He had been trying to throw up since 5am - but passed out and got dizzy. I got him some stuff from the chemist - then called our work hotline - like NHS direct but you apeak to someone in 5 minutes instead of 45 minutes.
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They said he needed to see a doctor. He was quite difficult so I got his sister round. Who then met his girlfriend he was trying to keep quiet.Comment
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There was a lull in the conversation, so I said I knew he was ill. He had been home from Dubai for 3 days - no fresh flowers in the bathroom!
He sister then made a joke about him being gay - to which his gf(Romanian with bad English) said "oh he is most definetly not". His sister said "too much information".Comment
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There then followed a series of calls to "grab a doc". Eventually he had to go to hospital. I went to look after his sister's kids so she could go to hospital with him.
Her mother was here - but she has huge memory issues. She asked me 10 times what day of the week it was.Comment
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I took the kids to burger king for lunch - then ran them ragged so they will sleep well tonight.
I was due to take the twins for dinner - but they came over. We then had KFC for dinner.
Landlord out of hospital and doing fine - he was abroad for 20 days doing 16 hour work days. He was back 5 days - but clearly needed more rest.Comment
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passing out while on the toilet - Undiagnosed Symptoms - MedHelpOriginally posted by mudskipper View PostWhy is it always the toilet where people pass out / keel over / generally have issues?
"It has to do with the stimulation of the vagus nerve, which runs in the vicinity of the anal sphincter. When the vagus nerve is irritated it lowers the heart rate. This, in turn lowers the blood pressure and the person passes out. It is the reason many cardiac arrests are found on the toilet."
So now we know
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