Triggers that May Cause Fainting

Today is going to be a daily-double in terms of posts. I found this interesting bit of information today!

These are nine triggers that may cause fainting - as published by the NLM. I didn't make these up :-)

Ultimately, #9 would be "below average" as a friend of mine says.

Also, number 3 - wow, you have to have been eating wads of bread, pasta, and pancakes to have to strain that much to push one out! The warning sounds before fainting probably sound like this "ewwww ewwwwwwwwwwwwww ewwwwwwwwww"

Here's the list:

The U.S. National Library of Medicine says the following triggers may cause fainting:

1. The sudden onset of extreme distress or fear.
2. Being in severe pain.
3. Straining to have a bowel movement.
4. Standing up for a long period.
5. Excessive and forceful coughing.
6. A rapid drop in blood pressure, which can be triggered by factors including dehydration, some medications, bleeding or standing up too quickly.
7. Abusing drugs or alcohol.
8. Having low blood sugar.
9. Having a stroke or heart attack.