Are you one of those fans who still wonder what killed Elvis? Presley had a proven drug addiction and for years it was assumed that drug addiction was to blame. New stories in the music legend’s death come up with a new culprit: the deadly cold.
Elvis Presley: Death of a Junkie?
Fans point fingers at George Nichopoulos (a.k.a. Dr. Nick) when he talks about what killed Elvis. A private doctor called the singer King, at the age of 10 (sup> 1) prescribing superior and depressants, narcotics, laxatives and beats for the music legend. According to the coroner’s findings at the time — ‘fatal arrhythmia heart arrhythmia became the official cause of death. .
Before the ink was even dry on the document, contradictory findings from the Van Nuys lab revealed a 14-drug cocktail in the singer’s system. The Guardian extended the outlines of Elvis Presley’s drug addiction to substances such as Desbutal, Demerol, Dexedrine, Placidyl, Escatrol, Tiunal and Seconal . Even Dr. Nick insists that Elvis is not suffering from any major heart issues.
Cyril Wecht, a high-profile forensic pathologist and coveted radio talk host, concurs that ‘fatal heart arrhythmia’ is not the cause. death As reported by TruTV(2), Wecht ruled the cause of death to be accidental, although referring directly to the drug cocktails ingested. Oops!
How did Elvis Presley die…Really?
Doctor Nick makes another appearance in an attempt to put rumors about Elvis Presley’s drug addiction and death to rest. . The latest discovery, according to a doctor best known for his quick work with the prescription pad, is that the king died of constipation. Is it Dr. Is Nick trying to adulterate his book “The King and Dr. Nick?” Certainly. But his theory is ambitious.
Dr. Nick explains that Elvis has always been suffering from constipation, which was caused by the drugs he was taking. Now Fox News (3) reveals that the autopsy records of the late great singer tell a different story. They reveal The King of Rock and Roll had a colon twice as wide and twice as long as the average. A colostomy could solve this problem, but constipation in the 1970s was not an issue you wanted to associate your image with.
To prove the assertion, Dr. Nick claims that the autopsy contained stool that had been in Presley’s body for five months.
Deadly Constipation? It can be done!
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (4 outlined in 2006 that “clozapine overdose” has led to numerous deaths. None of these deaths came without warning, as patients experienced weeks and even months abdominal pain. However, one cause persisted for almost two days.
This – and the initial report that Elvis took a laxative – paints a new picture of the death of the music legend. Drugs still played a role – they certainly could have led to some of the experienced musician’s constipation issues – but what killed Elvis may have been constipation in the end.
Sources
(1 Custor. “Doctor Feelgood” (accessed May 8, 2010)
(2TruTV. “The King’s Overture” (accessed May 8, 2010)
Fox News. “EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Presley’s Doctor Says He Died of a Case of Chronic Constipation” (accessed May 8, 2010)
(4 National Center for Biotechnology Information. “Case report: rapidly fatal intestinal ischemia during clozapine treatment” (accessed May 8, 2010)
Report:
- www.guardian.co.uk/ theobserver/2002/ aug/11/features.magazine27
- www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/05/05/exclusive-elvis-presleys-doctor-claims-died-
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1621059 /
