{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5500","number":"5500","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-27T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-19T04:00Z","body":"When holding the laptop in my lap, on my thighs, I get stomach cramps and then diarrhea. This happens consistently. The laptop cannot be touching my body (only finger tips). I needed to take Imodium AD each time to control the diarrhea.\nThe laptop is now kept as far away form my body as possible and put on airplane mode or wired.\n\nThe cell phone cannot be near my head, as it makes me VERY dizzy.\nThe mobile phone is put on speaker phone and placed on a surface, such as a table or counter top.\n\nAs cell phones and computer connections have increased from 3G, then 4G and now 5G - - the symptoms have gotten worse and more intense.\n\nHealth conditions I have that may contribute to sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:  Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (Common Variable Immunodeficiency)\n\nHealth conditions not necessarily associated with my sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant:  Migraines and Allergic Asthma\n\nThe only thing that seems to help is to avoid the wireless phone and the laptop computer from touching my body.\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5500","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"21e4d35e0d762990e9432f5583aaac8053c4eb7b044f694703751849bfa46aa5","slug":"health-experiences-comment-5500","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5500","body_sha256":"77fbe8916baa2a9e92f110ce2f055c0d77510fa74e0718103768bd22c98e4047","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"phone cannot be near my head, as it makes me VERY dizzy.\nThe mobile phone is put on speaker phone and placed on a surfac"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"far away form my body as possible and put on airplane mode or wired.\n\nThe cell phone cannot be near my head, as it makes me VERY diz"},{"id":"other","evidence":"ng the laptop in my lap, on my thighs, I get stomach cramps and then diarrhea. This happens consistently. The laptop cannot be touching my bod"}],"summary":"Reports digestive symptoms with laptop contact and dizziness near phones, describes wired and distance-based precautions, and identifies immune and migraine conditions as possible contributing factors.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-27T23:26:06Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"cc9f7da1b7a909d6e533131d802d7b4b898fd6d12971533b8dc941719d36182e","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","optical","other"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports digestive symptoms with laptop contact and dizziness near phones, describes wired and distance-ba…"}