that a lot of people who die from heart attacks start them off by straining whilst going for a bowel movement?
2006-07-18 23:28:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
reason I ask is a lot of ambulance men have said they get a lot of people who have heart attacks whilst sitting onthe toilet... just wondering is all...
2006-07-18 23:32:56 · update #1
i don't believe it is altogether true. i think alot of people w/bad hearts and are having a heart attack go into the bath room. i worked on the fire dept. for 33 years and i responded to many incidents where people were having or had a heart attack in the bathroom. most of those already had a heart problem or started to feel sick from the oncoming heart attack and then tried to have a bowel movement to make them feel better.
2006-07-18 23:43:26 · answer #1 · answered by wally l 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
That's bull $hit. Most heart attacks are caused by emotional stress. Other than that, physical strain put on the heart by excessive activity can enduce a heart attack.
2006-07-19 06:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by PAIN23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, this is true. heart attacks are triggered when they bear down, termed as Valsalva Maneuver... the thing you do when you try very hard to get those bowel out. it causes decrease oxygenation to the heart causing an attack. thats why people who have known cardiac problems take laxatives to promote elimination.
2006-07-19 06:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by cloud_9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-19 06:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, imagine that! Getting to spend your last moment in the toilet? Hmm, I highly doubt it though!
2006-07-19 06:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Zal I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a horrible thought...I can see that might happen to some people - eg, apparently Elvis!
There's a moral in this, and it is:
ALWAYS EAT LOTS OF FIBRE!!!
2006-07-19 06:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by Suzita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heard of a few cases of the elderly dying while in the loo, but don't know if its due to heart attack or not.
2006-07-19 06:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I know of! Straining normally cause me piles!
2006-07-19 06:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by iloveliz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what nurses will tell you. Usually 7 days after too.
2006-07-19 06:32:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's apparently how Elvis "left the building"!
2006-07-19 06:31:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋