# Is Trump healthy for his age, and if so, how? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 25, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-healthy-for-his-age-and-if-so-how/923840 "2020-10-25T17:12:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-healthy-for-his-age-and-if-so-how/923840/21 "2020-10-26T19:03:46Z")
Specific to the OP, many heart attacks occur in people with few risk factors and some people smoke 4 packs/day and die in their 90s. Colon cancer has a strong genetic basis. I do not know what meds Trump takes. I think he is overweight and suspect he does prefer fast food. I think he is a malignant narcissist as well. I would say he is mentally sharp, in average physical shape at best, and seems to physically _personify_ a range of GI complaints (perhaps acid reflux, perhaps hemorrhoid sufferer #1). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-healthy-for-his-age-and-if-so-how/923840/22 "2020-10-26T19:10:17Z")
> [@Kimera757](#): > > > [@needscoffee](#): > > > > But since we have no access to his medical records, who knows? > > Like it or not, he is entitled to his medical privacy. The 25th Amendment allows him to be removed by the Cabinet and Vice President, so only they need to know such details. > > Previous presidents with health problems lied about them too. Trump lied too, in his typical over-the-top “I think voters are too dumb to see through this BS” fashion. Trump has lied about far more important things that are actually our business, so we should focus on that very long list. If you think I said otherwise, you’re mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-healthy-for-his-age-and-if-so-how/923840/23 "2020-10-26T23:40:37Z")
AFAIK he never smoked. And smoking is demonstrably even worse for the heart than for the lungs. As for being wobbly on a ramp, that can have many causes. I would have been wobbly on a ramp like because of peripheral neuropathy in my lower legs. Hasn’t hit my hands yet so I can hold a glass fine. But we know nothing about his real state of health. I dispute the idea that we are not entitled to know anything about his health. Running for public office requires giving up a lot of privacy. You don’t like that; stay a private citizen. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-healthy-for-his-age-and-if-so-how/923840/24 "2020-10-27T00:05:02Z")
His mother died at 88 and his father, despite having dementia, lived into his 90s. Yes, there have been a few concerning signs, such as the visit to Walter Reed last year. None the less, I suspect, based on what limited information the public has, that he is fairly healthy and likely to live into his 80s and probably his 90s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-healthy-for-his-age-and-if-so-how/923840.md?page=1)