Coffee, Sex, Exercise Among Triggers for Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

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Recent research highlights that certain activities, including drinking coffee, engaging in vigorous exercise, and having sex, can significantly increase the risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm. A study published in the journal Stroke analyzed 250 patients who suffered strokes due to aneurysms and identified eight activities that elevate this risk. Coffee consumption was found to increase the risk by 10.6%, followed by vigorous exercise at 7.9%, nose-blowing at 5.4%, and sexual activity at 4.3%. Other triggers include being startled, experiencing anger, and straining during bowel movements, all of which cause brief spikes in blood pressure. The heightened risk associated with these activities lasts approximately one hour. Individuals with known aneurysms are advised to take precautions, such as reducing coffee intake and managing constipation, to mitigate these risks.
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Coffee, Sex, Exercise Among Triggers for Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

Having sex or drinking coffee could rupture a brain aneurysm, new research suggests. When people with aneurysms--or weak spots in blood vessels in their brains--are under stress, those spots are liable to rip open, causing a stroke. Eight activities increase that risk, according to a study published Thursday in Stroke, based on an analysis of 250 patients who had a stroke resulting from an aneurysm. The findings suggest that drinking coffee increases aneurysm rupture risk by 10.6 percent, followed by vigorous exercise (7.9 increased risk), nose-blowing (5.4 percent), and having sex (4.3 percent). Other triggers include being startled, getting angry, and straining on the toilet. The common factor between the activities, the researchers said, is that they all produce sudden, brief increases in blood pressure. The risk associated with each trigger lasts about one hour. People with aneurysms should take protective steps, like drinking less coffee and treating constipation, according to the study.
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Evo said:
If it's not one thing, it's another...

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Signs that you're getting old:
...when having sex you worry that this orgasm may be the one that kills you.
- Chuck Lorre; The Big Bang Theory
 
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Evo said:
If it's not one thing, it's another...

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Pffft... the #1 source of aneurysms is "children". Specifically, mine.
 
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