In the article, we consider the symptoms and treatment of hypotension. What is this disease? What arises from? Hypotension (in medical terminology - “hypotension”) - a person’s condition when blood pressure drops below normal. In this case, people can feel a whole complex of unpleasant symptoms, as well as a serious malaise. Hypotension is a constantly reduced pressure, and this phenomenon is very common today. It can be both an independent disease, and a consequence of other pathologies in the body.
Normally, blood pressure should be in the range of 100-130 millimeters of mercury (for the upper), and 60-80 millimeters (for the lower). With hypotension, these indicators are significantly reduced.
In order for hypotension to be recognized as a diagnosis, it is necessary that blood pressure indicators be reduced systematically. A single or periodic decrease in pressure does not yet indicate the presence of hypotension, and may be a consequence of the influence of any external factors. Low blood pressure for a specific period of time is a reason for the doctor to diagnose the patient with hypotension.
It is very important to know that a decrease in blood pressure in infants can indicate the presence of serious heart pathologies. Therefore, in this case, this requires immediate medical attention.
This disease can have a lot of unpleasant consequences, for example, constant drowsiness and fatigue. In the future, low blood pressure can trigger a deterioration in the work of the cardiovascular system. And since this condition can be a symptom of other serious diseases, it is very important to start treatment for hypotension in time.
Varieties of pathology
Hypotension is of two types - primary and secondary. Primary hypotension is usually congenital in nature, and secondary is a symptom of a particular disease. However, it may not always be associated with problems in the cardiovascular system.
For example, if, in addition to low blood pressure, a rare pulse and moist palms are observed, then these factors may indicate such an ailment as a stomach ulcer. The treatment for hypotension in this case will be different.
With adrenal insufficiency, as well as with pituitary tumors, a decrease in pressure can be combined with darkening of certain areas of the skin. And with anemia, low blood pressure is usually combined with symptoms such as severe weakness, perversion of smell and taste, pallor, etc. This is due to the loss of iron by the body, as well as a decrease in hemoglobin in the blood, which in turn can trigger internal bleeding.
Thus, before starting treatment of hypotension, it is necessary to find out the causes of its occurrence and to address these causes.
Hypericum tincture for hypotension
If low blood pressure is primary hypotension, then in this case, the disease does not cause a person any particular inconvenience, but it can manifest itself in the form of mild ailments. Another name for this condition is neurocirculatory asthenia. The causes of this disease can be frequent stresses and depressive states, and its manifestations can affect the autonomic system of the body, manifested by diarrhea, indigestion, and pain in the heart.
In the case of the development of such a disease, doctors often find it difficult to make a correct diagnosis and treat its symptoms in the first place. Nevertheless, in the presence of neurocirculatory asthenia, it is necessary to combat nervous disorders and depression. Traditional medicine sedatives can help here. The best of them is St. John's wort, in the form of tincture or decoction.
The causes of hypotension and treatment at home are of interest to many.
To prepare a decoction of St. John's wort, you need to pour 1 tablespoon of grass with a glass of boiling water, then cook over low heat for five minutes. Take the broth in several stages throughout the day, half an hour before meals.
To prepare tincture of St. John's wort, you need to fill in 10 grams of grass with 100 ml of alcohol, insist for three weeks in a dark place. You need to take tincture in the form of a solution - 30 drops per 100 ml of water, several times a day shortly before eating.
What else is important in the treatment of hypotension?
Physical activity
With low blood pressure, walking and swimming are indicated. Since one of the causes of the disease of a congenital nature is varicose veins, in this case the patient must constantly keep his leg muscles in good shape. Swimming and walking help a lot, as working muscles tone the blood vessels, increasing the amount of blood circulating in the body. As a result, blood pressure rises, and a person begins to feel better. In addition, physical activity and lifestyle changes positively affect the patient’s psychological state, improving mood and reducing depressive symptoms. Also, in the treatment of hypotension in the elderly, it is necessary to establish a regimen.
Sleeping mode
Hypotonic patients need to control sleep patterns. This is due to the fact that they feel constant weakness and fatigue, and if they do not sleep enough, it only provokes a deterioration in the condition and further development of the disease.
With reduced pressure, the pillow should be high, and you need to rise after sleep slowly, and not sharply, which will help to avoid fainting in the morning.
Medications
A good remedy for increasing blood pressure is the drug Pantocrine.
Medicines that can narrow blood vessels also help to fight low blood pressure, but they are not sold in pharmacies and can only be used in certain cases; you should first consult a doctor.
Medication for hypotension is very effective.
The only drug that can be found in the pharmacy is Gutron, but it can only be used when it is impossible to increase the pressure with other methods. Drugs for the treatment of hypotension should be selected by the doctor.
Hypotonic patients are often bothered by headaches, in which the usual painkillers do not help. Nevertheless, it is first necessary to do without the use of medicines, and to use, for example, cold compresses on the head, warming the extremities if they are wet and cold, and it is also recommended to take some medicinal herbs, for example, tinctures or a decoction of valerian.
If traditional medicine is powerless, a medicine like Vazobral, containing caffeine and an ergot extract, will come to the rescue. This medicine can be taken in combination with an analgesic antispasmodic.
Alternative treatment for hypotension
Hypotonic patients are recommended to take decoctions and tinctures of herbs, which are considered to be so-called “adaptogens”. In addition to St. John's wort, such plants include Rhodiola rosea, Ginseng, Eleutherococcus, Aralia, Zamanika, Leuzea and many others.
Tinctures of these plants are sold in any pharmacy, and you can also prepare them yourself. Take tincture of one of these plants should be 30 to 40 drops per glass of clean water, twice a day. The course of alternative treatment of hypotension should be at least one month. Such tinctures will help increase blood pressure, strengthen immunity, and also help regulate heart rate.
In the treatment of hypotension, royal jelly is widely used. There is a drug created on its basis, called - "Apilak". However, royal jelly of bees can be taken in its natural form.
Immortelle
Helichrysum grass is very often used in the treatment of arterial hypotension. In order to achieve the desired effect, you need to make a collection of herbs: 2 parts of immortelle grass, 2 parts of St. John's wort, 2 parts of calamus, 2 parts of nettle, 1 part of mordovia. This mixture of herbs is brewed in boiling water and infused for 20 minutes, after which they are taken three times a day, 100 ml each.
This drug collection has a beneficial effect not only on the cardiovascular system, but also on some digestive organs. In addition, immortelle grass has a strong anthelmintic effect. However, such a collection can increase the acidity of the stomach, therefore it should not be taken by people who suffer from an ulcer, as well as gastritis.
Tea to help boost blood pressure
There is one simple tea recipe that can help hypotensives fight their problem. To prepare it, you need to take a tablespoon of green tea, pour it with a glass of boiling water, add a little lemon juice and insist for several minutes. In tea, you can add a teaspoon of honey.
It is believed that green tea lowers blood pressure, but this is not the case.
Spiny Tatarn
This plant also helps reduce blood pressure. To prepare the medicine, you need to take 30 grams of dry leaves or flowers of this plant, pour a glass of boiling water, then put on fire and boil. After this, the broth should be kept for another ten minutes on low heat, then wrapped in a warm towel and insisted for 30-60 minutes. The infusion field, the broth must be filtered and taken 1 tablespoon several times a day. What else is the treatment for hypotension with folk remedies?
Therapy Cahors, honey and aloe
The ingredients must be mixed in the following proportions: 200 ml of aloe juice, 300 grams of natural honey and 400 grams of cahors. The mixture should be poured into a bottle, preferably from dark glass, and taken three times a day in the amount of a tablespoon at a time.
A mixture of garlic and honey
Three tablespoons of natural honey must be heated in a water bath and add one tablespoon of chopped garlic. Such a mixture in a warm form should immediately be eaten, since it can not be stored. The procedure is usually carried out half an hour before a meal. As a result, blood pressure rises, and along with this, general immunity strengthens and vigorous well-being appears.
Beetroot treatment
Red beets must be grated on a fine grater and fill it with a half-liter jar. After that, fill the jar to the brim with vodka and remove to insist in a dark, warm place. The mixture should be infused for at least two weeks, after which it must be filtered and taken once a day.
Hawthorn fruit
200 grams of dried hawthorn fruit is poured with a glass of boiling water and insisted for an hour. The finished infusion must be taken daily, dividing it into several receptions. The last such reception should be carried out right before bedtime. This tincture helps to improve the psychological state, normalize the work of the heart, increase blood pressure.
Mix of dried apricots, honey, lemon and beer
To prepare this folk medicine, you will need: 1 lemon, 4 tablespoons of buckwheat honey, half a kilo of dried apricots and a few tablespoons of fresh light beer. Solid ingredients must be chopped in a meat grinder, mixed and pre-heated honey added to such a mixture. Beer is added immediately before consumption. The mixture is taken three times a day in small portions for one month.
Self-treatment of congenital hypotension has no contraindications and can be used without restrictions, especially when it comes to folk medicine. Such drugs, as a rule, have no side effects and can not only help in the fight against low blood pressure, but also strengthen the body's immune system. They contain a large amount of fiber, vitamins and natural trace elements that have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys. Therefore, their use is not limited by the prescriptions of medical specialists and is used in all cases of primary hypotension.
However, if hypotension is secondary, the use of traditional medicine can only aggravate the situation. To use these methods of treatment, you must consult your doctor.
Treatment of hypotension of the gallbladder and stomach
Signs of hypotension of the walls of the gallbladder include:
- pain on the right in the chest and abdomen;
- violation of the intestines;
- enlarged abdomen in volume;
- bitterness in the mouth;
- bouts of nausea and vomiting.
A gastroenterologist will diagnose. He uses laboratory and instrumental methods.
Pathology is determined in several stages:
- the doctor collects an anamnesis;
- examination and palpation in the abdomen;
- ultrasonography;
- conducting cholecystography - radiography using a contrast agent;
- duodenal sounding.
Hypotension of the stomach is called pathology, when the internal walls of the organ are in poor condition, the tone of smooth muscles is reduced. The functions of the body are violated. Low blood pressure accompanies the ailment. A rather complex disease, it is difficult to tolerate by humans.
Symptoms are pain and discomfort in the abdomen. Also, the disease is characterized by:
- insomnia;
- exhaustion of the body;
- increased appetite;
- flatulence;
- constipation
- fast satiety when eating.
Hypotension of the stomach can have a different origin. It occurs due to physical trauma, nervous strain, prolonged mental trauma, sexual excesses, intoxication, metabolic disorders, infectious and mental diseases, long-term illnesses, hypokalemia. Pathology can be detected during x-ray examination, during a gastrogram and electrogastrography.
In the treatment of gastric hypotension, various methods are used:
- diet
- drug therapy;
- physical education;
- mineral water.
Reviews
This disease is quite common. People leave reviews about the treatment of hypotension are very different. Traditional methods of therapy helped someone, some cannot do without medications. In any case, you need to visit a doctor regularly, and all methods of therapy should be agreed with him.
We examined the symptoms and treatment of hypotension.