What Causes Breathlessness, Bowel Incontinence And Fever?

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2015

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Question : My husband is 72 - - very over weight - - very short of breath, had two bowel movements, one in bed and one on the couch, has a fever

Just worried - I hope I don't have to w ait long

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
ER visit might be necessary.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Shortness of breath can be due to many reasons including heart attach, asthma, COPD (if he smokes), bowels obstruction (even if the stool is present).
If he is breathing rapidly, has high heart rate (more than 100), chest pain, bloated abdomen, lack of urine this might be urgent. In such case you should take him to ER.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar