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

[dfwgator]

"You're tellin' me!"

[dfwgator]

On the Pishadoo!

[dfwgator]

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

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One word, “Avocados”.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Notice, however, that this is not mentioned in the report of the study.

Prunes or an apple a day might cure it, but without government grants or drugs from big pharma.

[goosie]

Magnesium which you should be taking with your vitamin D3/K2 anyway.

[ABN 505]

According to George Carlin Elvis’s last word was “Corn?”

[Wally_Kalbacken]

I think its working on Bill Clinton. He looked like a prototypical case of congestive heart failure last night.

[Secret Agent Man]

Squatty Potty also helps put you in a better posture to empty out.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I remember comments of the Father of Ex-Wife who said of a restaurant frequented by mostly older patrons that there was an ambulance picking someone up about every 2 weeks and that they probably should put an emergency call button in the restroom.

In addition to heart attack or stroke, the straining might also result in a burst Aorta.

[muggs]

I eat plums. Same difference.

It usually doesn’t help. I have obstipation.

[muggs]

What about straing to pee?

[ConservativeMind]

You know, that would seem to be a threat of sort.

If you have that, I would see a specialist for benign prostate enlargement. I have put up a few studies on treatments for that, before.

Here is one describing the latest ways to more permanently deal with that:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4242745/posts