1. Drink lots of fluids to maintain blood volume and avoid dehydration.
2. If you are suffering from diarrhea or severe vomiting, make sure to drink lots of fluids to keep your body hydrated.
3. Avoid overly hot showers or baths, which can cause the body’s temperature to rise.
4. After resting or sitting, stand up slowly and carefully to help your body to adjust to the pull of gravity.
5. Make sure to get enough sleep. Fatigue is also a contributing factor in hypotension, especially orthostatic hypotension.
6. Eat small meals. Eating heavy meals can play a role in hypotension, since the digestion process requires more blood in the digestive tract.
7. Avoid alcohol.
8. Avoid standing for long periods of time.
9. Some experts recommend wearing stockings, which may help decrease the accumulation of blood in the lower limbs, which occurs when abruptly standing.
10. If you have just begun a new medication, such as an anti-depressant, and have noticed lately that you feel faint or lightheaded upon standing, talk to your doctor. Some medications cause low blood pressure.
Effect of High Blood Pressure:
Brain:
High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for stroke. Very high pressure can cause a break in a weakened blood vessel, which then bleeds in the brain. This can cause a stroke.
Eyes:
High blood pressure can eventually cause blood vessels in the eye to burst or bleed.
Heart:
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for congestive heart failure
Kidneys:
High blood pressure can narrow and thicken the blood vessels of the kidneys.
Arteries:
High blood pressure is associated with the “stiffer” arteries. This, in turn, causes the heart and kidneys to work harder.
Definition of Stroke: The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. A stroke is also called a cerebrovascular accident or, for short, a CVA.
Tips to prevent low blood pressure:
1. Drink lots of fluids to maintain blood volume and avoid dehydration.
2. If you are suffering from diarrhea or severe vomiting, make sure to drink lots of fluids to keep your body hydrated.
3. Avoid overly hot showers or baths, which can cause the body’s temperature to rise.
4. After resting or sitting, stand up slowly and carefully to help your body to adjust to the pull of gravity.
5. Make sure to get enough sleep. Fatigue is also a contributing factor in hypotension, especially orthostatic hypotension.
6. Eat small meals. Eating heavy meals can play a role in hypotension, since the digestion process requires more blood in the digestive tract.
7. Avoid alcohol.
8. Avoid standing for long periods of time.
9. Some experts recommend wearing stockings, which may help decrease the accumulation of blood in the lower limbs, which occurs when abruptly standing.
10. If you have just begun a new medication, such as an anti-depressant, and have noticed lately that you feel faint or lightheaded upon standing, talk to your doctor. Some medications cause low blood pressure.
Effect of High Blood Pressure:
Brain:
High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for stroke. Very high pressure can cause a break in a weakened blood vessel, which then bleeds in the brain. This can cause a stroke.
Eyes:
High blood pressure can eventually cause blood vessels in the eye to burst or bleed.
Heart:
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for congestive heart failure
Kidneys:
High blood pressure can narrow and thicken the blood vessels of the kidneys.
Arteries:
High blood pressure is associated with the “stiffer” arteries. This, in turn, causes the heart and kidneys to work harder.
Definition of Stroke: The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. A stroke is also called a cerebrovascular accident or, for short, a CVA.