Having an enlarged heart?!
Question: Having an enlarged heart!?
ok so a friend of mine has been told that she has an enlarged heart is there any doctors on here that know if a low workout is bad for her!? or if she shouldnt work out at all!? just need some adviceWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
if her doctors said not to walk upstairs then listen to them and don't advise her to do any exercise until the doctors say she can!. My husband had an enlarged heart, he was told to rest, he ignored it cos he felt well and it got worse, he ended up having to have a heart transplant 3 yrs ago! (worse case i know but still, the doctors know what they are doing n pls listen to them!)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy!.
My husband was told not even to pick his newborn daughter up as the strain could be too much on his heart, he collapsed once while he was walking down the stairs with her in his arms so after that, he listened to EVERYTHING they advised us! (he collapsed before he was told not to carry her around, not the other way round)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Dilated Cardiomyopathy!.
My husband was told not even to pick his newborn daughter up as the strain could be too much on his heart, he collapsed once while he was walking down the stairs with her in his arms so after that, he listened to EVERYTHING they advised us! (he collapsed before he was told not to carry her around, not the other way round)Www@Answer-Health@Com
well an enlarged heart is generally caused by bad health habits or an issue which has been present for a long time in the heart and the body has adapted to it (otherwise it can occur from alot of exercise) - in either case i dont think it would be an issue to exercise - try to get a heart rate monitor to keep an eye on heart rate while exercising and if there is any pain in the heart while exercising then definitely a doctor about that!. Also check blood pressure because this will give tell tale signs as to the problems which could be occuring in the heartWww@Answer-Health@Com
A low-impact workout can still benefit her, as long as she stops as soon as she starts getting tired!. I am assuming that her doctors know why her heart is enlarged and she is getting treatment for it!?Www@Answer-Health@Com