Living with UC and POTS
After many bouts of dizziness, abnormally high heart rate, and long periods of air hunger (where it felt like I could never get a full breath) I was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) along with my ulcerative colitis (UC).
A disorder of the autonomic nervous system, POTS is when the nervous system struggles to regulate functions like heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, and more. This means that people with POTS often experience fatigue, headaches, dizziness, fainting, palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, insomnia, excessive sweating/issues with temperature regulation, brain fog, nausea, stomach pain, anxiety and more.1
If you are experiencing these issues, please do check in with your health provider to make sure you’re not experiencing anything life-threatening, as these symptoms can also indicate other problems. Prior to my diagnosis, I actually went to emergency multiple times to check in on chest pain. I also had multiple scans done of my heart, just to be sure it was functioning properly.
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