Tieu Tran, a 25 -year -old boy from Hangzhou (China), went to the toilet at home, because of constipation 'chronic' so they had to work a bit.Unexpectedly, this effort made him feel more angry, his symptoms were getting worse, so his family was worried and took him to the hospital for treatment.
After the examination, the doctor discovered that Tieu Tran had "pneumothorax", the left lung was compressed nearly 90%.
Put simply, when the chest injury is related to the chest wall, lung or trachea, the air will enter the pleural cavity through the wound, causing air accumulation in the cavity.This is often called pneumothorax, which will affect the expansion of the lungs.
The main symptoms of pneumothorax include chest pain, shortness of breath, cough ... If combined with infection, the cough will get worse and cough with pus.
After checking, the doctor said the simple conservation treatment could not help the punctured lungs of Tieu Tran healed.Finally, the doctor chose to perform a one -gate laparoscopic surgery method, currently submissive and discharged.
There is gas in the red circle of the ceiling lung
Pneumothorax likes these people
It is known that the incidence of pneumothorax in men is often higher than women and especially "preferred" tall and thin people aged 20-40.Tieu Tran is a typical "tall and thin" person.During the previous health check, there was a tumor in the left lung, this time the tumor was broken because he used too strong force when going to the toilet to cause acute pneumothorax.
In addition, people with these diseases are more likely to have pneumothorax:
- Chest injury: Including wounds directly into the chest such as being beaten, fractures ... and indirect wounds like some breast surgeries cause lung collapse and pneumothorax.
- Basic lung diseases: Basic lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia and cystic fibrosis can cause damage to lung and lung tissue that is easily collapsed, causing pneumothorax.
- Lung ball: The gas ball can be formed at the top of the lungs.When they break, the air in the ball will diffuse into the pleural cavity, causing pneumothorax.
Doctors remind people that in everyday life, people should pay attention to their behavioral habits and never use too much strength!Pneumothorax can be caused by lifting heavy objects too strong, holding breath, laughing, coughing, sneezing, high intensity exercise and sudden changes from high pressure environment to low -pressure environment.
The most important thing to avoid is to "use too much strength" when defecating.In addition to the above conditions, it can lead to pneumothorax, too strong defecation can lead to heart rupture, artery rupture, cerebral hemorrhage ... even sudden death!
- In November 2023, a 28 -year -old young man in Trinh Chau, Ha Nam province (China) went to the toilet at work, using too strong force to defecate, leading to brain hemorrhage and half a person.
- In March 2022, a 60 -year -old woman in Shanghai (China) had an aneurysm and bleeding due to exertion during defecation.
Source and photo: QQ, Healthline