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88 y/o dad w/cong heart on water pill, sod. bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) & warfarin, trouble w/constipation, gets out of breath, what can help w/this problem?
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Shortness of breath: Many reasons for someone to get out of breath. Debility & frailty are common causes as we age. Congestive heart failure can do so too. Family Doc or Cardiologist might suggest taking more/stronger water pill but it's important that he take certain cocktail of drugs deemed standard of care. Sodium bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) is often used in kidney failure which could also lead to shortness of breath. See your doc
Answered 3/25/2016
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