Hypertension is when blood pressure is higher than normal. It should be known that it is a disease that can cause serious problems.
What is Hypertension?
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a continuous increase in blood pressure. If both or only one of the blood pressure values of 120/80, which is accepted as the normal value, is 140/90, it indicates hypertension.
What are the Symptoms of Hypertension?
- Sudden headache
- Blurred vision
- Tinnitus
- Palpitations
- Swelling of the feet and legs
- Double vision
- Dizziness
- Nosebleeds
- Arrhythmia
- Shortness of breath
- Heart compression
- Pain in the heart
- Fatigue
- Frequent urination
What Causes Hypertension?
- Excessive smoking
- Unbalanced and irregular nutrition
- Excessive consumption of fast food
- Chronic alcohol use
- Obesity
- Genetic factors
- Stress
- Salty eating habits
- Kidney diseases
- Congenital and acquired cardiovascular diseases
- Advanced age
- Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- Sedentary life
- Some medicines used
It is among the causes of hypertension.
What are the harms of hypertension?
Hypertension is a chronic disease that causes very serious complications. It can cause deterioration of cardiovascular health. Hypertension negatively affects the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, brain and eyes. If left untreated, hypertension can even lead to death.
- Arteries are destroyed
- Causes the heart to enlarge
- Causes paralysis (stroke)
- Causes visual impairment and blindness
- May cause brain hemorrhage
- Increases the risk of heart attack
- It can lead to impairment in the functioning of the kidneys and even cause kidney failure
- Because it causes blockage of the arteries, it can lead to loss of legs when left untreated.
How is hypertension treated?
Treatment of hypertension patients may vary depending on the cause of hypertension. In patients with vascular occlusion, hypertension can be treated with vessels opened after surgical operations. In cases that do not require surgical operation, medication is generally recommended for patients. Since it is chronic, the use of medication should be continued. In addition to medication, patients are treated with changes in their lifestyle and eating patterns. By treating the complications caused by hypertension in the body, improvements are achieved in the course of the disease.
What Hypertension Patients Should Do?
- Exercise
- Salty diet should be avoided
- Sports activities are available
- Fatty heavy foods should not be consumed
- Avoid stress
- Smoking and alcohol should be avoided or reduced
- The diseases caused by which diseases should be treated
- Foods that increase blood pressure should not be consumed
- Excess weight must be lost
- Carbohydrate consumption should be reduced
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Do not overdo it when consuming caffeine
People with hypertension can avoid bad consequences by paying attention to these points.
