EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Presley's Doctor Claims He Died of an 'Embarrassing' Case of Chronic Constipation

Fox News ^ | 5-5-2010 | Hollie McKay

[camerongood210]

It has been widely reported that Elvis Presley died in 1977 from cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, possibly brought on by drug dependency, obesity and a weak heart. But the music legend's longtime friend and physician, Dr. George “Nick” Nichopoulos, has put pen to paper for the first time and revealed his belief that it was chronic constipation that actually killed the King of Rock and Roll.

[camerongood210]

This would be a bad way to go.

[nickcarraway]

The doctor the term, “Elvis Doctors,” came from?

[MozarkDawg]

It’s just too bad Miralax wasn’t around for The King to use.

[mlocher]

Dr. George “Nick” Nichopoulos, has put pen to paper for the first time and revealed his belief that it was chronic constipation that actually killed the King of Rock and Roll.

Somebody's writing satire to raise money for Greece.

[NorCoGOP]

Sounds like a load of cr*p to me...

Couldn't resist...sorry King fans...

[kbennkc]

Too bad some Doctors are not worthy of the title .

[RichInOC]

Unnngh...

[thackney]

I understand President Obama has a similar affliction.

Seems like he is always full of shi...

[Oberon]

Chronic constipation goes hand-in-hand with chronic use of opiates. Just FYI.

[jakerobins]

If you can’t expel waste then the toxins will back up into your body......An awful way to go....But if you abuse opiates then there are consequences........

[camerongood210]

I’m a little curious why this doctor is just now coming out with this info. Maybe he needs the money.

[dfwgator]

What a crappy way to go.

[Batman11]

...couldn’t go on his blue suede shoes!

[nhoward14]

Hmmmm.... Dr. Nick, eh?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Riviera

[Tamar1973]

Overuse of prescription pain killers (or opiates like morphine) will cause constipation.

[Mr. Wright]

So we finally get the “poop” on what really happened. Long overdue!!

[Charles Henrickson]

A hunk, a hunk of . . .

[South40]

Sounds like Obama suffers from the same affliction; he's definitely full of sh*t.

[Yo-Yo]

No shi_?

[relictele]

Anyone who read Peter Guralnick’s book(s) knew this information long ago.

[commish]

THis is really close to the top of my list of things I really never needed to know. Some stories are best left untold.

[Joe 6-pack]

Sounds like it was caught in a trap.

[riri]

Pain killers do that, don’t they? Not joking, I really do think it is a side effect.

[advertising guy]

explain

thx

[vetvetdoug]

My first wife was working the ER when they brought Elvis in...she knew it in 1977.

[Responsibility2nd]

 

 

Elvis ping

[skr]

Apparently, Elvis was a better friend than his doctor was—why even talk about something he knows would’ve embarrassed Elvis? More than we need to know, as it is.

[Charles Henrickson]

He needed to get all shook up.

[b4its2late]

Crap!

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

The germans have a medical term for this.

Fahrfrumpoopen

[BossLady]

The article says -

"We just assumed that the constipation was secondary to the meds that he was taking for his arthritic pain and for his insomnia.”

((snip))

"But bowel paralysis is hereditary and you can in fact pass it down to your children,” he continued. “His condition was either something he was born with like Hershberger’s disease, or some viruses cause the paralysis of the nerves in the colon. The nerves weren’t functioning enough in places, or weren’t functioning at all because his colon would not push food out, it would just accumulate.”

[Liz]

Anyone who read Peter Guralnick’s book(s) knew this long ago.

Right. Elvis died sitting on the john.

It is a known fact that using drugs causes severe constipation.

[Charles Henrickson]

Stuck on You?

[rovenstinez]

Wasn’t there Rotor Rooter back then?

[Charles Henrickson]

It’s Now or Never . . . and Never won.

[Charles Henrickson]

Return to Sender.

[deltaromeo11]

That and lots of peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

[driftdiver]

This is a fake. Elvis isn’t dead.

[gitmogrunt]

Dr. Nick...You oughta know many Prescription pain medicines, and other narcotics have the side effect of constipation.

Maybe you shouldn't have written all those "scrips", and instead you should put Elvis on a diet of Figs, dates,prune and aloe vera juice.

[Charles Henrickson]

Viva . . . Lax Vegas. . . .

[MozarkDawg]

If you can’t expel waste then the toxins will back up into your body......An awful way to go....But if you abuse opiates then there are consequences........

Not to mention the increased inter-cranial pressure and stress on his heart from straining to go.

[Star Traveler]

It’s actually an intelligent article, although about a subject that some people might like to make jokes about (and in the article, it says that this was part of the problem for Elvis not treating it properly, medically-speaking... because of not really wanting to talk about it).

The doctor says he would still be alive today if it had been treated the way they wanted to — that is, have an operation to take care of it...

Interesting...

Also, he says it’s a hereditary disease, too...

[a fool in paradise]

What were Elvis’ final words?

[a fool in paradise]

“Corn?”

[a fool in paradise]

[driftdiver]

What a load!

[Neoliberalnot]

This has been known for decades. Why report it again. Elvis was a fine caring Christian man who gave much to charity without advertising it.

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

But if you abuse opiates then there are consequences........

I thought the doctor said it was a hereditary disease, too... and that if it had been treated with that operation that they wanted to do, Elvis would still be alive today ...

He seemed to indicate that it wasn't the drugs (what was prescribed to him) which were the problems ... [I'm just going by what the doctor says in the article]...

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Back when the Elvis commemerative stamp came out the Cincinnati Enquirer had a contrest to design an Elvis stamp. My entry was a fat bloated Elvis sitting on the can with his white jump suit pants down around his ankles. Elvis was slumped over with crossed out eyes and open prescription bottles at his feet. The toiled had the TCB logo on it. The header read “Ladies and Gentlemen ELVIS has left the building!”

The Enquirer never ran my particular entry in print. But I did get a note from the editor telling me that my entry was so funny that it was posted prominently in the news room for all employees to enjoy.

I was proud of that moment.

[sniper63]

exactly......