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Every day, leading up to the feeling of passing a bowel movement, i experience severe nausea sometimes to the point of vomiting. why does this happen?

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Vagus nerve: The vagus nerve, when reflexively stimulated by an urge to have a bowel movement, may cause transient nausea.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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