7 main causes of hypertension.
Why in fact, every second of us getting high blood pressure, say the experts.
High is the pressure more than 130/90 units. It is called as arterial hypertension (AH). And in each tenth case of high blood pressure is a symptom of some other disease conditions involving irregular pressure about 70. Such hypertension is symptomatic.
So, you have pressure rises above 130/80 units. The options are:
1. Violation of vascular tone
The first thing you need to do research: the General analysis of blood, biochemical blood analysis, urine analysis, electrocardiogram (EKG), if necessary, chest x-ray, ultrasound of internal organs.
If on the basis of the results of tests and examination by a cardiologist revealed problems with the blood vessels (vascular disturbances in hypertensive type), but otherwise you are completely healthy person, your problem is called ‘simple’ hypertension. In this case, the main tasks: to complete all the necessary cardio-vascular examination and to wisely choose the scheme of antihypertensive drugs to keep the blood pressure within the norm.
Always need extra examination if:
– hypertension suddenly appeared after 60 years
– the pressure rose suddenly and at once in high numbers,
– medication helps.
2. Kidney problems
Almost always, the pressure increases when kidney disease. For example, if there are disorders of urination, pain, burning, frequent urination – it is likely that you have a running inflammation in the pelvic organs or urolithiasis. Men in the age of increasing pressure can give the aggravation of prostatitis.
3. Hormonal disorders
If the blood low levels of potassium and high blood pressure combined with muscle weakness, most likely is a deficiency in the body of the hormone aldosterone, explains the doctor-the cardiologist Tamara Ogieva.
The pressure increases attacks, the crisis is accompanied by pallor, sweating, increased heartbeat, trembling, has a loss of weight, upset his chair? Possible pheochromocytoma – a benign tumor of the adrenal glands.
4. Hangover
The pressure increase is one of the common symptoms of hangover in completely healthy people. The breakdown of alcohol causes spasms of cerebral vessels, producing hypertension symptoms. In this case, it is possible to take an antispasmodic (spazgan, spazmalgon, baralgin), which relaxes the blood vessels and at the same time will relieve the pain.
5. Popular drugs
It turns out that taking popular pain relievers you can earn not only stomach problems (they irritate not a secret), and hypertensive crisis. Especially if you have high blood pressure. Scientists from tel Aviv University came to the conclusion that the cause of hypertension, which is known to increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks can be pain medication.
There are pain drugs side effect which is the rise in blood pressure (this is honestly written in the manual, but who reads it when it is urgent to relieve the pain). The cardiologist Tamara Ogieva says that these include medications with acetaminophen and caffeine. They also, incidentally, may weaken the effect of antihypertensive drugs (i.e. drugs that are prescribed to hypertensive patients pressure). So be careful.
6. Some products
It turns out that the pressure may suddenly jump after a hearty lunch. Especially if you ate too much salty. Salt is known, the delay fluid in the body, which invariably leads to increased pressure on the blood vessels.
Moreover, in addition to herring and sauerkraut, responsible “food” hypertension may be the products of the so-called hidden salt – smoked sausage, salty cheeses such as feta or aged types of cheese, red caviar. Also increase the pressure coffee and energy, fortified wine, vermouth, beer. Reduce drinks with a sour taste – fruit drinks, tea with lemon, a glass of light dry wine.
7. Bad back
Don’t be surprised if your cardiologist with complaints of heaviness in the head and high pressure, send you for x-rays of the cervical spine. Low back pain or the consequences of untreated back injuries often lead to the manifestation of hypertension, says orthopedic surgeon Sergey Goryachev. The reason is that due to damage of the vertebrae creates a constant tension of the muscles of the back and neck. And it can cause spasms of the blood vessels of the neck and the malnutrition of the brain.
By the way, the pressure increase by the evening is often associated with improperly equipped work space, when you have to strain and also muscle of the eye.
