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I've had infrequent episodes of waking at night with abdominal cramps, diarrhea and break into intense cold sweats, almost passing out, turning pale. ?

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Dr. Lois A Freisleben-Cook answered

Irritable bowel: syndrome can present like this. The sweats, pallor, almost passing out are a response mediated by the vagal nerve. Your doctor will need to examine you and consider testing for the conditions leading to IBS.

Answered 8/27/2017

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A member asked:

I've had infrequent episodes of waking at night with abdominal cramps, diarrhea and break into intense cold sweats, almost passing out, turning pale. ?

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Dr. Lois A Freisleben-Cook answered

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