What is Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What is Alcoholic cardiomyopathy?
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disorder in which prolonged intake of alcohol can cause heart failure, thinning of heart muscles and enlargement of the heart.
Where Alcoholic cardiomyopathy mostly is seen in?
It affects males more than females, persons of middle age group, less commonly in young people of younger, it affects more who have a history of at least 10 years of regular alcohol intake.
What factors lead to Alcoholic cardiomyopathy?
Prolong consumption of alcohol causes the direct toxic effect of on the heart muscles, causes the heart muscles to function inefficiently and to pump blood properly which ultimately leads to heart failure.
What are the symptoms of Alcoholic cardiomyopathy?
• Fatigue
• Lack of alertness and concentration
• Cough at night
• Difficulty in breathing
• Shortness of breath
• Chest congestion
• Swelling of hands, legs, ankles, and feet
• Weight gain
• Water retention
• Abnormal heartbeats
• Rapid pulse rate
• Fainting spells
• Decreased urine output
• Loss of appetite
Is there any investigation of Alcoholic cardiomyopathy?
• Abnormal heart sounds
• Murmurs
• ECG
• X-ray
• Cardiac catheterization
• Angiogram
• History of alcohol consumption
What lifestyle adaption is good for Alcoholic cardiomyopathy?
• Low sodium diet
• Prevent water retention
• Food is low in cholesterol and fats
• Avoid fast food, processed, fatty and fried foods
• Eating food high in omega-3 fatty acids
• Take enough of dietary fiber
• Take supplements of vitamin B
• Stop alcohol
• Diet rich in potassium and magnesium
What is the Homeopathy Treatment of Alcoholic cardiomyopathy?
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• Apocynum cannabium
• Cimicifuga racemosa
• Quercus gladium spiritus
• Avena sativa
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