In the last 18 months I’ve had two episodes of the same thing and I have no idea what it could be.
I wake up in the night with stomach cramps. I go to the bathroom with diarrhea and when I’m done I pass out. It usually happens twice in the same night - same thing within an hour. I’ve had two occurrences in 18 months.
When I pass out it’s not exactly like fainting. I don’t go floppy, I go rigid and I usually come round after a minute or so.
First time it happened DH suspected a seizure (he found me on the floor) and I went to hospital. Had an MRI and an EEG with no query results. Signed off after a seizure clinic and advised probably more likely to be fainting than a fit. No follow up.
In the seconds before it happens I feel awful, as though I’m going to die. But that could just be panic. I’m also very warm and my heart is racing.
It happened again a a few weeks ago and I’m waiting to see my GP. I feel fine a few days after it happens, very tired but otherwise ok. Diarrhea clears up after 24 hours.
I’m 50, fit and otherwise healthy. I don’t drink.
Has anyone had anything similar?