“The Silent Killer”… A consultant internist offers several tips for patients with high blood pressure

Written by Rania Amar

Friday, November 17, 2023 at 11:00 p.m

Dr Mohammad Abdullah Kamal, consultant in internal medicine and urology at Fayoum Hospital, said he fell ill. high blood pressure Or known as the “silent killer” and this name is given as a result of the lack of obvious symptoms that the patient perceives, and the affected person does not know until the doctor measures his blood pressure. , the most important reasons for infection with this disease is due to the risk of developing excessive obesity, and it provides many pointers to reduce high blood pressure in patients..

Causes of high blood pressure

In a special report to Consultant Al-Youm Al-Sabeya, he confirmed that the causes of high blood pressure in almost 80-90% of people are due to family history, obesity or lack of sports activities and inactivity. Or those who snore as a result of smoking or during sleep .

However, 20% of individuals have high blood pressure as a result of a secondary cause, or suffer from certain health problems in the heart, kidneys or brain, or hormonal imbalance. Where The diagnosis of a patient with high blood pressure is not called a patient with this disease, unless the pressure is measured several times, it is more than 90 and more than 140..

Dr. Muhammad added that patients do not come to the clinic to complain of high blood pressure, but the patient goes through several stages, which starts with eating fatty foods, then he feels very tired, and then finds that the pressure is high, and again until it reaches high blood pressure. returns to its normal state..

Some tips for high blood pressure patients:

The consultant recommended that patients with high blood pressure undergo several medical tests, including kidney function analysis and blood cholesterol analysis. .

. Blood minerals and thyroid hormone tests were done .

. Continuous pressure measurement is essential .

. In addition, walk for half an hour every day or for a quarter of an hour every day .

. Hypertensive patients should eat vegetables and fruits, at least two types of fruits daily .

. Stay away from smoking .

. It is preferable to prevent or significantly reduce salt from the diet, and it is better to drink a plant with soaked flowers that help lower blood pressure. .