As a music fan and a Southerner, I have the greatest and deepest respect for the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. The man was a legend, and he changed the world with his music and his performances. He was also a swell guy to those who knew him. I do not want to diminish his stature in any way. But I must report the circumstances that lead up to his death.
Elvis Presley died on the toilet. It is well known that Elvis lived a very unhealthy lifestyle of drug abuse and a poor diet. He also suffered from chronic constipation, and his personal physician had offered to give Presley a colostomy to relieve the condition. Presley refused despite being hospitalized for intestinal blockages. Elvis died on August 16, 1977 while straining to take a dump which caused a fatal heart arrythmia. He fell into the floor and vomited with his pants around his ankles. It was an ignominious end to an icon and a legend. Death is merciless like that.
Elvis's doctor, George Nichopolous, says that Elvis essentially died from constipation. My personal belief is that this constipation was caused by those dreadful peanut butter and banana sandwiches that Elvis was fond of eating. For those who don't know about them, these sandwiches were made with white bread, slathered with peanut butter, and fried in butter. Elvis ate a lot of these. Any combination of peanut butter and white bread is enough to create constipation as I can attest from personal experience. It is also why I recommend switching to whole wheat.
True shit.
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