[tang-soo]

That sort of medically self assured thinking can lead to mistakes; if it happens again I will react differently - I hope. 🙏

Some unsolicited comments follow and someone with a medical background can probably clarify my layman-type comments.

My mother-in-law died in 2003 at the age of 73 while using the bathroom during the middle of the night. My brother-in-law who is a retired nurse said that it was quite possible she died due to a compressed nerve.

Apparently, there is a large nerve attached to the bowel. When we (getting a bit gross here) feel like we are passing a watermelon and our eyes get tunnel vision, that process in some cases causes us to black out for a few seconds.

That happens because that nerve is being compressed. And in rare cases, that process can cause a heart-related event - not sure if he said heart attack, stroke, or something else.

The point is, we should be careful and not show impatience, rather try to relax and take our time - it could be a matter of life and death.

[Porkchop]

***Apparently, there is a large nerve attached to the bowel. When we (getting a bit gross here) feel like we are passing a watermelon and our eyes get tunnel vision, that process in some cases causes us to black out for a few seconds.

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True!

It’s called the Vagus nerve, and syncope (fainting) can be bought about by stress - such as bearing down for a BM.

🐷

[Radix]

Could be a vagal nerve episode. Actually a classic Vasovagal event.

[Melian]

Re Nerve compression:

That must be what happened to Elvis.

[Bob Ireland]

***we should be careful and not show impatience, rather try to relax and take our time - it could be a matter of life and death***

👴😏 You are right. Thank God it worked out OK. If there is an on going problem, it will reappear - and I will have to deal with it.