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What gives you cold chills when you poop?

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Dr. Mazen Kherallah answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Bacteria: With the strain and increased intraluminal pressure during defecation, bacteria can trans-locate from the intestinal lumen to the blood and give the symptoms of chills and rigors. This is transient bacteremia and clear by itself.

Answered 7/26/2018

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