Can you die of constipation ?!


Question: I don't have a constipation problem or nothing but it just crossed my mind and I thought it was something weird to die from.


Answers: I don't have a constipation problem or nothing but it just crossed my mind and I thought it was something weird to die from.

Yes and no. If the constipation results in a bowel obstruction (common thing to happen), the person would think they are no longer constipated because it is likely they would develop diarrhea which would ooze around the obstruction. At the same time, the person could develop loss of blood flow to the area that is obstructed. Eventually, sometimes quickly several things could happen (bowel rupture, "dead bowel", etc.), which could result in death of the person.

i guess you could but with the medical technology available to people today...i doubt it.
a blocked bung hole is cured by laxatives usually.

Yes, you can. It's called an impacted colon. Even though they don't tell us, that's what Elvis died from.

Sure, if you can't poop, you will die...

There were 29 deaths from constipation in the years 1982-1985.





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