A member asked:

Can straining/pushing while pooping(from constipation)lead to formation of aneurysms? due to increased pressure. someone told me this. true or untrue?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

No!: You may already have the aneurysm and increasing your intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal pressure will minimally change your blood pressure and then only momentarily. It does not cause the aneurysm and will not exacerbate it.

Answered 11/27/2017

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