10 Intestinal Blockage Symptoms
Symptom #7: Shortness of Breath
Shortness of breath refers to the feeling when one is unable to breathe well enough. It is defined as discomfort during breathing that involves distress as it burdens or impacts the quality of life. Those experiencing dyspnea may feel that they require more effort to breathe, air hunger, and chest tightness. This is a normal physiological reaction when there is heavy exertion but becomes pathological in light exertion.
Shortness of breath is usually seen in respiratory or cardiovascular conditions such as congestive heart failure, pneumonia, asthma, cardiac ischemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and interstitial lung disease. In intestinal blockage, breathlessness may occur if the intra-abdominal pressure is high enough to compress the diaphragm and lungs.
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