Why did i see stars?

Question

i did a cart wheel and when i landed i was fine. but then i sat down about 5 or 10 sec later and starting seeing stars and like 5 sec after that my haed hurt for a sec. is that bad? why did that happen?

Answer 1

You have described shooting stars. This is perfectly normal and is parts of your retina shedding. The retina sheds just like skin and hair do. It sometimes happens on its own or by force as in your situation.

Answer 2

um, well, i don't know! that is scary though!