Question: My story starts a couple of weeks ago, on 09/16/15. I was having a BM (diarrhea) with pain in the lower abdomen. Suddenly I got an intense tingling sensation in my chest, upper back, neck, and head. I began to sweat profusely and then it seemed as though my vision was narrowing. I called for my wife before passing out into the shower. When she found me seconds later, she sat me back upright on the toilet and I proceeded to have what she described as a 10 second seizure. My body stiffened, my right hand curled up, my pupils got large and black, and she said I growled until finally going completely unconscious. 911 was called and I awoke very confused and out of sorts when the medics arrived. I was rushed to the ER where I had blood work up (all normal) and a CT scan of my abdomen (no oral contrast). I was also given and EKG (normal with sinus rhythm noted). The CT was clear with exception of a fatty liver (a little over weight and bad diet), a slight hernia on lower left side, and compacted colon which they couldn't tell a whole lot from with absence of oral contrast. The ER doc decided it was likely a vagus nerve reaction that caused the episode and I was discharged. I was fine for a couple of days and then that Saturday I was sitting still in the car when suddenly I felt something move in my stomach and that same tingling and my vision began to close in again. I quickly jumped up and my heart began to race. I didn't black out, however it caused lightheadedness, shakes, and some weakness. I again visited the ER where more blood work was done and a CT of the head. Both came back normal. I was discharged. From that day I have had strange sensations when drifting off to sleep like feeling of electrical shock, falling, and tingling. Makes it impossible to sleep. I have since had one very bad panic attack that lasted an entire day. I have had strange heart palpitations (I've been having palpitations for over 6 months but my PCP says not to worry) where the heart seems to slow and stop beating for a few seconds before kicking back on, sometimes accompanied by a tingling sensation throughout my body. Sometimes when breathing normal I'll have a moment where it seems as if I can't quite breathe (instantaneous feeling and I take a deep breath and it goes away). I have moments of lightheadedness as well. I have visited the ER one more time with the new symptoms after not being able to sleep for 48 hours. At this visit I had more blood drawn to check for heart enzymes (negative) and my Thyroid (4.7 so slightly under active?). Diagnosed with anxiety and given Ativan for sleep. I followed up with my PCP, a Neurologist, and a Therapist. Neurologist has scheduled an EEG and MRI, Therapist diagnosed me with GAD. I guess what I'd like to ask is if it's possible I have a problem in my gut causing the symptoms I'm experiencing. It does seem as though some of these symptoms follow a sudden movement in my GI tract and I get a ton of twitching throughout my abdominal region. I have recently been having BMs every few days (usually I am pretty regular at every day). The stools have been harder than normal and a very pale brown color, almost yellowish. I have experienced some discharge of mucous with bowl movements in the past months as well, though not in recent days. I had another incident back in January while out of town on business that landed me in the ER with terrible vomiting and dark, hot, watery diarrhea... it nearly immobilized me. I could hardly walk, talk or function in any way until I had discharged the diarrhea. It was accompanied with profuse sweating, increased heavy heart beat, and dizziness/confusion and weakness. Once I had discharged the waste I went back to normal after IV fluids. Suggestions?