I am 20 week pregnant and this morning the nurse told me that I have high blood pressure and she asked me why and I could not give her an answere cause I have no Idea what causes high blood pressure. I also have never actually had a blood pressure problem? So is it bad to have high BP? Please Im desprate to know?
That is really a stupid question for a nurse to ask, she should know she was the one that studied to become a nurse..
In 90–95 percent of cases, scientists don't know what causes high blood pressure. This is essential hypertension. Fortunately, although scientists don't fully understand the causes of this disease, they've developed both non-drug and drug treatments that treat it effectively. They've also identified some factors that contribute to higher blood pressure. These are arteriosclerosis (or hardening of the arteries), thickening or hypertrophy of the artery wall, and excess contraction of the arterioles (small arteries).
In the remaining cases, high blood pressure results from a recognizable underlying problem. This is called secondary hypertension. Some possible causes are a kidney abnormality, tumor of the adrenal gland or congenital defect of the aorta. When the root cause is corrected, blood pressure usually returns to normal.
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Take care and may God bless you spiritually.
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too much salt
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It is bad – especially when you are pregnant. Stress can make it go up and also eating fatty, greasy foods. Eat some salad.
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It's not good, stress can cause high blood pressure, diet can too. Try not to over do it and go easy on the salt.
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Many reasons can cause hP. Weight, stress. I think she is looking to see if it's stress related and that's why she asked why? If you have a lot of stress it will cause Bp to rise. Try to relax,put your feet up and dream of that wonderful bay you're soon going to have.
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That is really a stupid question for a nurse to ask, she should know she was the one that studied to become a nurse..
In 90–95 percent of cases, scientists don't know what causes high blood pressure. This is essential hypertension. Fortunately, although scientists don't fully understand the causes of this disease, they've developed both non-drug and drug treatments that treat it effectively. They've also identified some factors that contribute to higher blood pressure. These are arteriosclerosis (or hardening of the arteries), thickening or hypertrophy of the artery wall, and excess contraction of the arterioles (small arteries).
In the remaining cases, high blood pressure results from a recognizable underlying problem. This is called secondary hypertension. Some possible causes are a kidney abnormality, tumor of the adrenal gland or congenital defect of the aorta. When the root cause is corrected, blood pressure usually returns to normal.
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this is what my mom was told in 1993.
salt intake
greasy fried foods
fast food
chips
sour cream
anything with alot of salt in it
watch what you eat. start eating more veggies and fruit. the fresh kind
high blood pressure is bad, it can cause poor blood circulation to the baby and it can make the baby bigger much like diabetes so watch the sugars too
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Read the following article from Web MD.com
http://www.webmd.com/baby/tc/Preeclampsia-and-High-Blood-Pressure-During-Pregnancy-Topic-Overview
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switch to lite salt or no salt at all. exercise more. eat healthier foods. get a book on how to eat when pregnant
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High BP in pregnancy isn't a good thing that's why ur bp is checked at each antenatal visit. It may lead to several things which ur doxc will tell U and if not checked on time, may result in you having a CS bcos it's highly dangerous for mother and baby when the mum has high bp to try pushing the baby out.
causes? Well, it varies. Worry, anxiety, intake of too much salt etc can cause it and u'll be advised to reduce ur salt intake and also engage in less stressful activities.
But at this stage u are, it's still ok to control. I had high BP when I was about 5-6 months gone and all I was asked to do is take a long rest. Infact I was admitted in the hospital for 24hours for "close watching" and after then, everything was fine. It never returned till I had my baby.
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BP is due to tensions…..As you are pregnant you should take proper care. Avoid excessive stress…..Avoid extra salt….Try to keep your stomach clear……GOD bless you
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The ONLY way to bring it down in pregnancy is to eat at least 80 grams of protein A DAY. I just learned about this in my childbirth classes. I had Toxemia in my first pregnancy and was not watching what I was eating. So, this pregnancy, I am very careful to hit that and average around 115-120 grams a day and have had no problems. If you drink 4 glasses of milk, eat 2 eggs, and have to different portions of meat a day, more than likely you are close to 80 grams. But if you are already in high blood pressure, you will probably have to take more to start bringing it down.
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My experience and what I've been taught by Bradley Method Childbirth Classes.