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Weird things our bodies do

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ffswhatnext · 06/02/2020 11:58

I have a number of health issues to begin with and over the past couple of months I have proper hunger pains just before sneezing. (Will chat to gp at next review)

So what weird stuff does your body do?

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KidCaneGoat · 06/02/2020 19:40

Clearly some of you also get deja vu @APatchyTomCat

KidCaneGoat · 06/02/2020 19:40

And wtf to tampon shoulder twang!

Cheeryandmerry · 06/02/2020 19:40

wannabebetter the wind is where it should be, the pain is just felt in a different place due to the nerves running that way [technical medical term, NOT]

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Wavingwhiledrowning · 06/02/2020 19:46

Every now and then it feels like my 'spare' rib (as in the little one at the bottom) on my left hand side gets caught under the one above. It's a really strange feeling but literally feels like my bones have got tangled. I can't believe they have, but I can't work out what else it could be!

Also I get cramp in my bum a lot (I guess it's a big muscle as they go!). Total agony, and not easy to address in a social situation.

bobstersmum · 06/02/2020 19:53

When I orgasm I get a horrible pain in my ears, always have!

SinkGirl · 06/02/2020 19:58

I can make the rushing, fluttering sound in my ears. I can block out disturbing noises with it. I have no idea which muscles I’m tensing to do it.

Most people who do it have to squeeze their eyes closed to do it apparently. I can tell the muscles are somewhere around my eyes, just not exactly which ones!

EmptyOrchestra · 06/02/2020 20:00

Rather embarrassing, but if I do too many sit ups I have an orgasm... which I discovered in my teens, and is the reason I’ve never been to a legs, bums and tums class Blush

Ces6 · 06/02/2020 20:03

This is sort of embarrassing but also I'm curious what it is so am going to post it anyway. 😆 Every so often I get a weird sensation around my coccyx. It feels like my spinal cord is exposed and I am touching a nerve. It isn't exactly painful but it feels like pins and needles and feels so awful that I can't even bear to touch that area even gently until it goes away (usually after a few days).

Ces6 · 06/02/2020 20:04

@EmptyOrchestra But that's a great skill, you must have perfectly toned abs. 😆

mytypeonpaper · 06/02/2020 20:05

I sneeze when I'm full

pinklillie · 06/02/2020 20:05

Ffswhatnext

have you been to the Dr yet? I also get this when I’m hungry. It’s like a monster sneeze from deep within. So strange!

Namethecat

I thought I was the only person to get hungry hiccups! It really irritates my husband but I can’t help it.

Roselilly36 · 06/02/2020 20:08

The inside of my ears always itch if I am coming down with a cold.

Catworrier · 06/02/2020 20:18

I go blind when I close my eyes. Does anyone else experience this? It's really weird.

lalafafa · 06/02/2020 20:21

air comes out of my eye ducts when I blow my nose

goingoverground · 06/02/2020 20:34

@Cheeryandmerry Maybe it's your hyoid bone not your thyroid?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoid_bone

sqirrelfriends · 06/02/2020 20:38

I have 1 random long blonde hair on my shoulder (I'm very dark haired). It doesn't stop growing. I pluck it out every so often.

@alohamore I have the same on my right shoulder. Last time I saw it, it was almost an inch long and flapping in the wind Blush.

I also once had a spot in my chest, when I scratched it my chin hurt. When I was in labour my legs burnt like I'd been doing squats.

ColourMyDreams · 06/02/2020 20:39

Whenever I have a coughing fit, however slight, I immediately go into an explosive sneezy fit for a few minutes. Complete with streaming eyes and nose.
Fortunately I don't have a coughing fit often.
I don't know how common this one is but, if I see someone being hurt, say they fall over or something, or a bad injury on someone, it makes my uterus contract, or at least I think it's my uterus, it's around that area anyway. When you have that ' oh lord, are you ok?' 😱 moment.

ravensoaponarope · 06/02/2020 20:59

I make my ears roar to block out sound, but with my eyes open.
I have synaesthesia so I see all sound in shapes and patterns.
I also see my thoughts and every word I or anyone else says typed out (tickertape synaesthesia).
When I feel cringing embarrassment, the hair follicles on my shins prickle horribly

Ces6 · 06/02/2020 21:04

When I have a near miss or see something that shocks me I get painful electric shocks running up my arms.

seekingwaxwings · 06/02/2020 21:04

@Wavingwhiledrowning

I get the rib thing too and for years I called it 'my hernia' as it pops out when I bend over a certain way or sneeze/cough. Then one day I read about 'floating ribs' and realised that's what it is! Have a google and see if you agree.

Valkarie · 06/02/2020 21:04

Sharp pain on my face, think plucking eyebrows, makes me sneeze.

EmptyOrchestra · 06/02/2020 21:07

But that's a great skill, you must have perfectly toned abs.

Ironically I have no sex drive these days so another reason to avoid sit ups 😂

Theworldisfullofgs · 06/02/2020 21:11

I can make my nose twitch like a rabbit. As in it will permanently twitch. I presume I make a nerve catch.

Saisong · 06/02/2020 21:13

@Frazzlerock I can do the eyes thing too! It's my party trick 👀.
I'm pretty sure I've never been a teacher though.

Mistymonday · 06/02/2020 21:17

If I breathe in, in a certain way, I can ‘close’ my ears with a sort of airlock. Then ‘open’ them again by opening my jaw.
Double jointed.
The soles of my feet get red burning hot on the run up to orgasm.