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Can bulging disc's from & including t12 to l4, cause loss of bladder & bowel control & also legs to go to sleep while on stool? thanks!
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Highly unlikely: 40% of people who are without any symptoms of back pain or anything else have BULGING discs up and down their spines when MRI's are taken of their backs. Could you imagine what sort of problems we'd have if bulging discs could really do all that? I didn't say impossible but I'd want more proof than an MRI to draw those conclusions.
Answered 7/26/2014
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