tummy ache with strange symptoms
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| Thu, 10-11-2007 - 10:17am |
I hate talking about this but...
Last night, I came down with what seemed like diarrhea. What really scared me was that while using the bathroom, I became severely lightheaded, nauseous, broke into a cold sweat, and I really thought I was going to faint. I was panicking! The feeling finally subsided after a few minutes. I thought maybe I had a stomach virus or something, but I had no more symptoms the rest of the night. Do those kind of symptoms ever accompany diarrhea?
This very same thing happened to me once a few years ago. It was right after I had been cleaning the house and came into close contact with strong disinfectants. I just assumed that maybe I had accidentally inhaled too much of the fumes or something and that caused me to be sick.
Do I have reason to be concerned?

was there something odd you ate about 20 minutes before or within 24 hours?
I had similar symptoms when I had food poisoning, but the tummy trouble went on for several hours, even tho the dizzy's and nausea faded soon after they began.
I also feel similar if I have a bad reaction to dairy (I'm severely lactose intolerant).
You could mention it to your doc at your next visit and if it happens again, I'd make an appointment.