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What Is The Treatment For Belching And Gas Formation?
Hi Doctor, my husband has shown a 150/100 bp reading yesterday. Within an hour it was 140/100. It is presently very hot in Bombay and he can never handle summers. He is experiencing some gassiness and belching. We have been asked to carry out certain blood tests to check cholesterol. He ate something from a food joint that I feel has not agreed with him. Then, I think, the BP issue is there but it could be because he has been overtly stressed out. Can you read the situation?
Fri, 9 Dec 2016
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Your husband's blood pressure is above the normal of 130/80. It is possible that he ate fast food (as you mention) and it had a lot of salt and that increased the blood pressure temporarily. Stress is another factor that tends to increase blood pressure.
To maintain a normal blood pressure it is important to:
1) consume many fruits and vegetables (about 6 to 7 servings daily).
2) maintain ideal body weight within normal parameters, BMI less than 25
3)exercise about 30 minutes almost every day
4)consume low amount of salt/sodium (no more than 2 grams/day)
5)consume low amount of fatty foods
If the blood pressure is consistently (2 separate readings on separate days while the patient is relaxed) above 130/80, medications are necessary to prevent complications of high blood pressure, which include headache, enlarged heart, stroke and heart attack
Best regards
Your husband's blood pressure is above the normal of 130/80. It is possible that he ate fast food (as you mention) and it had a lot of salt and that increased the blood pressure temporarily. Stress is another factor that tends to increase blood pressure.
To maintain a normal blood pressure it is important to:
1) consume many fruits and vegetables (about 6 to 7 servings daily).
2) maintain ideal body weight within normal parameters, BMI less than 25
3)exercise about 30 minutes almost every day
4)consume low amount of salt/sodium (no more than 2 grams/day)
5)consume low amount of fatty foods
If the blood pressure is consistently (2 separate readings on separate days while the patient is relaxed) above 130/80, medications are necessary to prevent complications of high blood pressure, which include headache, enlarged heart, stroke and heart attack
Best regards
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