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Hi, my mom had a fainting spell today. She had loose motions since yesterday she might have gone 6 times. She was feeling weak and tired and also had body ache. Today somewhere in the afternoon while standing she had a black out and passed out. She passed out with her eyes open and her mouth clenched really tight. We had to put a spoon inside her mouth to prevent it from getting locked. She regained consciousness in 5 mins, and had no recollection of what happened. We rushed her to the doctor and the doctor checked her pressure, blood level, and temperature. But everything seemed normal. I am petrified I need a second opinion. I will be doing her blood test in a couple of days. When asked the doctor what was her reason of fainting, he said it could be epilepsy. But this has never ever happened to her before. I need a second opinion. Please please help.
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Hello, Faints with or with out loss of consciousness can be due to several reasons. Yes, Epilepsy can be one of the reasons but we have to rule out other causes too. You have mentioned that she has diarrhoea, sometimes BP can go low with loose motions causing dizziness or faints. She will need further investigations to check if it is epilepsy/ neurological problem and to rule out cardiac causes. Please make sure she is well hydrated and start getting the investigations done.
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