What is a Vasovaglia episode?

Answer 1

the term is vasovagal - and it refers to anything that causes the vagas nerve (starts in your brain and works throughout the neck, chest and abdomen)..... If this nerve is overstimulated, it causes the heart to slow down and the veins in the body to dilate (expand) (can be caused by coughing, rubbing your eyes, straining to force a bowel movement). Often, we only notice this if it causes us to faint or feel faint.... usually is not indicitive of anything serious

Answer 2

A vasovagal episode/reaction happens when your vagus nerve is stimulated. When this occurs your blood pressure and heart rate decrease substantially and you become lightheaded, dizzy, sweaty, and nauseous; sometimes you may yawn a lot. This can happen to some people when they strain while having a bowel movement. But I've seen it happen mostly in a hospital setting during manual compression of a groin during an arterial sheath removal.

Answer 3

a vasovagal episode is more correct and follows along the line of the other responder who said it causes vasodilation and may cause bradycardia (slowing of the heart rate). it is generally not serious, but may cause lightheadedness and even fainting. fainting is a recovery experience. one faints so the body can realign what it determined was wrong. in a way fainting interferes with what made you faint so when you recover the problem that caused you to faint will may be been improved. another type of response is the sympathetic response called fight or flight. the body releases extreme amount of epinephrine (known as adrenalin released from the adrenal cortex). when the highly reactive response to the adrenalin is over, it can cause one to shake uncontrollably and passout.

Answer 4

i think its like a panic attack or something

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