she is having pain. she takes opiates. that is the wrong thing to take when you have a small bowel obstruction. because it can actually make that problem worse. dr. sanjay gupta, thank you for your expertise. it s just so sad to think about this happening. she leaves behind her children relatives. it s really stunning to think about how this all happened. thank you for your expertise. you ve got it. thank you, laura. it s the summer of strikes. actors will now join writers on the picket line. and i will speak with actress yvette nicole brown on just what they re demanding. plus, he first made waves by suggesting white nationalists are not racists. now, the highest levels of the military say senator tommy tuberville is putting national security at risk. wolf blitzer joins me next.
according to the los angeles county medical examiner, presley died of a small bowel obstruction, likely a complication from bariatric surgery she had undergone years ago. an autopsy report revealed presley had been complaining about abdominal pain for months before her death in january and also found she had therapeutic levels of oxycodone in her blood, but it did not contribute to her death. presley was 54 years old. all right, everybody. coming up, we re going to switch gears here. the americans are coming. how europe is dealing with a mass influx of tourists this summer. a mass influx of tourists this summer with your hearing, if you start having a little trouble, you re concerned that it s going to cost you money. to this day i only paid what i had to pay for the device. when i go back everything is covered. there s so much you re missing by not having hearing aids. we ll find you a hearing aid that fits your lifestyle and budget at one of our over fifteen hundred locations. call
complication and what risk does the surgery pose? first, our condolences to the presley family. when we re talking about abdominal surgery, or belly surgery, anytime we open the cavity there, the stomach, it s a risk having this bowel obstruction. it is something that doctors will talk to you about. it s something to watch for. it can happen weeks, years down the line. it s a known complication. for those who are worried this is something to watch for, if you are somebody who winds up in the emergency room or a primary care doctor s office for belly pain. mention if you have had a previous surgery. it can change our thinking in terms of what might be wrong with you. dr. akshay syal, thank you for being with us. it s good to have you on the team. why it may get harder to see the true price of an airline ticket unless you read the fine
and chewing gum and even cough medicine. in seeing these headlines there s probably a lot of concern out there. the way you want to think about it is, there s an old saying in medicine the dose makes the poison. like everything in life, if you have too much of it, it can be harmful. really the key and so the dose used by the w.h.o. is about 40 milligrams per kilogram. if so i think the key take away is if you are somebody who s having the occasional diet coke, the occasional soda, everything in moderation. 12 cans of diet coke a day. there s another story i want to talk to you about, about lisa marie presley. the autopsy now says she died of small bowel obstruction, following complications from bariatric surgery. how much is known about this