What shouldn’t people with high blood pressure do?

In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, many people have developed various diseases. The most common one is hypertension, and the incidence rate is increasing. Patients with this type of hypertension usually do not seem to have any obvious symptoms, but once an attack occurs, any action may be fatal. Therefore, experts remind patients with hypertension to pay special attention to their behavior. What can't people with high blood pressure do?

Actions that patients with high blood pressure should not do

1. Eat fast

Eating fast and overeating are extremely harmful to your health. Patients with hypertension should eat at regular times and in regular amounts, chew their food slowly and thoroughly, and never wolf down their meals or overeat. They should also quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, especially strong liquor.

2. Reading while lying down

Some people like to lie on the bed and read or watch TV. Due to being in the prone position for a long time, the abdominal muscles are compressed, which affects people's deep breathing. In addition, the abdomen is under pressure and the abdominal muscles are contracted, which can easily lead to a sudden increase in blood pressure and cause accidents.

3. Losing your temper

Mental stress, drastic mood swings, and temper tantrums can cause endocrine dysfunction, leading to vasoconstriction and a sudden increase in blood pressure, which may cause the risk of sudden cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

4. Breath-holding and defecation

For patients with high blood pressure, temporarily holding their breath while defecating can cause danger due to increased abdominal pressure and a sudden increase in blood pressure. Therefore, patients with hypertension should defecate slowly. If necessary, you can take a laxative before going to bed the day before, or use an enema during bowel movements.

5. Listen to fast-paced music

If the music rhythm is too fast and the sound is too strong, it will strongly stimulate the human senses, causing mental tension and endocrine dysfunction, which will cause a sudden rise in blood pressure and the risk of sudden cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

6. Squat and shake your head

In addition to not engaging in high-intensity strenuous exercise, hypertensive patients should also not do movements such as squatting, standing up, shaking their head quickly, or jumping. These movements have the risk of causing cerebrovascular accidents in hypertensive patients. Exercise for patients with hypertension should be low-intensity exercise such as walking, gymnastics, and Tai Chi, and the exercise time should be controlled at about half an hour, so that there is no obvious fatigue or discomfort during and after exercise.

7. Sudden force

If a patient with hypertension suddenly exerts force, even if it is not a large amount of force or the force is within the tolerance of a healthy person, it may cause a sudden increase in blood pressure, leading to the sudden onset of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and endangering life.

There is nothing people with high blood pressure can do. Especially for those older patients, elderly patients with hypertension must not take it lightly. While actively receiving treatment, they must also pay attention to self-care.