Experts interviewed: Academic Director of Department of Anorectal Surgery, Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
On February 28, 2018, Comrade Chen Xiaolu, the director of the Political Department of the 394nd Corps of the 39th Army of the PLA and Comrade Chen Xiaolu, the son of Marshal Chen Yi, died of an acute large-scale myocardial infarction. He died at the 301 Hospital in Sanya, Hainan and died unhappily. He was 71 years old.
It is reported that the physical and mental conditions of Chen Xiaolu were still very good the day before his death. During the day, he and his wife went through the door. At around 21:20 on the 27th, Chen Xiaolu prepared to wash and go to bed. When the stool was relieved before going to bed, he accidentally collapsed due to excessive force and suddenly fell down. Although the lady immediately called the 120 ambulance, but on the way to the nearby hospital, Chen Xiaolu had no breathing and heartbeat.
While we mourn for the old gentleman, we must make it clear that constipation may actually lead to death. Professor Ren Donglin, professor of Anorectal Surgery at the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, said that in ancient and modern times, there are not a few people who have died of constipation: Spring and Autumn Period Jin Jinggong suddenly felt a bulging stomach, and then 'took the toilet, he was trapped'; in 1760, the British king George II boweled hard, died of a heart attack; in 1796, the Russian empress Catherine II defecation Unconscious, then died; Master Ma Ji, struggling on the toilet in one morning...
Ren Donglin said that patients with constipation often have excessive exertion due to difficulty in defecation, which causes increased abdominal pressure and increases in blood pressure. At the same time, heart rate increases, resulting in increased oxygen consumption in the myocardium, resulting in severe and persistent acute ischemia in the myocardium. Even constipation patients develop myocardial infarction. Constipation patients often hold their breath tightly, squeezing the internal organs, causing the heart to rupture, and the large blood vessels appear dissecting aneurysm or rupture, which is also life-threatening. For people with heart disease, constipation is the cause of acute heart attack. One of the risk factors of the stalk. When the patient is forced to defecate, the vascular pressure increases, the blood flow speeds up, and it is easy to flush the plaque attached to the blood vessel wall into the blood stream to block the blood vessels, cause acute myocardial infarction, and even cause sudden death.
In addition to inducing severe heart disease, constipation also exacerbates acne, induces an anal fissure, creates abdominal cramps, and causes multiple damages such as gastrointestinal nerve dysfunction. Therefore, the elderly (especially those with poor heart) must pay attention to the prevention and treatment of constipation. Use the following methods: 1. Adhere to participate in exercise; 2. Develop good bowel habits: You can practice daily bowel movements once a day. Even if you do not feel comfortable, you can sit for a while to form a conditional reflex, and pay attention to create a quiet, comfortable environment. Toilets; 3. Reasonable diet: Eat more foods and vegetables with coarse fiber, fruits, beans, and more water, at least 1500 ml per day, especially in the morning or before meals, drink a glass of warm boiled water, and eat some Foods with laxative effect, such as black sesame seeds, honey, bananas, etc.; 4. Active treatment.
Finally, we need to remind the elderly that they must pay attention to their own physical health. Regular medical examinations and timely treatment are needed. Elderly people with heart problems should bring nitroglycerin, Suxiao Jiuxin Pills and other emergency medications. The Life Times reporter also learned that before Chen Laosheng Almost never physical examination, I do not know my heart has a problem, I never take emergency medicine with you. Chen Lao has habitual constipation, but he does not pay attention, he has not taken any effective treatment measures. Otherwise, this accident can be avoided or First aid successful.
