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I had very sharp pains in the right side of my head while passing a difficult bowel movement. should i be concerned? the headache has since subsided.

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Dr. James Kufdakis answered

Doesn't sound bad: If you had a sharp pain in your head while having a bowel movement and the pain passed after the bowel movement, as long as you don't continue to have pain, weakness, visual changes, etc, you should be ok.

Answered 10/20/2015

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A member asked:

I had very sharp pains in the right side of my head while passing a difficult bowel movement. should i be concerned? the headache has since subsided.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Kufdakis answered

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