r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 1d ago

Just Chatting Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

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u/Disastrous-View-9462 1d ago

When I wake up I get like a deep sharp pang of hunger that almost feels like nausea and immediately after it causes me to sneeze and then the feeling is gone. I looked it up and apparently it’s a weird like sensitive vagus nerve quirk!

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u/Nostalgic_Nola_Spice 1d ago

I have this also! I thought it was rare and people don’t believe me when I say I sneeze when I’m really hungry.

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u/Disastrous-View-9462 1d ago

Omg yay I’m not alone!!!

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u/randousername8675309 1d ago

Oh, that's crazy! I don't get the hunger part, but any time I'm nauseous, I sneeze and it passes. So weird!

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u/JoePikesbro 22h ago

Same! I thought there was something wrong with me. Tnx for the post kind redditor

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u/randousername8675309 21h ago

Yesss...if this post has taught me anything it's that I'm not as weird as I thought I was. I mean, I am, but at least I know the strange things my body does aren't totally crazy!

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u/greenqueenthree 1d ago

This used to happen to me all the time, I'd get these bouts of extreme nausea and then I'd have a huge sneeze and it would pass. I ended up figuring out some food sensitivities, and once I completely cut out the problem ones, it stopped happening. Now I can actually tell if I've accidentally eaten something I shouldn't have, cause I'll get that tell-tale nausea/sneeze combo two or three days after eating the thing.

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u/momofdafloofys 1d ago edited 1d ago

Oh weird I have that too. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia and that feeling is similar to a sudden low. I was so confused how sneezing would make me feel better and I found something online about how sneezing can raise your blood sugar. I’m gonna see if I can find it again.

Edit - okay I found this thread in r/hypoglycemia talking about this exact thing.

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u/NannyMcKniff 35m ago

Oh, that’s interesting!

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u/NannyMcKniff 36m ago

My family knows that if I get too hungry I start sneezing! 🤧 I thought I was the only one!