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Swallowing air and fainting?

This is the second time this has happened to me. I take a huge swig of liquid with a HUGE painful air bubble and faint.

Female | 47 years old
Medications: None

2 Answers

Can you lie flat in bed?
Stretching any hollow viscus in the abdominal tract including the eosphagus can result in a vasovagal response leading to fainting. Fainting can also occur when having a bowel motion.