What causes numbness in legs when sitting on toilet

Now that people's living standards have improved, living conditions have improved, and many furniture that makes life more convenient has been installed in the home, such as toilets. Many people will encounter such problems, especially some friends with constipation. Going to the toilet takes a long time, which causes numbness in the legs when sitting on the toilet. Many people in our lives have experienced this phenomenon. So what is the reason for numbness in legs when using the toilet? Let’s take a look.

In fact, the essence of the problem is caused by different sitting postures. There are two situations: one. Some people adopt a half-squatting, half-sitting posture when using the toilet, which will cause sore legs after a long time, just like squatting. two. Some people adopt a completely standard sitting posture when using the toilet. Although this does not require the feet to support the body, the legs still bear the entire weight of the body in this posture, which will cause leg numbness over time.

There are many other reasons that can cause leg numbness:

First, people with diabetes may experience numbness in their hands and feet. If any part of the body is often numb, sore, or swollen, check your blood sugar in time.

The second is numbness caused by drugs or chemical preparations. For example, when you have a cold or diarrhea, taking berberine or furazolidone will cause numbness in your hands and feet; staying in an environment containing hydrogen, arsenic, carbon disulfide, etc. for a long time will also cause numbness in your hands and feet.

The third is numbness caused by neuritis.

The most common symptoms are numbness of hands and feet, muscle atrophy, and weakness of limbs. If diarrhea or cold lasts for half a month, it will cause neuritis.

Fourth, the limbs are numb in a scattered manner. The limbs are not numb at the same time, but in a scattered manner. This is because the local nerves are stimulated, such as a stroke after being drunk, stimulation of the head nerves caused by coma, stimulation of the hand nerves by the elderly with crutches, numbness of the upper limbs caused by cervical spondylosis, and numbness of the legs caused by stimulation of the lumbar shoulder nerves.

Numbness in the hands and feet cannot be treated symptomatically, but the cause must be treated. No matter what causes numbness in the hands and feet, you should first go to the hospital's neurology department for examination to determine whether the nerves are damaged and what kind of stimulation they have received.

If it is a nerve problem, an electromyography examination is required to further confirm the degree, range, and nature of nerve damage. If the numbness of hands and feet is caused by other reasons, then transfer to other related departments for treatment.

Numbness of hands and feet caused by nerve damage should be treated with medication or surgery according to the degree, scope and nature of the nerve damage. Medication is usually combined with acupuncture and physical therapy to promote rapid recovery. Surgical treatment is to remove the compressed nerves through surgery to relieve the compression and stimulation of the nerves.

The degree of recovery depends mainly on the cause and nature of the neuropathy. If it is peripheral nerve damage (nerves other than the brain and spinal cord), the recovery time is generally longer.