Question 1

is cheese bad for people who have a high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Saltier cheeses are not recommended. Also watch cholesterol content.

Question 2

is soaking in epsom salt bad for people who have high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Nope: Epsom is a magnesium salt, not a sodium salt. Indeed, it can actually lower blood pressure (not that the warm bath doesn't do a bit of that itself). Enjoy.

Question 3

are groundnuts bad for high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Some nuts have more cholesterol and fat in them than others.  They can cause higher cholesterol and result in deposition of cholesterol in the arterial walls like any foods with higher cholesterol.  So eat all  foods in moderation.  High BP is not helped by eating foods higher in cholesterol.

Question 4

what's so bad about high blood pressure? is it really that harmful?

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Yes over years: Over years and decades untreated blood pressure can cause heart attack, stroke, chf, and kidney failure as well as blindness.

Question 5

why is it bad for a person with high blood pressure to eat a lot of salt?

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Fluid retention.: Salt causes fluid retention because the sodium is higher and it causes the serum osmolality to be higher, which brings in more water to the vessels of the body.  This makes the blood pressure higher and the body must excrete more fluid to get it lower.  So salt intake must be minimal.  It also helps to give a diuretic as this increases urine exretion and so lowers blood pressure.

Question 6

can you tell me is it bad to have high blood pressure if i exercise regularly?

Accepted Answer

BP: High blood pressure is not 'good' at any time. You should see your doc and get evaluated and treated if necessary.

Question 7

i have high blood pressure and i want to know if pickled eggs are good or bad for me?

Accepted Answer

Not good: High salt intake is not good for hypertension , salt restriction is part of treatment , in pickled eggs salt is added so avoid.

Question 8

is allegra (fexofenadine) bad for high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Generally not....: However, Allegra-D contains a medication that may elevate blood pressure.

Question 9

how bad are can soup for high blood pressure and diabetics?

Accepted Answer

Please Clarify: I would bet this question has a thousand different answers. There are a thousand different kinds of soups and a million different patients with different issues if they have hypertension and/ or diabetes.  It is best to be specific.  If your physician advises low sodium then canned soup is probably out of the question. If you have diabetes you very well may be advised to avoid carbohydrates.

Question 10

my dad's blood pressure is 187/108. i know that's very bad. what happens if you have high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Acute and chronic: Acutely, there are no adverse effects (unless the BP is exceptionally high, higher than your father's). But over the long run, the risk increases for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney disease. Your father needs to get his BP under control - not today, but over the next couple of months.

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