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People faint because for a brief moment, enough oxygen was not getting to their brain

Let them lie down a bit so blood returns to their brain
Raise their legs above the level of their heart
Loosen their belt or belly trimmer. Stop watering them, they're not plants
A sudden emotional experience like fear can lead to fainting because the body triggers a response that for a brief moment, lowers their blood pressure so that not enough blood is going to the brain.

The falling is the body's way of getting the brain to the level of the heart
Raise their legs above the level of the heart to force more blood back to the brain.

It takes a few moments to get conscious again.

Low blood sugar can also lead to it
Dehydration, extreme exercise(This happened to me)

Severe pain can cause people to faint also
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Dear Nigerians, if a person starts coughing during eating, it's likely because a piece of food has entered their airway.

Let them cough it out, it's the body's way of clearing the windpipe.

Don't just rush to give them water to drink, you might make things worse.

Here's why?
In your throat are two pipes, one leading to the lungs that exchange air and the other to the stomach for food. They both have a common entrance at the back of your throat.

There is a flap on the pipe that is over the pipe that sends air to the lungs called the epiglottis
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You can't stop it till it's clear
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They can cause
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Some people think that pressing or sucking will make a woman's breasts sag

Some also think that a person's body count is shown by breast sagging

I saw old people(Agbayas) bodyshaming a lady today saying "Olympus has fallen" disgracing their ancestors

I'll try to explain
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