After the first detection of hypertension, the general doctor will suggest not taking medicine first, but controlling blood pressure by adjusting life schedule and daily diet. And this time is generally 1-3 months or so. If this can't control blood pressure well, it needs to be controlled by drugs. I believe that many patients have encountered the problem of normal high pressure but high low pressure. In fact, this medicine can be adjusted without taking medicine. What are we doing? Let's look down together!
In recent years, more and more people suffer from hypertension, especially middle-aged and elderly people. More than 60% of the elderly over 60 suffer from hypertension. Due to China's unique eating habits and unhealthy lifestyle, there are countless people suffering from hypertension today.
What is even more frightening is that many people have not realized the threat that high blood pressure will bring to us. This chronic disease, known as the "first killer of human health", often harms our health in a subtle way. If not treated and controlled, all kinds of complications will come to you. In order to arouse people's attention to hypertension, I will give you a detailed explanation through this article today.
1, what is hypertension?
I believe many people often hear about the disease "hypertension", but a large part of people still don't understand what hypertension is.
Hypertension refers to the phenomenon that the pressure on the blood vessel wall continuously exceeds the normal standard when the blood in the human body flows in the blood vessel. It should be noted that the blood pressure mentioned here can only be diagnosed as hypertension if it is measured more than three times in different time periods without taking any antihypertensive drugs, and all of them are higher than normal blood pressure.
2, the harm of hypertension
Most patients with hypertension do not feel any discomfort on weekdays, and occasional dizziness and tinnitus are also considered to be caused by lack of rest, especially in patients with early hypertension, and some common symptoms are easily overlooked.
And those young and middle-aged patients with hypertension, 50% have almost no symptoms. When the symptoms are obvious, the condition often worsens and the best treatment opportunity has been lost. Therefore, don't feel that there are no symptoms and it won't affect your daily life. In fact, the harm of hypertension is far more than that. It will mainly bring us the following injuries:
(1) brain injury
High blood pressure is likely to cause a stroke. Generally, stroke is also called cerebral stroke, which is called "cerebrovascular accident" in medicine. Stroke is an acute disease, it attacks quickly and its condition is fierce, because it can cause disability and even death in severe cases. It is also recognized as one of the most dangerous acute cerebrovascular diseases.
Stroke has a lot to do with our blood pressure. The higher the blood pressure index of patients with hypertension, the greater the chance of stroke. According to clinical data, the incidence of hypertensive cerebrovascular accidents is about 7.8 times that of normal blood pressure.
Because hypertensive patients themselves have arteriosclerosis pathology, if the time is long, arteriosclerosis will reach a certain level. At this point, the patient is suddenly overexcited or overexcited, which will make the blood pressure soar in a short time. At a certain critical point, the cerebral vessels will rupture and bleed, and the oozing blood will quickly overflow the brain tissue around the blood vessels.
At this time, the patient will be in a coma and fall to the ground again without consciousness, which will bring harm to the body again. This is the process of stroke. At this point, the patient's condition is very critical. If he is not sent to the hospital in time, he may never wake up. If the doctor is sent late, it may cause sequelae such as hemiplegia or aphasia.
(2) Damage to kidney
In the whole population of patients with hypertension, the proportion of hypertension complicated with renal failure is about 10%. We all know that hypertension is closely related to our kidneys. Hypertension will cause kidney damage, which in turn will lead to aggravation of hypertension, thus falling into a vicious circle.
In fact, under normal circumstances, the damage of hypertension to the kidney is a very long process, because the kidney itself has its own compensatory ability, which is very powerful. But no matter how powerful the object is, it can't stand the long-term damage of "moistening things silently".
When the blood pressure of hypertensive patients is high for a long time, it will lead to renal arteriosclerosis. Renal artery will give patients a warning, generally manifested as a significant decrease in urine volume and edema throughout the body. If not treated and intervened in time, it will gradually develop into "uremia". At this time, the patient is in big trouble, because the harm it causes to the body is irreversible.
(3) Damage to the heart
In the total hypertensive population, 20%-30% patients will have left ventricular hypertrophy, even in patients with mild hypertension, the problem of left ventricular hypertrophy will be 2-3 times higher than that of normal people. Not to mention patients with severe hypertension, their people with left ventricular hypertrophy will be 10 times higher than normal people.
Don't underestimate the small problem of left ventricular hypertrophy, which is a potential risk factor for myocardial infarction. In addition, hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy is closely related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. One of the causes of left ventricular hypertrophy is hypertension. Elevated blood pressure in the body will overload the heart and lead to left ventricular hypertrophy. It is likely to cause heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary heart disease and other symptoms in the later stage.
(4) visual impairment
High blood pressure will damage our eyesight. When the patient's blood pressure is higher than normal for a long time, it is likely to cause hypertensive retinopathy. Because the blood pressure in the body remains high, the retinal artery will harden, and the silver line reaction will occur in the artery, leading to symptoms such as exudation, edema and bleeding in the retina.
If not treated in time, with the passage of time, these oozing things will be deposited on the retina, which will cause vision disorders in patients with hypertension, such as blurred vision and deformation. In severe cases, it may even lead to blindness.
With the vigorous popularization of science by the state and hospitals in recent years, many people have realized the harm of hypertension. However, this has also caused some people to panic. Many patients who have just been diagnosed with hypertension are afraid of complications caused by hypertension and will rush to buy antihypertensive drugs to control their blood pressure.
But in fact, not everyone with hypertension needs to take medicine to control their blood pressure. Some patients with hypertension, as long as they meet the following conditions, can actually control their blood pressure without taking medicine for the time being.
1, the standard of hypertension
First of all, before knowing what type of hypertension patients don't need to take medicine, let's learn about the standards of hypertension in detail. Because, although we may all know the chronic disease of hypertension, there are still many people who don't understand the standard of hypertension.
With the development of medical technology, we now have a strict definition of hypertension. As we all know, there are two kinds of blood pressure, one is diastolic pressure, which means low pressure, and the other is systolic pressure, which means high pressure.
Above, we said that hypertension refers to the blood pressure measured for more than three consecutive times without using any antihypertensive drugs. When systolic blood pressure 140mmHg and diastolic blood pressure is 90mmHg, it can be diagnosed as hypertension.
And whether systolic blood pressure is higher than normal or diastolic blood pressure is higher than normal, it is hypertension. Our blood pressure is divided into hypotension, normal blood pressure and hypertension:
Hypertension range index: low pressure above 90mmHg, high pressure above 140mmHg;
Low blood pressure index range: low pressure above 60mmHg, high pressure above 90mmHg;
Normal blood pressure index range: low pressure above 80mmHg, high pressure above 120mmHg.
As for the specific measurement standard of blood pressure, China and other countries agree that patients with hypertension should generally control their blood pressure at a low pressure of 90mmHg and a high pressure of 140mmHg.
For young adults with normal blood pressure, systolic blood pressure is lower than 1.40 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure is lower than 90 mm Hg, which is a relatively stable and healthy blood pressure state. Elderly people over 65 years old, systolic blood pressure 150 mm Hg or less, diastolic blood pressure 90 mm Hg or less.
Following a reasonable blood pressure index is of great guiding significance for patients with hypertension to make a correct blood pressure regulation plan and improve their physical condition.
2. Symptoms of low pressure and high pressure
Under normal circumstances, single low pressure is high, that is, high diastolic pressure, which mostly occurs in young people. In addition, this kind of hypertension is more harmful. Compared with healthy people of the same age, patients with hypertension and hypotension have more obvious damage to organs such as heart, brain and kidney. If not treated in time, it is likely to turn into classic hypertension. Therefore, patients with single hypotension and hypertension must pay more attention. When the low pressure is too high, the following conditions will occur:
(1) Obesity
In fact, obesity is a common phenomenon among young people, because many people have no rules to follow in their daily lives, often fail to implement the principle of balanced diet, and because of work, they have little time and energy to exercise themselves. In this case, the body becomes obese. However, the fat deposited in the body will squeeze the capillaries and raise the low pressure.
(obesity)
(2) the heart rate is too fast
Generally speaking, too fast heart rate also means that the central nervous system is too "excited". This will lead to excessive metabolism of adrenal hormones, and even in the case of quiet rest, the heart will beat more than 80 times per minute.
In fact, patients with low pressure and high pressure are generally under great pressure. No matter at work or in life, they have no way to relieve these pressures, and gradually, they will fall into anxiety.
In fact, if hypertension with single low pressure and high pressure usually occurs, it means that the patient is in the early stage of hypertension. At this time, as long as you do the following, you can adjust without taking medicine.
1, change daily eating habits
Reduce salt intake in life, because too much salt intake will lead to high blood pressure. Moreover, we should have a balanced diet, try to reduce the calorie intake of food, and replace it with one-third of coarse grains and beans such as rice and noodles.
Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, try to eat less animal fat, and at the same time, quit smoking, drinking and carbohydrates. This will not cause trouble to the blood vessels in the body. Fresh fruit is very helpful for maintaining blood pressure.
Step 2 keep exercising
It is very important for people with high blood pressure to insist on proper exercise every day. Because exercise can promote the expansion of human carotid artery, reduce systolic blood pressure, and also reduce the spasm and contraction of arterial blood vessels.
In addition, proper exercise can accelerate the metabolism of endorphins in the brain and make us feel happy. Exercise can also help us lose excess fat and lower blood pressure. Therefore, it is a very effective method to keep exercising to control blood pressure. But it should be noted that don't do strenuous exercise or exercise for too long. It is enough to exercise for 30 minutes every day. You can do aerobic exercise, such as jogging, walking and playing Tai Ji Chuan.
Step 3 keep a relaxed mood
I believe that after every patient is diagnosed with hypertension, the doctor will always tell them to keep a good mood, not to be angry and not to have too much pressure. Because excessive emotions and stress can lead to an increase in blood pressure.
Therefore, patients with hypertension should learn to ease their emotions, adjust their mentality and release pressure. Free yourself from anxiety. We can watch some pleasant movies and TV plays, listen to some soothing music, read some relaxing books, or do housework properly. In this way, there is no time to "hurt the spring and mourn the autumn"!
Through the article, we should know the harm of hypertension and how to treat it! In fact, the earlier the prevention of hypertension, the better. Many young people have no awareness of prevention and think that hypertension is a kind of "geriatric disease". In fact, hypertension does not choose age, nor does it choose men and women. People of any age group may suffer from this disease.
Hypotension and hypertension are common symptoms of hypertension. If this symptom occurs, don't be too alarmed. You can adjust it by controlling your diet and adjusting your lifestyle first. If the effect is minimal, you should consider consulting a doctor.