[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.

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[tang-soo]

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

Yep, that's it. I remember the name now. Thanks, PC.

[Radix]

Exactly.