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What Causes Tears During Bowel Movement?
hi my name is chanel...when ever i go to the bathroom for a bowel movement tears fall out of my eyes im not straining it doesn't hurt at all my eyes just get teary and this has been happening to me all my life my mother says it use to happen to her as a child.why is that?
Mon, 18 Dec 2017
Actually defecation causes release of certain hormones, autonomic stimulation leads to stimulation of the lacrimal glands as well which leads to tearing
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