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[Rowan]

Just spoke to OH about that and he was told the same thing and I have checked that he does, think I will remember that too when I wake in the night to go to the loo, mind you with BPPV when its in an active faze I am all over the place if I wake and turn suddenly

[honeybun]

Do you stand over them to check CLKD. Afraid my son and hubby would laugh if I started that. Sometimes you just have to leave grown ups to be grown up and look after themselves.
There has to have been more to a sudden death than going for a wee and not sitting on the edge of the bed for a minute.


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[Taz2]

The  main thing to remember is for men to get themselves checked out if this does happen to rule out any underlying illness. Vasovagal Syncope doesn't cause death unless you hit your head when passing out of course http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vasovagal-syncope/expert-answers/micturition-syncope/faq-20058084

Taz  x

[AnneD]

I had exactly the same problems for 20 years - at first only 1-2 times a year but gradually increasing to every 6 weeks. Fainting on hard bathroom floors has caused damage to a shoulder and an eye and several head gashes. I have never found a connection with any food i had eaten or any combination of foods in the previous 24 hours.
I have asked many GPs about it over the years but only got mild interest from them, and once when I got pushy I was told it could be investigated if it happened 1-2 times a week... Last year a GP gave me the label but no solution, and searching on line showed that thousands of people suffer from it and don't know what it is.
FINALLY a locum GP I went to about something else prescribed me Hyoscine Butylbromide 10mg tablets (Buscopan) and I've never looked back. You have to take two at the first sign of intestinal cramp, and they work in a couple of minutes. I haven't had an episode in 6 months, but have stopped them progressing from the cramp stage many, many times without fail. I never leave home without them now.
He did warn me that it only works if the digestive system is working, so if it has gone into stasis (eg if you have an adverse reaction to a strong antibiotic) the tablets can't be digested, so won't work. You can buy this OTC too.
Spread the word!!

[CLKD]

Honeybun - it's the sudden drop in BP that causes them to die suddenly.  My friend heard a thump and that was it; married one moment, widowed in seconds  and although I don't stand over them, I wake instantly if someone gets out of bed in our house ….. so I know if they lift the lid  MY HOUSE MY RULES I do not want an undertaker here!!!

Welcome AnneD!

[Taz2]

I use buscopan too Anne - always just buy mine over the counter. 

Taz x

[CLKD]

We use Buscopan when the dog has wind, he gets all screwed up in his body and it's obvious he is in pain internally ....... sorts it out quite fast! otherwise 

[honeybun]

I thought you did not have a dog CLKD....Just chickens 


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[CLKD]

The one who visits  - yep, 2 chickens - 1 lays soft shelled eggs, steps in them so they break, the other lays pretty brown eggs .......

[Taz2]

I had a mild attack of vasovagal ibs yesterday which led me to have a bit of a google this morning and I found these experiences from others http://ibs.about.com/u/ua/symptomsofib1/Vasovagal-Symptoms-And-IBS-Attacks.01.htm which just goes to show that it's not all in our heads!

Taz x

[Taz2]

It's very interesting how many people are affected by this and yet it's rarely mentioned by GP's. I don't have so much a pain as an overwhelming pressure sensation and you just have to let your body get on with it. It always leaves me feeling very tired and out of sorts. I hate eating out because of it. It's not as if you can just go to the loo and come back to the table - each episode can take up to twenty minutes and you emerge from the loo looking like you've just run a marathon.

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[CLKD]

 

[Taz2]

Thanks CLKD!

Taz x

[honeybun]

When you feel it coming on can you take something that might help. Lots of IBS (D) sufferers take Immodium before they go out for a meal.....would that help.
I take a herbal preparation that is an anti spasmodic and also stops the runs. You can take the drops as and when and if I am going out I take them. I also take at the first signs of ominous stomach rumbles that I know won't end well.

I have felt hot and sweaty and light headed during a toilet episode but never faint.



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[Taz2]

With me it's not so much tummy rumbles like you get with an upset stomach but more a growing sense of pressure within the lower stomach - much like a contraction. It comes in waves and you really can't do anything but sit on the loo and wait for the body to expel what it wants to expel. It's very strange.

Taz x