10 Causes of Syncope
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #6: Urinating Or Defecating
Visits to the smallest room in the home are something that we all need to do several times a day. While what happens there is not particularly pleasant, it is certainly necessary as we must rid ours bodies of the accumulated waste that we don’t need. Such trips to the toilet are usually quite uneventful, even boring, but they can constitute a risk for some people.
Syncope while sitting on the toilet does happen in some people. It most often occurs as a result of straining too hard during a bowel movement, particularly in people with constipation. While passing out on the toilet is not necessarily dangerous, collapsing on what is usually a hard floor can lead to injuries.
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