What is hypotension?
Hypotension is when blood pressure drops too low, which can cause fainting or dizziness. This is often caused by a number of factors including dehydration, heatstroke and low blood sugar.
Common causes of hypotension include:
Common causes of hypotension include:
- Anemia. Iron deficiency can lead to hypotension and fatigue.
- Diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetes is one of the leading causes of adult disability. Symptoms include: blurred vision, sudden weight gain or loss, increased thirst and urination, blurry vision, infections that don't heal as quickly as usual and dizziness upon standing up after sitting for prolonged periods of time.
- Kidney disease (renal failure). The kidneys filter blood by removing waste products from it before releasing it into your bladder for elimination via urination or through sweat glands on your skin where they evaporate into water vapor which helps cool you down during exercise or hot weather conditions like heat waves during summer months when humidity levels rise above 90% so please consider wearing light clothing if it becomes too hot outside where radiant heat technology works best instead!
Symptoms of hypotension
The most common symptoms of hypotension are lightheadedness.
- dizziness.
- fainting and confusion.
- weakness.
- blurred vision and feelings cold or nausea.
Home remedies for treating hypotension
Eat a balanced diet.
Drink plenty of water.
Eat foods high in potassium, like bananas or spinach.
magnesium-rich foods, like almonds and dark chocolate but be sure to check with your doctor before adding these items to your diet (dietitian).
Exercise regularly if you are able—it will help keep your blood pressure down! If you're not able to exercise regularly because of lack of time or other factors, try yoga instead! This can also help with stress levels as well as lowering blood pressure levels at the same time by increasing oxygen intake into the body's tissues through deep breathing exercises (longer than five minutes).
When to see a doctor for severe symptoms
If you have symptoms of hypotension (low blood pressure), such as dizziness, light-headedness and fainting, see your doctor immediately. He or she may recommend taking a blood pressure check. If the results are low or very low, it's important to get medical help (see your dietitian) as soon as possible. Don't wait until fatigue sets in before seeking treatment from your doctor because fatigue could make things worse and cause permanent damage to your heart muscle if left untreated.
Prevention of low blood pressure
If you have hypotension and are concerned about it, you can take steps to prevent further episodes.
- The first is to eat a healthy diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein.
- You should also drink plenty of water each day to keep your blood pressure up.
- Exercise regularly — at least 30 minutes every day — for several reasons: It helps keep your heart strong and reduces stress; it will help increase flexibility in muscles; it burns calories which will reduce weight gain if you're overweight or obese; it makes people feel better when they exercise (in addition to helping them lose weight).
- Avoid drugs that can cause hypotension (such as antidepressant medications). Alcohol consumption should be limited because alcohol itself can decrease peripheral vascular resistance—the ability of arteries throughout the body to constrict due to contraction by smooth muscles within them—which could lead over time toward low blood pressure levels for those who drink heavily enough on a regular basis."
Dietary management of low blood pressure
- Eat a well-balanced diet that includes a variety of foods from all the major food groups.
- Eat high-fiber foods, such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains and breads made from these products.
- Avoid caffeine and alcohol; they can increase blood pressure by causing dehydration which raises your heart rate to pump harder against an already high volume of blood going through veins leading back into arteries where it needs to go most efficiently (that's why we get dizzy when we stand up after sitting for too long). Tobacco smoke also increases blood pressure because nicotine constricts arteries while simultaneously raising heart rate - so don't do either!
- FOCUS on increasing salt intake especially sea salt is recommended as its still in its natural form. normal salt intake daily is a teaspoon of salt which gives up to 2300 mcg sodium.
- The salt should be increase to 2 to 3 teaspoon daily thats about 5000mcg to 7000 mcg sodium. Increase vegetables and fruits daily to prevent any complications from the increased salt. Salt and sugar solution is also recommended to raise the blood pressure.
- Eat more of unsaturated fats and increase the intake of omega 3 fatty acids therefore its recommended to eat more of fish and avoid or restricts meat.
- Blood pressure below normal 120/80 is considered low blood pressure ( hypotension).