Doctor Explains Getting the Chills While Going to the Bathroom

*thumbs up a la the Fonz* Ayyyyyyyyyyye!

I’m not classy, so I am sharing this!

Have you ever gotten the chills while going number 2?

Dr. Sameer Islam told the Men’s Health just why that happens.

“What happens when you have a bowel movement is that you are stimulating the vegus nerve.”

Dr. Islam continues, saying that the stimulation of that nerve can have a lot of reactions, including dropped blood pressure, sweats, and-yes-the chills.

“It is normal to feel chills, to feel your heart rate change, and to feel other things that are maybe going on from having a bowel movement,” said Dr. Islam.

Do you experience the chills while using the bathroom? Is this something you have always wondered about? Have I probably should have not shared this?