# Nausea during hot shower (medical advice?) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709 "2017-10-13T07:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/21 "2017-10-14T00:16:22Z")
There are people here with medical knowledge. And in my experience, doctors are often more focused on fixing a problem than understanding it. Anyway, I, too, am puzzled by nausea. Is there any chance there’s a toxin in your water supply, or activated by steam in your bathroom, that is causing the problem? An organic solvent in the water, or mold in the grout or something? ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/22 "2017-10-14T00:21:22Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > It’s not really YOUR dog, you know. They’re living beings, not property. I have several children. They are not _mine_’ even though I fathered them. Is this how it works in your universe? ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/23 "2017-10-14T00:32:32Z")
According to the Mayo Clinic: > [@](#): > > Heat exhaustion is one of the heat-related syndromes. Symptoms range in severity from mild heat cramps to heat exhaustion to potentially life-threatening heatstroke. Heat exhaustion can begin suddenly, usually after working or playing in the heat, perspiring heavily or being dehydrated. > > Heat exhaustion signs and symptoms include: > > ``` > Faintness or dizziness > Nausea or vomiting > Heavy sweating often accompanied by cold, clammy skin > Weak, rapid pulse > Pale or flushed face > Muscle cramps > Headache > Weakness or fatigue > > ``` Anything sound familiar? > **[Heat exhaustion: First aid](https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-heat-exhaustion/basics/art-20056651)** > > How to recognize and provide first-aid treatment for heat exhaustion. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/24 "2017-10-14T01:47:15Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > According to the Mayo Clinic: > > Anything sound familiar? > > [https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-heat-exhaustion/basics/art-20056651](https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-heat-exhaustion/basics/art-20056651) I read lots of medical sites, too, but I like to hear individual people’s individual experiences. Plus, you can have a dialogue with people on a message board, which you can’t with the Mayo Clinic site. I must say your screen name suits. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/25 "2017-10-14T01:50:27Z")
Good thing I picked it then, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/26 "2017-10-14T02:06:38Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > I have several children. They are not _mine_’ even though I fathered them. Is this how it works in your universe? It was a joke, see, because he said… Oh nm. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/27 "2017-10-14T02:31:52Z")
My medical opinion is that it’s vasovagal, triggered by standing too long, along with being showered with warm enough water to dilate the capillaries, both of which can cause it separately. Combine the two triggers together and the odds are even higher of it striking. Nausea is a common symptom, along with light-headedness. It can progress to fainting. It’s relieved by lying down. It can also occur when one’s balance sense is off, as can happen while flying or on a boat. I doubt it’s heat exhaustion. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/28 "2017-10-14T02:38:08Z")
See? That’s why asking this stuff on a message board is mostly pointless. Maybe you get a doctor’s opinion, but more likely you’ll get a bunch of Dr Google speculation that ain’t worth a crap. This is why medical practices have advice nurses. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/29 "2017-10-14T03:08:46Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > See? That’s why asking this stuff on a message board is mostly pointless. Maybe you get a doctor’s opinion, but more likely you’ll get a bunch of Dr Google speculation that ain’t worth a crap. This is why medical practices have advice nurses. You’ve made your opinion of opinions clear at this point. If you wish to continue that line of discussion, please take it to a more appropriate thread. Don’t return to this one. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/30 "2017-10-14T03:49:11Z")
Thanks for the replies. It does make sense, and I can be more eco-friendly… ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709/31 "2017-10-14T06:24:02Z")
I see the doc beat me to it. Vasovagal syncope can also include symptoms like tunnel vision. Many of the other symptoms are things you might not notice in a shower such as sweating or feeling warm. If you feel symptoms starting you may be able to stop the progress by laying down. Elevating your feet may help as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709.md?page=1)