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Study finds constipation is a significant risk factor for major cardiac events
Medical Xpress / Monash University / American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ^ | Aug. 19, 2024 | Silvia Dropulich / Tenghao Zheng et al

Posted on 08/21/2024 9:41:39 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

An international study has found a surprising connection between constipation and an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.

The study analyzed data from over 400,000 participants in the UK Biobank.

The research team analyzed data from 408,354 individuals, identifying 23,814 cases of constipation.

The findings showed that individuals suffering from constipation were more than twice as likely to suffer from a major cardiac event as those without constipation.

Moreover, the study highlighted a particularly concerning link between constipation and hypertension.

Hypertensive individuals who also suffered from constipation were found to have a 34% increased risk of subsequent cardiac events compared to those with hypertension alone.

"Our research suggests that constipation may exacerbate the cardiovascular risks associated with high blood pressure, further increasing the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes," Professor Marques said.

In addition to these epidemiological findings, the study also explored the genetic links between constipation and cardiovascular disease.

"Positive genetic correlations were identified between constipation and various forms of MACE, indicating that shared genetic factors may underlie both conditions. This discovery opens new avenues for research into the underlying mechanisms that connect gut health and heart health," Dr. Leticia Camargo Tavares, co-first author of the study, explained.

"The implications of this study are far-reaching," Professor Marques said.

"With constipation affecting an estimated 14% of the global population, particularly older adults and women, these findings suggest that a significant portion of the population may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to their bowel health," she said.

The study authors emphasized the need for further research to explore the causal relationship between constipation and MACE and to identify the specific biological pathways involved. One of these mechanisms may be via a "leaky gut."

(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: cardiac; constipation; heart; heartattack; heartdisease
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To: ConservativeMind

Sooo...take away: Being full of shlt is bad for your heart...


21 posted on 08/22/2024 2:17:59 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Pro-biotic capsule every night helps me.


22 posted on 08/22/2024 2:48:31 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (islam is conquering the world. Will YOU do ANYTHING to try to stop it?)
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To: Levy78

Beat me to it


23 posted on 08/22/2024 3:22:35 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: ConservativeMind

Eat Cherries before bed, nightly. 6 to 12 will do.


24 posted on 08/22/2024 3:34:06 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: ConservativeMind

It’s weird we don’t hear about more Democrats having heart attacks.


25 posted on 08/22/2024 3:44:01 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The Banana Voo Doo Queen is putting illegal scumbags on a Free Ride on the American Dream Express.)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

And didn’t James Gandolfini die that easy ... on the toilet?


26 posted on 08/22/2024 3:49:07 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the convicted felon with the pierced ear. )
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To: ConservativeMind

You can find a study to prove anything, depending on who’s funding it.


27 posted on 08/22/2024 3:50:46 AM PDT by Daveinyork ( )
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To: MayflowerMadam

“die that WAY”
Not easy.


28 posted on 08/22/2024 3:50:57 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the convicted felon with the pierced ear. )
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To: MayflowerMadam

No, in an Italian restaurant. In Italy.

CC


29 posted on 08/22/2024 4:13:25 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

Oh. I thought I recalled reading that he and his son had just returned to their hotel after having dinner at an Italian restaurant.


30 posted on 08/22/2024 4:17:53 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the convicted felon with the pierced ear. )
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To: MayflowerMadam

I looked it up AFTER I posted. You’re right.

Mea Culpa.

CC


31 posted on 08/22/2024 4:30:02 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Elvis Presley was unavailable for comment.


32 posted on 08/22/2024 4:30:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Daveinyork
This is not new news. From 1990...

Cardio-vascular events at defecation: are they unavoidable?

33 posted on 08/22/2024 4:33:36 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: ConservativeMind

This fact has been known by workers in resthomes for a long time. And not just #2 but #1 or both at the same time. But the medical industry has always refused to believe the very eyewitnesses who watched it happen as it happened. “Can’t happen” and they try to blame other causes. It happened to my father but he recovered, and a good friend just lost his wife to the very same.

The stress of pushing too hard to relieve yourself can and will cause heart attacks and strokes. Anyone who has worked in a resthome has witnessed it. I have talked to only one doctor who confirmed this as real, and only because he personally watched it happen to one of his own elderly family members.


34 posted on 08/22/2024 5:24:47 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“I understand why. Constipation, people strain to push. Your blood pressure goes up the harder you strain. Stresses your system. You have any problem thats near a critical issue, could be enough to make it happen.”

Yep, absolutely. I have witnessed it.


35 posted on 08/22/2024 5:26:32 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Levy78
“According to Dr. Nick,...


36 posted on 08/22/2024 5:29:52 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: Levy78
Elvis.

My first thought, as well.

People who take drugs often suffer from constipation.

Eat fruits, whole grains and vegetables, people! Avoid drugs!

37 posted on 08/22/2024 5:37:31 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Propaganda keeps only governments in business, not corporations. —John Nolte)
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To: ConservativeMind
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38 posted on 08/22/2024 5:51:26 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: rexthecat

I eat virtually no fiber at all. No problems at all. Fat lubricating the tube is better for keeping things flowing than fiber.

Fiber works with lots of water, but many older people in particular are underhydrated and fiber without plenty of fluid aggravates constipation.


39 posted on 08/22/2024 6:15:57 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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To: Adder

“Being full of shlt is bad for your heart...”

I wish! If it were, then liberals would die early.


40 posted on 08/22/2024 6:18:46 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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