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Whenever i am in hot sunlight for some time, my chest feels tight and i feel like i need to gag/throw up but nothing comes out i also feel pretty dizzy and nauseous i return back to normal when im not in the hot sunlight do you know what it is?

Q: whenever i am in hot sunlight for some time, my chest feels tight and i feel like i need to gag/throw up but nothing comes out i also feel pretty dizzy and nauseous i return back to normal when im not in the hot sunlight do you know what it is?

: While I never heard of it causing these symptoms, I'd have to consider this an idiosyncratic type of photosensitivity or probably more of an intolerance peculiar to you. I think the vagus nerve is involved in your reaction after prolonged hot sun exposure.

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While I never heard of it causing these symptoms, I'd have to consider this an idiosyncratic type of photosensitivity or probably more of an intolerance peculiar to you. I think the vagus nerve is involved in your reaction after prolonged hot sun exposure.

Answered 9/28/2023

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A member asked:

Whenever i am in hot sunlight for some time, my chest feels tight and i feel like i need to gag/throw up but nothing comes out i also feel pretty dizzy and nauseous i return back to normal when im not in the hot sunlight do you know what it is?

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