Constipation Can Put Your Heart At Risk

PEOPLE WITH CONSTIPATION have an increased risk of major cardiac events, including heart attack, stroke and heart failure, especially if they also have high blood pressure, finds an international study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology.

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To find out if constipation could be an independent, non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease, researchers analysed data from 4,08,354 people, of whom 23,814 had constipation. People suffering from constipation were more than twice as likely to suffer from a major cardiac event as those without constipation. They are 2.7 times more likely to have heart failure, 2.4 times more likely to suffer a stroke and 1.6 times more likely to have a heart attack or chest pain.