I have just read all the reply's and I am surprised this is so common.
I went to a digestion specialist the other day it cost me alot, and I mentioned this happening to me and he said he had not heard of this before, '' posible but he did not know anything about it.
I have mentioned to several doctors as I have had this problem for awhile, and not one of them knew what I was talking about nor could they help me.
As I said I have had this for a while and it is only getting worse.
Out of all the comments I have read nobody has something that I feel would be helpful.
PLEASE more suggestions to make it stop.
My body does not tolarate drugs, I tried my diet, I have had all the tests under the sun, which have all been normal, I am running out of options. I have not been able to go to work for the last two weeks.
I suffer from IBS,anixety,panick attacks, It is probably all linked
Please I now know I am not the only one, but I need some suggestions before I go mad.

kathkath - Have you tried Hypnotherapy? It fixed my Panic Attacks in one session. The Anxiety is a little harder to treat but its along the same lines. You can also get Hypnotherapy for IBS.
I found you need to 'keep things moving'. If I don't go for a BM one day I'll have a tin of prunes or something in the evening - next day no problem.

I don't wanna be evangelistic but since I quit caffeine I have felt 99% fixed. The odd cup of tea is usually no problem but it must be just me as no one else on here seems to have this intolerance. Message me if you want to discuss. .

wow i just started getting this before i go. and my stomach hurts in the middle and i can feel somethiing there and i get where i can't breath but after i go my anxiety eases up

I actually have read that its helpful to "bare down" when having a panic attack because it makes the blood flow to the brain rush....that is likely where every one is feeling this dizziness . It helps me to do this when I have the feeling of passing out already....then I 'Bare down" and get a rush of blood to my brain and that stops the feeling of dizziness...the trick is to figure out when its helpful or makes it a lot worse...so having a BM is understandable to also feel dizzy because of extra blood flow...maybe try a stool softener so that you do not bare down as hard and get dizzy.

Also, bearing down too much can cause hemmoroids!!!

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i would love to know if there is some kind of solution to this as well as everyone else.
my pain lasts up to the time my bm is complete..which could be up to 6 hours. this is the worst kind of pain i have experienced and i think it will be the worst pain i will ever have. its feel like a knife in my stomach i start to breathe hard and get dizzy. a few times have passed out. this happens once every month. its fucking hell. the kind of pain you try to bargain with God while its occurring. it sucks..

I felt my first Real depression in May this year... since then I have had 4 bad panic attacks..with anxiety in between these... I have probably not been taking care of myself ..yet at least 3 of these bad attacks I can remember needing a toilet visit.. My last attack was yesterday I was out having dinner with kids and wife and got an attack midway... off to the loo . Yet the anxiety is still there albeit not so severe today

I went on line to search this information and saw the heading under DS, so I pulled it out of the archives. I'm now having this issue but I believe it's due to Zoloft that I started taking two weeks ago (before taking Zoloft, I never had this problem). I was wondering if anyone else started having this problem after taking anxiety medication. And if so, what has your therapist said about this? I'm still waiting to hear from my therapist to see what can be done. I've also discontinued taking Zoloft.

I get the same thing! One of the earliest signs when a panic attack is starting for me is that I all of a sudden like... have to go to the bathroom. :/ . This is awkward to talk about, but obviously with all the comments already, you're Not Alone.

I have exactly the same question. I fill dizzy my hands feel heavy or light or numb. All related to bowel and intestinal issues. Often b4 bowel movement or after. But mostly b4. And I also get sudden hypertension and feel weak.

ive done alot of reserch and they say when you have a panic attack you need to go to the batroom anyway to get the toxins out of your body i also have this problem i think thaat most of the time its caused by the memory of the way you felt when you had the attack because every tim before i go i have this problem and it was causing me to have an attack because thats what i thought was going on with the bm and dizziness

I agree. When you're having a panic attack, your adrenal glands are over-reacting. That overreaction of the adrenal glands causes your entire body to go into the "fight or flight" syndrome. One thing leads to another and your intestines also react, which is what causes the sudden urge to relieve yourself. All of the symptoms combined cause a feeling of total hopelessness and fear that you, this person who has always been in charge of yourself, are losing control. It's that fear of losing control that makes the problem worst. I know what to do, and yet, I continue to spiral into a full blown anxiety attack at times. I'm so thankful that this is a forum in which I can check in with people who understand these emotions, when I'm having one of these "attacks"!

Yup. Most of the symptoms described here are really familiar. I get lightheaded/dizzy and disoriented prior to a BM. Now that I've experienced panic attacks, I think it's so weird that the physical symptoms mostly come on PRIOR to the feelings of panic. I think most people assume panic attacks are caused by people worrying too much. I don't think that's true.

I am starting to suspect it is related to adrenal fatigue. I'm a mom of 3 very young kids so I'm constantly working 24/7. I'm particularly prone to episodes when I have sugar, caffeine, wheat, or other processed foods.

Well I hate to bump an old thread but it was such a relief to find this list. I have the same exact problem. I get a weak, shaky, nervous kind of feeling right before a BM that goes away after. My doctor friend has been trying to convince me that it's a stress related issue (I had a severely stressful last 3 years) but I wouldn't listen to him. He said for it to start going away I would have to start recognizing it as a stress related issue. Again, so happy to find these other people. Hopefully bumping this thread will get others to respond too.

This happens to me! Obviously, I didn’t think I was the only one but I was starting to feel silly after seeing several doctors about this and having them look at me confused and uninterested. I occasionally get numb, tingly, lightheaded, sometimes nauseous and an overall sense of feeling very off... I soon start to realize I need to poop, and after going I feel better. The feeling sometimes causes me a lot of anxiety and grief, occasional panic attacks. Sometimes I have this feeling when I get really gassy/burpy... not quick light burps... they’re like large, deep and intense burps. My doctor also can’t figire out why I’m so gassy.

I don’t get anxiety and then the issues. I feel the issues and they give me anxiety.

Anyway! Feeling mildly better knowing there a quite a few others out there feeling this way. Hope we find some answers!