GI Disorder and Internal Shaking

Posted by gigiraj @gigiraj, Feb 15, 2019

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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I have the same issue. Taking vitamin B Complex daily (morning and night) and Magnesium Complex daily (morning and night and each time i experience tremors) helps to make the vibrations / tremors less intense and less frequent. An extended water fast and daily intermittent fasting addresses the underlying issue with my gut which also makes the shaking less frequent and intense.

Right now I only experience the shaking when my gut is busy digesting, usually at night. Massaging my stomach instantly relieves the tremors.

Why massaging would make them go away I have no idea? Maybe motility is the issue?

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Before the cholestipol I was getting severe attacks doubled over sweating then chills. Now no attacks just constant misery!

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Wow @rjk this is really helpful! Just read your post from October 15th as well and the news about the diet is heartening, especially with such intense symptoms. I should try that out and see what happens. Just to reiterate for everyone---my heart is normal and I don't particularly get palpitations anymore. I've started moving around & getting more physical activity in. But the internal vibrations and finger twitching (which I posted about in another group) are still very much there. Parasthesia in my arms showed up again a few times in December, making it hard for me to sleep.

Just last week, I was barely able to sleep because I had internal vibrations all over my body....usually they have just been confined to my fingers. I was able to sleep just fine last night without them bothering me so I suspect it may have something to do with my period, last week, and the gas build-up that usually comes with that. The SFN sounds very plausible though. Literally all my problems seem to connect to my gut health, just like yours. I got a second blood test that tested my liver last week and will be seeing the results tomorrow---will update if it's abnormal.

Will look into SIBO!

(Just FYI---I'm trying to share as much information about my condition as I can so that people suffering similarly can see what matches. Sorry if anything is TMI)

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I have also had internal tremors for almost 4 years now. Along my journey of trying to figure out why, I have been diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy by a neurologist and gastritis from an upper GI I had done. I also have seen a naturopath who drew a lot of blood. (much more than a regular doctor). Some of my B vitamins came back low or low normal (B12, B1, B2, B9 in particular). My vitamin C was almost non-existent! I also did a breath test that came back positive for SIBO which also correlates with the gastritis and chronic constipation I was having. We have come to a conclusion my gut is not working well due to SIBO and I'm not absorbing my nutrients. SFN can be caused by B12 deficiencies. I also have the MTHFR gene variant which causes me not to absorb regular synthetic B supplements that many foods are fortified with so I have to be on the Methyl B vitamins. I am starting on small doses of them as I am finding larger doses causes my SFN to worsen. I also did a course of herbs to kill the SIBO. I had recently read a thread of someone that internal tremors who took a B complex vitamin and it went away. I am hoping that with supplementation it will eventually go away. I have read it can take months though. If you want to have any labs drawn on your own you can go to requestatest.com and order any labs you want.

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I read every comment hoping so bad someone figured it out.

I have finally figured out it is related to either food or the act of eating food. I went on a drastic diet no breakfast, lunch garden of life shake using water, and dinner rice w veggies and chicken. I lost 40lbs. My stomach shaking s stopped, my face tremors stopped, eating fatigue stopped but I still had the lower ab vibrations every few days. The last week I went off my diet and two days ago had a chicken taco with salsa and immediately noticed vibrations. Last night I ate a snack fruit pie at night and immediately got face tremors, upper stomach was shaking, today horrible internal tremors and vibrations and tingling in legs.

I have no idea what the cause is but I know now I can somewhat control it by what I eat and when I eat it.

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Hi. I have the same issues and have been trying to find answers for a very long time. The one thing that I have recently realized is that when I have certain milk products or foods that contain milk ingredients (which is a lot of foods), the internal shaking seems to be worse for me. I am looking into a possible food intolerance as all other medical testings have come back negative.

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This was VERY helpful! I was 90% sure myself that, that was the problem with me also! Now I'm sure it is! It's crazy how many reactions you can have from GI issues!!

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I also have the same ! I'm recovering from functional stomach disorder, using a lot of vitamins, probiotics and certain diet. When I'm adding dairy after two days it starts the tremor, it gets worse if I insist on eating dairy or with certain dairies. Thank you for sharing, because I couldn't confirm it somehow else!

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I also have internal vibrations. Notices that it seems to relate to acid levels in my stomach as mine seems to settle down if I take gaviscon. I was diagnosed with h pylori but had to discontinue quadruple therapy after first day due to side effects.

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Goodness, how awful to have those GI symptoms. My opinion is that you do not have enough of the digestive enzymes and HCL required are causing these problems. Severe stress or ongoing pain or Celiac Disease can cause the pancreas to not produce the required enzymes. And HCL production slows as we age. I take a prescription digestive enzyme called Pertze. Insurance does not cover them and they are pricy. I would order some high strength Digestive Enzymes and HCL or visit a supplement shop for them. Take a few bites of food then take one. Eat a good bit more then take another. Take two HCL’s in the middle of your big meals. Do not drink water until an hr after you eat because you don’t want to dilute the enzymes or HCL. And you must chew your food into a fine mush before you swallow it bc Ptylin is a digestive enzyme in your saliva that gets digestion going. Don’t watch tv while you eat. Just soft gentle music bc you must be in the Parasympathetic (relaxing) part of your nervous system in order to digest your food. And don’t eat foods your body reacts adversely to! Avoid spicy hot seasoning!

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Hello everyone,
been suffering from internal shaking and tremors during nights since 2019. Was waking in the middle of sleep with high blood pressure and heart beating . Well the pulse was mosly 90 but I felt it very strongly, even during day I tolerate such pulse. And the vibrations, they stopped after the gas was going out. I was searching and getting nervous as doctors did not give me the answers. I believe it really was connected with gas, food I ate and daily stress, lack of sleep ( night breastfeeding, babies etc) and of course it might be certain viruses, bacteria. The more I was concerned , the more it got severe.
What helped me a lot of course 1. change of the lifestyle - learned to meditate that helped me not to get scared at night when those internal shakings were happening, it helped to accept that and live through it and notice myself during the day what my daily actions can cause that (too much work, too much things I do not want to to that day) 2. and of course food - I started avoiding food which caused any gas. And I drank lots of Calendula tea (I grow it myself) . If I wake up at night shaky, I boil Calendula tea, sometimes 2-3 cups and massage the stomach. and I could go back to sleep till the morning without waking up. As befre I was waking every two hours with shaking. Calendula is good for control blood pressure, diggestive system, and calms you down. Sometimes dried young birch tree leaves teas (it's a natural duretic), so it's also controls blood pressure (one of my findings that this shakiness is also connected with blood pressure (mine the lower position was usually increased during night shakiness, during day normal). 3. supplements B vitamins, Zink, probiotics.
I believe it is very important to stop looking for answers why we are getting this shakiness (it makes us more nervous about it) accept it and look for healing . Vibrating boody just tells us, that we lived that day too stressfully, we neglected our needs, we consumed wrong food, etc. Hoppully, it helped someone. And do not forget to try Calendula tea. It is not harmful to use everyday. It might help you.
Sorry for my English, it is not my native.

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I have all these same symptoms. Literally was thinking it was ms. Comforting to know Other people are experiencing and going through similar issues.

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@gigiraj One of my friends is suffering the same as you now. I'd like to know your current health status. Are you feeling better? What kind of treatments did you have?

As this post was posted more than 2 yrs ago, I hope you may find the right solution now. So please let me know your information.

Btw, I am from Myanmar. Here, healthcare system is not as advance as your country.

It'll be greatful if you share your experiences.

Thanks

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