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Cramping After Bowel Movements, Sweating And Dizziness. Altered Blood Pressure Levels. Advice?
83 yr old mother is experiencing cramping after a bowel movement along with sweating , dizziness and last saturday's episode including near fainting. she is on heart medicine but her blood pressure has been about 100/70. her dr advised her to take some of her medicine in the morning and some in the evening after meals.
the dizziness etc. has occured a couple times
the dizziness etc. has occured a couple times
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Straining at stool may strain the heart - Valsalva - increases the intra-thoracic pressure by 40 or more mm of Hg...
Relation to bowel movement points to bowel disease! At this age, in the setting of heart disease, mesenteric vascular insufficiency is highly likely...
get her examined by an Internist...
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Straining at stool may strain the heart - Valsalva - increases the intra-thoracic pressure by 40 or more mm of Hg...
Relation to bowel movement points to bowel disease! At this age, in the setting of heart disease, mesenteric vascular insufficiency is highly likely...
get her examined by an Internist...
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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