Hello,

Thanks for posting,
The combination diovan 80mg (valsartan 80mg) and ambesyl 5mg (amlodipine) are fine by me to control a mild hypertension (of course monitoring of BP at this early stage is important). Now there is no interaction between pineapple diet and the drugs you are taking, so you can safely use both. I do not have any information on any reliable medical source that pineapple diet can help reduce BP. Pineapple as a fruit is healthy and you can consume, but not as a unique diet aimed on lowering BP. I suggest you discuss this through with your doctor before you decide to stop the medications you are already on.

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Hello
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Dear patient, let me make it clear to you that non pharmacological (i.e with out drugs) measures that had been found to be beneficial in hypertion include diets that are low in salt and fat, but rich in calcium and potassium , daily aerobic exercises like brisk walking for half an hour to one hour , weight reduction and avoidance of smoking but these measures are helpfull only in mild cases of hypertion . In your case as your blood pressure remains under control with the help of two medications that too in a moderately high dose , it means that your hypertension is not mild but moderate to severe which can't be controlled by non pharmacological measures . So you should not discontinue your medicines for the sake of pineapple and land into trouble besause there is no evidence that pine apple controls blood pressure. However you can take pine apples but try to avoid in excess as it is a citrous fruit and is rich in potassium and your antihypertensive medicine divan has a propensity to cause hyperkalemia. More over you should avoid irregular treatement of hypertension as it leads to sudden rise in blood pressure and can be dangerous and also should try to make any changes in your medicines only after consultation with your doctor
Rest wish you good luck and hope you will be checking your blood pressur regularly and not ignoring it
thanks
Dr Arshad