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When it is over 75 degrees I throw up and get sick, how come?
I live in the foothills of the Front Range of Colorado and when it gets above 75 degrees I get sicker then a dog! I throw up a lot and then I'm very week! I push Pedilite something made for small children. its the only way i can keep my electrolytes stable. should i contact my PCP? i don't want to go to the emergency room! I am also a Diabetic 2 and have Bipolar 1 and COPD and its a long list of medical problems.
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Again, a vote for seeing your Dr. It may take a while of testing for different things to see why you react to heat in this way. I do like watching Mystery diagnosis and remember one of a gal for whom it started at puberty with weakness, and reaction to heat, However she had migraines, not throwing up that I call recall. She got so weak and dizzy that she began to fall down unable to stand. Hers was a problem with her blood pressure. I know when my blood pressure has dropped during a temporary illness and dropped quickly that throwing up was a symptom. And a low blood pressure could react to heat and your feeling worst the hotter it gets. So see your Dr. and make sure no matter your age that they do the usual blood and urine checks but also check your blood pressure. You never know but it may have taken time for your medications for diabetes or your other medical problems to build up in you to the point you're getting a reaction of throwing up or perhaps a new medication was recently added or one changed which now means some of your meds have a bad interaction with each other. I was a caregiver who took my client to her Dr appts and she had many different specialists including the mental health ones and I remember the day she got a change in medication which then caused an interaction of her fainting and blacking out. That is serious stuff. And even though I always kept a list of all her medications, so that ALL her different Drs. knew what other Drs were prescribing, what the name of it was, the milligrams and how many to take and how often, they still made mistakes at times. So be sure to make a thorough list of all your meds to take to the Dr. to also look for a combo of drugs that shouldnt be taken together that might be causing this reaction. It may not actually be that the throwing up is the reaction to a medical issue but a secondary symptom caused by the original body reaction. All of this requires lots of testing by Drs. to discover what the real issue is. What I've shared hopefully shows you why there are too many variables and it is not a good idea to self diagnos or ignore a problem. Most Dr.s and med clinics and hospitals today all have shared info on the web that is connected, especially for a particular city, or county in which you live and they have the access to all the updated info on you but dont think to look for it. So you need to be forward thinking, not assuming the doctor is thinking of everything in each short time slot they have with each patient. Remind each specialist you see of what other doctors you do see in case them may not know, that you have a medication list. Make copies and hand them one. (Handwritten or typed, both work) let the Dr. know of current symptoms, anything that may have changed recently in diet, exercise, change of home and living location, really any changes at all, including any of issues you may be having in another area they dont specialize in. So if seeing the dr. who prescribes and knows of your diabetes, you let him know if you're having new issues you're being seen for with your mental health Drs. Its also wise to make a list of All your Drs with their phone numbers and other contact info, what you see them for so that if they want to or feel it may be important to cross check with other Drs. of yours, they can. I also provided a Dr. list for my caregiving client and her Drs. did use it too and talk to her other Drs which was a very helpful thing so they could all work together for her good rather than against each other as occured a couple times. I hope this helps you to be prepared for seeing your PCP. You go to emergency only if you are thinkihg you may be seriously dehydrated from lack of food and liquids. A good way to check for this is to take the skin on the top of your hand and gather and pinch it between the thumb and forefinger of your other hand. If you are hydrated, it quickly goes back to laying normal across your hand. If you are dehydrated, you will find it flattening back out in slow motion. Do not make a habit of only trying to treat dehydration without attempting to find out what is causing this in the first place. Get in to see your Dr.
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Yes, you should go and speak to your doctor right away.
It's not terribly unusual for someone to have an adverse reaction to heat. I can get heat stroke very easily if I'm not very careful, in temperatures lower than 75 if I don't stay hydrated and cool. It's not completely crazy, but given the fact you have so much else going on medically, you really should speak to a doctor.
Obviously, if you are passing out, or vomiting so much you are seriously dehydrated, then you should go to the ER, but if this is an ongoing, but not life-threatening sort of situation for you, then you need to take it up with your doctor ASAP.
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We are not doctors and can not give out medical advice.
Given the list of medical problems you have and the fact that you get sick when the temperature gets over 75. Seeing your PCP is the best advice any of us can offer. I have heard of heat related illnesses so what you are experiencing is not so strange but it is also not normal.
Again not being a doctor I cannot say what the cause is. If this is something new your experiencing then there are any number of possibilities. Have you had a change in medications recently? If so make mention of this to your PCP. Always keep your doctors informed of medications given by other doctors. a change in diet or exercise could be a cause. Living in Colorado is it a possibility that you have moved up in altitude.
Any or all of these could be or play a part in the doctors diagnosing of the problem so make sure to tell you doctor of any changes in these areas. Also tell the doctor of any recent illnesses you may have had that you did not seek help for such as colds or flu. Over the counter medications could be the cause as well. If you have been out of the country recently the doctor need to know this as well.
I wish I had a better answer for you though the question you asked is the best answer. When in doubt about a health problem see your doctor. If ever unsure of your doctor's answer to a problem seek a second opinion. That is your right and insurance companies will pay for second opinions.
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