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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Difficulty During Defecation?
Ok so my grandpa is a extreme heart patient and has chf. now he is getting to where he cant poop and is blowing up like a ballooon in his stomach and short of breath. and they say his heart is fine could this end up at a heart attack as he struggles to poop
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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* Definitely straining at stool is one of the major predisposing factor for
development of acute heart conditions including heart attacks .
* Strongly recommended to give regular basis laxative treatment with diet
modifications so that he gets loose regular soft evacuations without strain
Hope this clears your query .
Welcome for further assistance .
Regards .
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query thoroughly .
* Definitely straining at stool is one of the major predisposing factor for
development of acute heart conditions including heart attacks .
* Strongly recommended to give regular basis laxative treatment with diet
modifications so that he gets loose regular soft evacuations without strain
Hope this clears your query .
Welcome for further assistance .
Regards .
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