Last week I tweeted about a horrifying new trend: Jeggins. That’s jeggings as in jeans + leggings, which equal pants that easily turn the phrase sausage casing into a verb that describes what happens to every joint south of your belly button.

Now I’ve got proof that this trend is a bad idea: Turns out, corking yourself into too-tight pants puts you at risk for suffering from a nerve problem called meralgia paresthetica. That tingling in your thighs? It’s your nerves crying out for breathing room.

There’s no permanent damage, but come on…pants that literally get on your nerves? Skipping!

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