I have had chills, hot flashes & nausea that comes & goes over 3 months now!?

Question

I have not been feeling well for over 3 mths. It all began w/ a real bad vomiting episode one night. In the days/weeks to follow I had pretty bad nausea. All the while, I've been having hot flashes & chills. In the last few wks my nausea has improved. As of the last 3 days however, I've been having more hot flashes & chills. Last night I had a little fever (99.5) & I was shivering. I woke up sweating in the morning.

I'm 27 years old.

I have been to the E/R & a couple different Dr's. I'm waiting on results from bloodwork & a CT Scan of my brain.

CT Scan normal, white blood cell count a little low & mild anemia... I hope we're getting somewhere!

Answer 1

You didn't say how old you are, could it be menopause?

Answer 2

I went thru the same thing in 2006. It lasted from New Years Days to the end of March. They never did figure out what was going on. A relative of mine with a medical background figured out that it was a bowel blockage. A Fleet Test Prep Kit (can be purchased over the counter at WalGreens) is what I used to get rid of it. You take some pills that make you have to go to the bathroom, and then there is an enema procedure you follow. Follow it to the letter, wait two days, and then buy a regular Fleet enema, and use that. That's how I got rid of mine, and I was a new person afterwards, my life was literally on hold while I was going through the vomiting, fever, and everything else.

For symptom relief in the meantime, here's what I found worked for me:
Meclizine over the counter (you have to ask the pharmacist for it in some cases; it's made for motion sickness, worked wonders for my vomiting)
Peppermint Altoids (let them dissolve completely in your mouth. If you can find straight peppermint sticks in your area, they work too, if they are made with PEPPERMINT OIL that is the key ingredient to look for.
Avoid straight milk as much as possible, it makes it worse.
Use a heating pad or a Therma Care heat wrap for the lower back pain if you get (I know I did)
Don't be surprised if they can't help you out the doctor's offices and the emergency room. I took many visits. They kept saying "something is wrong" but never pin pointed it. When I finally went back and told them what took care of it, they were like oh, we wouldn't have seen that without exploratory procedures.

Answer 3

Dont worry about it. I have the same feeling your having right at this point right now, and coincidentally im 17 as well, iv'e had mine for weeks now, but really its my fault for it, i pretty much knew after i ate 200g of pistachios with hardly any fluid was always going to be one thing CONSTIPATION! I probabily think that may be the same with you, however, if you really mean "Knife~" in your words then i suggest you see GP straight away, it could be serious, but if you exaggerated a little then do what im doing, just stay calm, relax and keep your mind of it, this will help you mentally, physically (if constipated) eat plenty of apples, grapes, prunes and any food high in fibre, remember to drink plenty of water while doing so; as too much FIBRE with no FLUID can cause further constipation. Whatever happens god bless, and like me be a warrior fight it out, and im a guy :P Oh and another note, if you feel the pain is within your abdomen, then the problem can be either via the Stomach, Intestines, Liver or Gallbladder, if i were you i would personally write a days notebook of how the pain has progressed throughout the day and compare days after that, if you feel it is unbarable every 40-50 seconds then it could be an Ulcer (damaged tissue) or internal bleeding, just keep having hope, i really hope this works out for you.

Answer 4

this is the exact situation that my aunt(who is 21) had. all the doctors thought that she had stomach problems, but after a couple of months, they did an MRI on it, and found out that it was a Brain tumor. i no this is serious, but you should still check for this, and SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, DONT THINK IT IS A MINOR PROBLEM. it might jsut as well be a viral problem, too. try to stay away from stress, as this can cause all of these problems too.

Answer 5

You need to see a doctor.

This has gone on for too long.

There are a number of things it could be, but you need blood tests etc. in order to get a diagnosis and then the appropriate treatment.

Hope you are feeling better soon

Answer 6

That could be so many different things. I would suggest going to a doctor. If you don't have a doctor, try the emergency room.

Answer 7

TRY A PREGNANCY TEST!!!!!! BET YOU