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What Causes Lower Abdominal Pain And Constant Lightheadedness While Suffering From Vertigo?
I was in the hospital Tues. & Wed. (28th & 29th Jan.) because I was close to passing out.
About 2 years ago I was lighted & felt like fainting so I went to the hospital & they ran CT scan on my head, EKG, & another related to the heart but found nothing.
So I’ve had the (constant) lightheadedness ever since & learned to live with it.
This time (Tues & Wed) was the same only the lightheadedness was about 30 – 40% worse than before & when I moved too quickly I was so dizzy I couldn’t see anything but TV snowy picture for a few seconds; this happened for 4 days so on the 5th day I went to the hospital. I wasn’t nauseated in my stomach, but in my head from spinning like being drunk.
I’m not alcoholic & drink very little & infrequent.
The same thing; they ran several tests & came up with no answers so they decided to call it Vertigo for now and gave me a prescription to alleviate the water in the balance part of the ears from too much salt & I eat as little salt as possible now. The lightheadedness is still constant.
Now to get to the question: I had a pain in my lower abdomen & wondered if it could be something in there that could cause the symptoms I’m having. It lasted only a few minutes, so I guess I’ll have to see if it returns before I can get a good answer.
Please advise & Thank you for your time & patience!
Gerald – YYYY@YYYY
About 2 years ago I was lighted & felt like fainting so I went to the hospital & they ran CT scan on my head, EKG, & another related to the heart but found nothing.
So I’ve had the (constant) lightheadedness ever since & learned to live with it.
This time (Tues & Wed) was the same only the lightheadedness was about 30 – 40% worse than before & when I moved too quickly I was so dizzy I couldn’t see anything but TV snowy picture for a few seconds; this happened for 4 days so on the 5th day I went to the hospital. I wasn’t nauseated in my stomach, but in my head from spinning like being drunk.
I’m not alcoholic & drink very little & infrequent.
The same thing; they ran several tests & came up with no answers so they decided to call it Vertigo for now and gave me a prescription to alleviate the water in the balance part of the ears from too much salt & I eat as little salt as possible now. The lightheadedness is still constant.
Now to get to the question: I had a pain in my lower abdomen & wondered if it could be something in there that could cause the symptoms I’m having. It lasted only a few minutes, so I guess I’ll have to see if it returns before I can get a good answer.
Please advise & Thank you for your time & patience!
Gerald – YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 7 Feb 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The lightheadedness and vertigo are suggestive of inner ear problem.
As you have mentioned that you are undergoing treatment for an ear problem.
On the basis of your history, the disease is most probably Meniere's disease.
This disease has a chronic course and has a waxing and waning course.
Initially the disease is managed conservatively and later followed by surgical management.
The basic pathology in this disease is imbalance in fluid in the inner ear.
Water and salt restriction also help to control the symptoms of lightheadedness and vertigo.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
The lightheadedness and vertigo are suggestive of inner ear problem.
As you have mentioned that you are undergoing treatment for an ear problem.
On the basis of your history, the disease is most probably Meniere's disease.
This disease has a chronic course and has a waxing and waning course.
Initially the disease is managed conservatively and later followed by surgical management.
The basic pathology in this disease is imbalance in fluid in the inner ear.
Water and salt restriction also help to control the symptoms of lightheadedness and vertigo.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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