyone diagnose it.  I have never had anyone take it seriously.  It is uncomfortable and embarrasing sometimes.  Do you think you could give me some idea of what this may be.  I do have a heart that beats extra beats.  I went to a heart specialist quite a few years back and he said that my heart was basically fine and that the extra beats were not to be worried about.  Thank you for any thoughts that you may have on this matter


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[patient915]

Sorry, I didn't notice you had already made another post.

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[hmosorio]

My name is Heather, i am 25 years old....i have been experiencing the same thing since i was 16...i have went to the doc and had a upper and lower GI...i was told that i had pre Chrons....but that was it....i wake up in the middle of the night with sweats, extreme pain in my stomach, i feel as though i am about to pass out..I can not control anything. I have vomited before and the bowel movement is thick and sticks to the bottom of the toilet..so it is not diarrhea... i would also like some help with this...i am tired of this problem and would like to resolve it...pleas help!!!

[lizzy100]

fainting while trying to pass stools is due to blood pressure, its common in the elderly and in fact some elderly people die straining on the toilet due to this problem. its known as the valsalva (sp?) manouvre. i think its what elvis prestley died of. not sure about the vomitting, expect thats more a bowel.stomach prob. but u should get ur heart and bp checked out at the gp.