Kejadian ini dikenal sebagai sinkop vasovagal. Mekanismenya terjadi ketika saraf vagus, yaitu saraf yang mengatur banyak fungsi otomatis tubuh seperti detak jantung dan tekanan darah, teriritasi akibat mengejan terlalu keras dalam waktu lama.
Pada kondisi pingsan saat buang air besar, tekanan darah bisa tiba-tiba turun ketika kamu berdiri setelah selesai buang air besar. Detak jantung ikut melambat, memicu rasa pusing, kepala ringan, hingga akhirnya kehilangan kesadaran.
Walaupun terdengar sepele, tetapi pingsan di kamar mandi bisa berbahaya, terutama jika terjadi tanpa peringatan dan membuat kamu terjatuh atau mengalami cedera tambahan.
Sekilas mungkin tampak sepele, tetapi kebiasaan membawa HP ke toilet dan berlama-lama duduk bisa menimbulkan berbagai masalah kesehatan, mulai dari wasir, luka, prolaps rektum, hingga risiko pingsan atau mati rasa pada kaki. Bahkan, dalam kasus ekstrem, kondisi ini bisa berujung pada komplikasi serius yang membahayakan nyawa. Batasi waktu buang air besar hanya sekitar 2–3 menit, lebih singkat lebih baik. Ini bisa menjadi langkah mudah namun penting untuk melindungi kesehatan jangka panjang.
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