Panic symptoms before bowel movement

possibility of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Panic attacks and dyspepsia(indigestion).

Consult a gastroenterologist for proper diagnosis and treatment.

*they sound like panic attacks. you need to recognise the signs then slow your heart rate down and quickly. once you do this your symptoms may stop. you need to work out what else is scaring you.

hey .. i have the same thing happen to me...you are not alone...even one just happened last night...where i started to feel kind of off first...then i had to go to the bathroom....but the anxiety was kicking in a little bit before and after...my doom feeling came .and my heart was a little up and down...its scary

...but after i finished my bowel movement...it subsided.....i hate that feeling so very much... it scares me sometimes… And also wakes me up in the middle of the night… But I don’t always have a bowel movement for those

I disagree with the poster that said anxiety. Have you had a thorough parasite testing?

I have had this for about two years, on and off. It is generally more prone to happen when I am stressed, but it truly feels like the need for a BM is what generates the panic feeling and then it goes away as soon as I use the bathroom. I'm used to it now.

When I was researching a while ago about this I came across something that said it was possibly caused by the Vagus nerve--something to look into for people who are interested.

Hello,

While searching my symptoms, I found this forum, let me share my experience.

Some weeks ago my doctor ordered calprotectin test to rule out IBD. He was extremely sure that I didn't have it and fortunately he was right. However when doing tests, I also prefer to get checked for the basic stuff like blood and parasites.

Well as it turned out, I had cysts of E. Histolytica, my doctor send me some metronidazole to begin the purge and told me that this may be the source of my pain.

I experience exactly what you describe before and after a bowel movement, plus a damn chest pain that lasts for a while.

My psychiatrist, told me that I needed to identify things that make me calm (place, odor, taste), which I'm still working on. Still, she decided to send me some gabapentin in case of a severe panic attack, because I had some bad thoughts about injuring myself to avoid IBS or colon pain (makes no sense I know). I'm still doubtful about taking gabapentin, since I saw it can cause sleepiness and if I get sleep at random hours I feel more anxious because I feel guilty about not doing anything.

Anyway, I still have to complete the metronidazole course to see how I feel afterwards.

But today I felt a little relief after 3 of 10 days of treatment, hopefully it should go away entirely, but some pain or doom sense still remains after a bowel movement.

I found out that taking half a pill of hydroxyzine (prescribed of course by my doctor) , helped me, I don't feel that much sleepy and it let me complete my tasks properly, but it also helps knowing that gabapentin is there for me as a safe base.

hi sasical, i think i've commented on here before but i'll try again but a panic attack will make you HYPERVENTILATE (in other words breathe too quickly), with a paper NOT plastic bag, breathe in to it. if you are still getting this though i would be terribly worried! you should not have these now? did nobody give you any support with this?

hi sasical, are you still getting these? if so speak to your doctor and try to discover what you're frightened of? pain? fainting?

omg this is hilarious that I'm not alone. usually when people think of bowl movements and anxiety they think it's anxiety induced bowel movement not bowel movement inducing anxiety LOL. looked this up and am glad I'm not alone. I kind of think I may have figured out what's causing it. Tell me if you feel like this could be true for you too.. it's almost like the closer I get to have things to go to the bathroom the worst anxiety gets until it gets really bad and then sometimes it's really unpleasant if I'm in that in-between state of not quite having the ability to go but really needing to go it'll be really bad and then as soon as I'm done it's gone. I kind of think there's a nerve in the bum and it's pressing on it and it's really unpleasant feeling almost like when your legs go numb when you're sitting on them and it feels really uncomfortable and can also give me anxiety feels like that kind of. I've tried to break down what exactly is making me feel anxious and what is so uncomfortable about it. I will be googling bum/colon nerves next! I have been somewhat constipated so I wonder if it's in the lower part sitting on that nerve that usually happens quickly for most people and is taking me longer and that's why hapit's happening. Also I'm a woman. cant tell by your name are u female or male? also this started after having a baby. so another reason why it may be mingling in the lower colon on the poo nerve for longer then it should.

I know I'm a little late but this forum has given me life again. I thought i was the only human on earth going through this. Nice to know I'm not going insane but it hurts knowing there are others experiencing this horrendous and very weird issue i wouldn't wish on my sworn enemy. I realized the heavier the bowel movement the stronger the symptoms so the only thing that may help is a light meal plan that consists of vegetables and a lot of water. It's been going on for a little over 4 years now. One thing i constantly hear is the vagus nerve response which someone even mentioned on this forum. To elaborate a little more, the sympathetic nervous system kicks in causing the flight or fight response which is all linked to the gut, brain, vagus nerve etc. Anyone with this issue becomes an avid researcher so I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir at this point. Anyway, I am a thirty six year old male and after experiencing some very extreme traumatic events in my life this nightmare began. If you or anyone has found a solution to this problem please update us as i will do the same. Thank you for reading and have a blessed life.