my husband got fainted,and i don't know why. coz all his laboratories were normal the doctor said.i'm afraid.

Question

my husband fainted after he urinate.we go to the doctor,but all his ecg,xray's were normal.im afraid he might die,the doctor doesn't give him any medication.what should i do?because his brother and father died because of heart attack or MI.pls help me.thanks.

he fainted twice 20yrs ago,he's now 30.he doesn't have any jerky movements.he just fainted and revive after a few minutes.most of the times it happens in standing position.

Answer 1

Please see the web pages for more details on Fainting (Syncope). The following measures may also be taken.
* Blood pressure. Get your blood pressure checked every visit. (Target: Below 130/80 mm Hg)
* Cholesterol Get your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels checked at least once a year. (Target: Below 100 mg/dL). Triglycerides. (Target: Less than 150 mg/dL) Serum Cholesterol (Target: Less than 200 mg/dL) HDL (good cholesterol) (Target: More than 50 mg/dL) Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
* Glucose (Sugar) test. Control your blood glucose & do self-monitoring as & when required. (Target: Fasting blood sugar 60-100 mg/dL; Postprandial blood sugar 2 hours after food-Less than 140 mg/dL)
*Regular exercise.
*Stop tobacco smoking.
*Stop consuming alcohol.
*Reduce fat and oils in the diet.
*Obesity - In obese subjects, losing a kilogram of mass generally reduces blood pressure by 2 mmHg. (Abdominal circumference should be less than 100 cms)

Answer 2

I would immediately start eating healthier if I were your husband. No red meats and lean fish/chicken and plenty of fruits and veggies. Also, no sugar (soft drinks, cake, etc.). No butter or saturated fats. Some olive oil and other monosaturated fats are fine.

This might help with the heart issue. He may also have low blood sugar, which the doctor should have tested for.

Answer 3

All normal tests do not guarantee that there can't be any problem. Did he faint once only? does he faint when passing urine? Is there any difficulty in passing urine? does he have any jerky movements of body when he faints? does he becomes a little confused or complains of headache after fainting. does fainting occur only in standing position or has it also occurred when lying or sitting?

Answer 4

Its a vasovagal response it can happen for lots of reasons but Vasovagal syncope is rarely life-threatening in itself, but may be associated with injury from falling. In your husbands case he was in a a standing position which caused blood pooling in the legs which increased the work of the sympathetic nervous system and increased his heart rate which in turn increase the contraction of the hart which maintains blood pressure, pooling of blood causes the heart to be less full causing the body to work harder to maintain blood pressure and triggering a vasovagal response. http://cumc.columbia.edu/dept/syncope/test/level-2/diagnoses/neurocardiogenic.htm

Answer 5

I really like both fruits and fruit and vegetables better, regardless how they look and taste. You desire a little of both.

Answer 6

If perhaps it's a fruit they have seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.