When your wife know you.

[The Jungle 1]

This event was disturbing at the time but my wife's description is funny.
I get esophageal spasms. It feels like your esophagus is going to explode. Hold on, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. It hurts like hell.
I got one the other night at the kitchen sink. Little did I know but there is this thing called the Vagus nerve and it can shut you down. This spasm was bad and would not stop. Next thing I know I am on waking up on the floor. Now I need to explain why I am on the floor. I did not get dizzy or light headed just collapsed. However the spasm was gone! I went to the doctor in the morning. I was lucky I did not hit my head. I said to the doc, so when I get a spasm I should sit down. Um yea. He also said old people sometimes get Vegus nerve reactions on the toilet. So I have that to look forward to. This getting old ain't for the weak.

My wife said "I knew something was really wrong because I heard all the crashing but no cussing." That made me laugh.

[MiHale]

1. I can relate to your last couple sentences...

Now I’m padding everything around the toilet.

Yeah getting old is a bear, but we have a lifetime of survival skills…we got here!

[The Jungle 1]

3. I was thinking bike helmet.

I wonder if this could be marketable.
Crapper helmets.
Poo lids.

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

8. Sh!t Heads

[marble falls]

12. Crap cap.

[marble falls]

13. Johnny cap.

[ggma]

14. Seat belts,

as seen on South Park...

gg

[marble falls]

15. Velcro toilet seats. Reclining toilets. Giant suction cup toilets!

[ggma]

17. Oh Marble,

you are too quick for me! 😂

gg

[marble falls]

19. The product of a focused but undisciplined mind.

[The Jungle 1]

24. Suction cups?

Then I will have hickeys on my ass.

[marble falls]

25. Just one very large one.

[True Dough]

2. You know what they say...

What happens in Vagus, stays in Vagus.

Be well!

[3catwoman3]

4. Now that's...

…really good.

[cachukis]

5. My wife has Vagus nerve issues.

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I found on the internets that if you lie down on your back and breathe slowly while looking to the left or right, serious left or right, without moving your head until you yawn, you will reset your Vegus nerve.

Sounds weird, but it works for her.

[The Jungle 1]

9. Alright I am going to try this but

I think I am being suckered.

[cachukis]

10. No, I am serious. She kept getting dizzy and having to rest.

Her doctor was no help. I looked it up and suggested she try.
It seems to work. She is 76 and over time the attacks are less frequent.

Now, on her own, if she senses the dizziness, she lies down and is back in action within 10 to fifteen minutes.

We had to leave parties because of Vagus nerve issues. Still do, but not as frequently.

[The Jungle 1]

21. I believed ya and was just busting on ya

[TNNurse]

6. Your vagus nerve helps control your heart rate.

I suspect yours got too low, your BP dropped without blood pumping and you passed right out.
yes, sitting down seems your best option.

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

7. As my beloved Grandmom used to say

"Don't get old...it ain't for sissies"

[Delmette2.0]

11. All the replies made me laugh or smile.

Thanks for making the morning fun.

[The Jungle 1]

22. I knew I could depend on this group

[llmart]

16. Interesting

I swear, I learn something new every day on DU.

[multigraincracker]

18. I use to suffer from the toilet version.

I found using at stool softener at the first sign of constipation cured it. Those big hard loads triggered it.

[honeylady]

20. I have the same thing and my PCP gave me the cure.

I have been suffering with it also. Not as bad as you, it seems. But enough to take my breath away when it happens. i mentioned it to my primary care physician and he suggested peppermint oil as soon as it starts. I got a spray bottle and shoot it down my throat as soon as it happens, and it stopped it immediately. I use it every time I get a spasm, and it always works. I also have a dry hacking cough sometimes and it cures that.

Who would have thunk.

[The Jungle 1]

23. Gonna try that and thanks

[The Jungle 1]

26. I have some peppermint extract.

Do you mix it with water and how much do you mix in?

[honeylady]

27. I have it in a spray bottle which is marketed as a breath freshener. Got it on Amazon.

[The Jungle 1]

28. Thanks I ordered it