What Is Low BP?
Low blood pressure is the medical condition characterized by a blood pressure below the set normal levels. This means that the patient has a systolic BP of 90 mm Hg or less. The patient could also have a diastolic BP of 60 mm Hg or less. Having either of these two conditions makes a patient hypotensive or having a low blood pressure.
Although not as common as high blood pressure, low blood pressure is still a quite common occurrence among patients. It is not a matter that should be ignored because it can also lead to shock, a life-threatening condition especially when the brain is already affected.
The following are some of the symptoms that patients who have low blood pressure can experience:
- Irregular heartbeat or palpitations
- Dysuria
- Shortness of breath or other breathing difficulties
- Stiff neck
- Fever
- Severe upper back pain
- Urine that is foul smelling
- Seizures
- Cough with phlegm
- Loss of consciousness
- Blurring or loss of vision which is often just temporary
Diet For Low Blood Pressure
Eating right has always been seen as a sure cure for certain ailments and a way to keep certain illnesses and health problems away. When the patient has problems with low blood pressure, he/she should consider these dietary tips to help keep the body fit and healthy:
- To treat low blood, a fresh fruit diet is suggested.
The patient is only allowed to eat all fresh fruit meals every five hours for five days straight. The next stage would be to add fresh milk to the fruit diet and this is to go on for a couple of weeks. A balanced diet of vegetables, fruits, seeds, grains, and nuts is then worked into this routine for better health. - Another way to treat low blood pressure with the use of food is to increase the person’s intake of protein-rich foods and vitamin B complex and vitamin C rich foods as well.
- Many of the foods that are prohibited in people with high blood pressure are often beneficial in those who have low blood pressure. The patient only has to make sure to eat healthy and use common sense to determine if a certain food item is safe or not to eat.
- Keeping oneself properly hydrated is essential in keeping low blood pressure away as well as in treating it. Since dehydration can cause low blood pressure, it is important for a person to drink at least 8 glasses of water every day to help keep dehydration from happening.
