Coffee, Sex, Exercise Among Triggers for Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

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Recent research published in the journal Stroke indicates that certain activities significantly increase the risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm. The study analyzed 250 patients and found that drinking coffee raises the risk by 10.6%, vigorous exercise by 7.9%, nose-blowing by 5.4%, and sexual activity by 4.3%. Other triggers include sudden emotional responses and physical strain, all of which cause brief spikes in blood pressure. Individuals with known aneurysms are advised to reduce coffee intake and manage 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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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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Pffft... the #1 source of aneurysms is "children". Specifically, mine.
 
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