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What Causes Stomach Ache While Having Congestive Heart Failure?
Hello my boyfriend has congestive heart failure and he is peeing very little he also has stomach aches and has a history of drinking alcohol sometimes his sex drive is not there we barely have sex cause of his breathing and he has a history of asthma do you know what can be going on
Thu, 9 May 2019
Hi,
A history of congestive heart failure with a recent onset of a decrease in urine volume needs to be evaluated as this can be what we call "Cardiorenal syndrome", where a problem in the heart also causes a problem in the kidneys. His stomach aches can be related to many factors which may include the liver (as in congestive hepatopathy in heart failure) or a problem in the kidneys causing too many levels of toxins not being excreted in the urine (uremia).
I would suggest a consult at the Emergency Room to check for his present status, appropriate diagnosis of the present condition, and to check for any co-existing problems, like infections which can further aggravate heart failure, if not treated promptly. This may require hospitalization for observation and definitive treatment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Daryl Derick B. Dizon, General & Family Physician
A history of congestive heart failure with a recent onset of a decrease in urine volume needs to be evaluated as this can be what we call "Cardiorenal syndrome", where a problem in the heart also causes a problem in the kidneys. His stomach aches can be related to many factors which may include the liver (as in congestive hepatopathy in heart failure) or a problem in the kidneys causing too many levels of toxins not being excreted in the urine (uremia).
I would suggest a consult at the Emergency Room to check for his present status, appropriate diagnosis of the present condition, and to check for any co-existing problems, like infections which can further aggravate heart failure, if not treated promptly. This may require hospitalization for observation and definitive treatment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Daryl Derick B. Dizon, General & Family Physician
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