Early Signs Of CHF (Congestive Heart Failure): 12 Symptoms

Need to Urinate While Resting at Night

Edema, or swollen ankles, legs, and belly (called edema), as well as weight gain, are symptoms of a weak heart, which delivers less blood to the kidneys and causes fluid and water retention. Additionally, while the body works to eliminate the extra fluid, waking up more frequently at night is possible.

A long-term ailment of the heart muscle is chronic heart failure. Fatigue, low blood pressure shortness of breath, and swollen ankles arising from fluid retention are symptoms.

One or more times while being in the main sleep period to pass urine (nocturia), experiencing hard, small, and infrequent bowel motions, and requiring pushing or straining or pushing to urinate, passing urine frequently (more than eight times per day), leaking urine when rushing to the toilet (called urge incontinence), and other symptoms and treatments for this condition can all contribute to bowel problems (constipation) and bladder problems.

With the tendency of an aging population, heart failure (HF) is anticipated to become more commonplace globally. The various HF symptoms and frequent hospital stays have a detrimental impact on the patient’s quality of life and raise their financial burden. Up to 50% of HF patients experience overactive bladder and urine incontinence.