Constipation increases your risk of a heart attack, new study finds—and not just on the toilet

If you Google the terms “constipation” and “heart attack” it’s not long before the name Elvis Presley crops up. Elvis had a longstanding history of chronic constipation and it’s believed he was straining very hard to poo, which then led to a fatal heart attack. We don’t know what really happened to the so-called King of Rock-n-Roll back in 1977. There were likely several contributing factors to his death, and this theory is one of many. But after this famous case, researchers took a strong interest in the link between constipation and the risk of a heart attack. This includes Read More