High blood pressure/ causes of high blood pressure can be divided into 2 large groups

Causes of high blood pressure can be divided into 2 large groups.

1. Those who can find the cause, such as from nephritis, constricted arteries, preeclampsia, etc.
2. Those who can't find the cause, such as high blood pressure patients.

What kind of person is most likely to have high blood pressure?

     1. The elderly, especially from 40-50 years old

     2. Slightly more common in women than men, especially after menopause

     3. More in obese people and some in skinny people

     4. 30-40% from heredity

     5. In people with emotional intense, stress, excitement, easy fear, easy upset, rapid mood changes.

Those may trigger a temporary rise in blood pressure at first, then gradually decrease. But if it happens frequently and for a long time, blood pressure will become permanently high. The very high blood pressure can be dangerous.

Symptoms

          Most patients with early stage hypertension are asymptomatic but may be detected by annual health check-ups or sick with other diseases and the doctor find that the blood pressure is abnormal. For patients with symptoms, there will be dizziness, blurred vision, headache at the occiput, often have pain when waking up, tired easily, tightness in the chest, insomnia, fatigue. Some cases have nosebleeds often. Such symptoms can be caused by many other diseases. Most importantly, some people with high blood pressure may have no symptoms at all. They will not know about it if they don’t measure with medical equipment. Therefore, if you suspect this disease or you are over 35 years old, you should check your blood pressure at least 1-2 times a year.

Patients with high blood pressure should be supervised by a physician to keep the blood pressure down to the normal range and to prevent complications, such as an enlarged heart, decreased blood flow in the kidneys, stiff or fragile blood vessels in the brain, etc. The treatment for high blood pressure must be treated and diagnosed by a doctor for behavior and medication use. However, the patient must practice to easily decrease blood pressure:

1. Rest both physically and mentally. Try to control your emotions and your mind to avoid stress and gloomy.
2. Lose weight within the normal range in obese people.
3. Be careful about falling or head attacking because it may cause the hemorrhagic stroke leading to paralysis.
4. Do not worry or pay attention to the level of blood pressure each time. Blood pressure can change according to the daily environment. The physician will decide whether changes in blood pressure levels is important?
5. Control your diet.

Food for people with high blood pressure

1. Avoid highly salty foods because salt increases the tension of the artery walls, which increases the diastolic blood pressure.
2. Decrease protein, such as meat, eggs, milk, beans if there is a complication of the kidneys.
3. Should avoid animal fats and coconut milk. Consume medium-low fat foods.
4. Avoid extremely sweet foods, such as all kinds of sweets, as much as possible. It will increase the body weight and blood lipid levels.
5. Avoid drinks, such as tea or coffee, which has high caffeine. It stimulates the heart to work harder for pumping blood. It is dangerous for people with high blood pressure.
6. Avoid alcoholic beverages, such as liquor and beer. It will cause vasodilation. The blood circulation will be faster and stronger. The heart works harder and the blood pressure will rise, which is considered extremely dangerous. You should absolutely stop drinking and stop smoking.

Summary

          Food preparation for people with high blood pressure should be provided properly. If you are overweight than normal, you must reduce it to normal range. People with normal body weight must be careful not to increase more. A low fat, sugar, and carbohydrate diet should be taken. Food with light taste can be added some salt, sauce, or fish sauce. All kinds of highly salty foods should be avoided, including preserved food by using salt, such as salted fish, salted meat, salted vegetables, ham, bacon, and various types of salted bread.

With best wishes from Vibhavadi Hospital