GI Disorder and Internal Shaking
Hi all. I'm a 21 year old South Asian female and I have been having GI issues for about five years--mainly along the lines of constipation. I do have bowel movements every day but it takes a long time & I am rarely fully cleared out. These GI issues are always accompanied by other health issues (gas, pressure in head, etc). Recently, some scary new conditions have manifested: In the past few weeks, there have been times where my heart starts beating wildly and very fast. Sometimes, when I'm tired and constipated, my entire body feels like its vibrating internally; the shakes aren't visible but it feels like all my muscles are quivering. At this point, I feel a constant shaking/quivering within my body, especially in my heart cavity.
I have had TWO EKG's and both came back normal. All lab tests for diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, etc came back within normal limits. I am very concerned about this internal shaking. My dad says he found something about how GI disorders can impact muscoskeletal system and since the heart is a muscle, it's contracting and being affected. But I wanted to know if anyone here can help!!!!!!! If anyone knows anything at all please please please let me know!!!!!
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Currently going through the same things!!! Had no idea it might be from my stomach. Thought I had sinititus. Also thought I was going crazy 😩
Have you figured out what’s wrong? Currently going through the same issues.
Me too right after I eat is worse--internal shaking and tremors in hands. I read high histamine can do this, and I did test high! Histamine also has effects on serotonin and dopemine, so would like to ask doctor if this would cause internal trembling. In 2018 I saw neuro at Mayo, and he said nothing was wrong--but it is!
Hi, thank God I’m better niw. Shaking has gone. I stopped taking the medication for my tummy. Before I was on domperidone, famotidine. My GP told me that domperidone can cause the shaking. Also, I change my diet. Change my milk to almond and soy, less carb, small meals now. But I made sure to eat something in between if I feel hungry.
Are we twins???? Wow! Your digestive journey is identical to mine! I’ve had a bad diverticulitis infection/h pylori/gall stones and a hiatal hernia diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago. Took a couple of months to get into a gastroenterologist and she did a colonoscopy/upper endoscopy. Found the diverticulitis immediately and 2 weeks later the labs came back with the h pylori and gall stone diagnosis. A year and a half ago I had my gallbladder removed. This year I had another diverticulitis flare and was on Augmentin for 6 weeks.
Prior, and during all this, when I eat, I get dizzy afterwards and no one can figure that out. Even did blood sugar meter, nothing. The only thing I can kind of figure out is it may be post prandial hypotension, which means more blood than normal goes to your stomach to digest and your blood pressure drops. But I can’t prove that because it doesn’t always happen and it’s been better lately.
I, too, have the shakes. Some days I just wake up that way and I feel like I’m trembling/vibrating all day. Yesterday was one of those. Today I’m fine. Can’t figure that out. My therapist thinks my adrenals are not functioning and he suggested an adaptogen. And I started Lexapro just a month ago because of anxiety over digestive issues and dealing with not knowing how I’m going to be day to day.
The headaches on Lexapro, at first, are part of the early side effects as are nausea, etc. I found starting at a super small dose, 2.5 mg, for a week, then increasing to 5, etc. helped to rid me of the headaches. I almost constantly have some kind of upper abdominal rumbling and some
Days feel downright nauseous but that started before Lexapro and might be a latent post gallbladder removal thing. My gastroenterologist is not much help on any of this and I’m so frustrated!!!
I too have frequent bowel movements a lot of the time. It’s gotten better. When we take antibiotics, it not only eliminates the “bad” gut bacteria that causes diverticulitis, but wipes out the good bacteria. Get a really really good probiotic and take it every day. Also eat fermented foods, sauerkraut, kombucha, yogurt. Also I found a site called Pain Free Foods and they have some food supplement suggestions. They also have a good eating plan which may or may not help but they have a good community Facebook page and a lot of support.
This is such a life changing chronic condition and I get so frustrated. I completely empathize with what you’re going through. Keep researching and find good supplements. Slippery Elm helps with the mucosal lining of your gut and might help with bowel movement. Also, on the Pain Free foods there is a tea called Rachel’s tea. Look into that. It’s wonderful.
Take care!!!!
Have you ever figured this out friend? I have the same thing as you! Right where the sternum is I start shaking until I eat something.
Hi,
i just saw these posts. And i thought if i answer, it might help someone. I have SIBO and Leaky gut syndrome. And i had internat tremors and other horrible symptoms. The only thing that helped me was a diet with no gluten, no lactose, no sugar. Most of the time only vegetables and fruits. That was when my symptoms got less and less over time. I hope you got better since then though. Because of the leaky gut i had a sensitivity for gluten, lactose and sugar. That‘s why, after i ate these things, in the night i was getting those weird tremors. I also had tinnitus and brain fog, i felt anxiety and my muscles feld very stiff. The most horror thing was the asthma at night , i couln’d sleep because i wasn’t able to breath. I took some medication for asthma, but none made it go away. I tried everything, i went to a lot of doctors and no one could help me. Besides i am a doctor myself and i didn’t know what’s going on with me. I am really happy that i feel better now.
is there a medical device (suction-vacuum) that will help remove excess air from abdomen?
Hi I am 69 years old had my galllbladder removed about 16 months ago. I was diagnosed with IBS many many years ago and have suffered with diiarrhoea for years. The surgeon told me it was one of the worst infected galllbladdder he has seen. Since then I have suffered tremours in my tummy nearly all the time.I dont notice it so much during the day as i am doing things but in bed i notice it and it really worries me in case I have a serious problem. I live on my own and have no family. I am so fed up with diarrhoea as it is stoppingme going places. Nothing seems to help the diarrhoea other tham Immodium plus . I wondered if the tremours in my stomache are due to the infection from the gallbladder spreading to my syomache I did have about three weeks after having my gallbladder removed when I didnt have diarrhoea and I felt like a new woman, I wish the diarrhoea would stop and I could have a normal life and live a bit.
You aren’t alone…even if you feel like it… there ARE those of us that understand because we fight the same battles every day. It’s so easy to allow ourselves to become discouraged. I’ve been there and done that so many times…but it’s NEVER helped!,,
I’ve decided that I’m going to continue to fight for every day in dealing with EPI. I hope you are too. There is hope!