I have had these same symptoms for years. It always happens on hot summer days when I am exerting myself in the sun.
Yesterday, I helped a family member move furniture and it was around 88-F. I was able to go for around 4 hours and then the precursor to the nausea came on: a dull headache. I spent the next 2 hours throwing up with dry heaves so bad, and wretching so bad, that it broke the tiny blood vessels in my face. I spent 2 hours laying on a cold bathroom floor next to the toilet. Whenever this happens, my body breaks out in tremendous sweat and I am drenched from head to toe. After about 2 hours of laying there with a fan on me, it subsided. My body will then go into a chilling effect where I feel extremely clammy. This happens about once or twice every summer. Last year, it happened after trying to remove a tree stump in the backyard. The only thing you can do is lay down with air blowing on you and wait till it subsides.
I know that it has nothing to do with hydration as I continuously drink water during all my time in the sun. I hypothesize that it has to do with a sun allergy.
I've learned to try to control it as I only cut grass after 6 pm and stay away from doing outdoor activities during the heat of the day.
I've had this go on for as long as I can remember and the only thing I can link it to is the sun exposure. I can be inside and run 3 miles on a treadmill and sweat profusely but it won't cause my symptoms.
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I have had these same symptoms for years. It always happens on hot summer days when I am exerting myself in the sun.
July 27, 2008 - 7:47amYesterday, I helped a family member move furniture and it was around 88-F. I was able to go for around 4 hours and then the precursor to the nausea came on: a dull headache. I spent the next 2 hours throwing up with dry heaves so bad, and wretching so bad, that it broke the tiny blood vessels in my face. I spent 2 hours laying on a cold bathroom floor next to the toilet. Whenever this happens, my body breaks out in tremendous sweat and I am drenched from head to toe. After about 2 hours of laying there with a fan on me, it subsided. My body will then go into a chilling effect where I feel extremely clammy. This happens about once or twice every summer. Last year, it happened after trying to remove a tree stump in the backyard. The only thing you can do is lay down with air blowing on you and wait till it subsides.
I know that it has nothing to do with hydration as I continuously drink water during all my time in the sun. I hypothesize that it has to do with a sun allergy.
I've learned to try to control it as I only cut grass after 6 pm and stay away from doing outdoor activities during the heat of the day.
I've had this go on for as long as I can remember and the only thing I can link it to is the sun exposure. I can be inside and run 3 miles on a treadmill and sweat profusely but it won't cause my symptoms.
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