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Human is a weak creature, and it is always vulnerable to all kinds of diseases, and perhaps one of the most common diseases around the world, high blood pressure, and we will talk in this article about this disease, which is one of the most deadly diseases in humanity, what is this disease? What are its causes? It is the most vulnerable to infection? What are its symptoms? Is there a cure for it? This is what we will talk about, .
What is blood pressure?
Beginning Before we talk about high blood pressure we need to know what blood pressure is, blood pressure is the force of pumping blood from the heart across the blood vessels, and consists of:
- Systolic pressure, a measure of the force of the heart pumping blood, is normal for a person under the age of 20 less than 120, and at the beginning or before the incidence of high blood pressure, it is less than 140.
- Diastolic pressure, a measure of the strength of the expansion of the heart muscles, and in normal cases of a person who is 20 years of age less than 80, and before the incidence of high blood pressure, it is between (80 to 89).
what is the high blood pressure
High blood pressure is one of the most common diseases around the world, a disease of heart disease, an increase in the measurement of systolic pressure and diastolic pressure of the heart, and has two types, the first type: primary hypertension, the most prevalent among people, and begins to develop gradually, The second type: secondary hypertension, which is less prevalent than before, and suddenly appears as a result of another disease such as kidney disease, or diabetes .. And other diseases.
What are the causes of high blood pressure
Hypertension disease has no specific cause, but there are some factors that lead to the disease and these factors:
- Age, the most common factor among people, is that the older the person, the greater the chance of getting high blood pressure.
- The genetic factor, also one of the most common factors, who had in his family with high blood pressure, was more susceptible than others to the disease.
- Other chronic diseases: People with chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, and other diseases are at high risk of developing high blood pressure.
- Smoking, smokers are very vulnerable to high blood pressure, atherosclerosis.
- Drinking alcohol, and that evil that God Almighty is causing high blood pressure, Glory of the sanctity of the human being in which harm.
- Excessive intake of fats, sugars, and meat all cause obesity, obesity and therefore high blood pressure.
- Fatigue and stress, fatigue can cause high blood pressure.
- Psychological stress and stress, nervousness, stress and poor mental states can cause high blood pressure.
- Lack of exercise, adversely affect blood pressure, increase the likelihood of high blood pressure, in addition to obesity.
Who are the most vulnerable to high blood pressure?
There are people who are more likely than others to develop high blood pressure. For example, men over the age of 30 are more likely to develop hypertension than men under the age of 30. They are also more likely than women under the age of 40 or women who have not lost their menstrual periods , And women who have lost their menstrual period, are more likely to develop hypertension than men in general, under the thirty and over 30, and another classification, it is recorded in the history of their families who are infected with the disease, are more vulnerable than others For high blood pressure, as well as people with some Diseases, people who are obese, they are more likely than others to high blood pressure.
What are the symptoms of high blood pressure
Often, high blood pressure has no obvious symptoms, and here lies the danger to human life, and this is called the silent killer, but some symptoms may appear in some people, these symptoms and signs are as follows:
- Headaches are persistent, and this headache is persistent and severe, but does not mean that everyone who has a headache has high blood pressure.
- Vertigo, vertigo or so-called (dizziness) is one of the signs that can indicate high blood pressure.
- Disorder of vision, so also can be a sign of high blood pressure.
- Idle and laziness, sudden inactivity may be a sign of high blood pressure.
- Shortness of breath, also of things that may be a sign of high blood pressure.
- Swelling of the feet is one of the most true signs of high blood pressure.
- The speed of heart palpitations, also of signs that can indicate high blood pressure.
- Urinary tract infections.
- Bleeding of the nose, a common symptom that indicates high blood pressure.
But these symptoms and signs are not a condition to be a sign of high blood pressure, and anyone who doubts high blood pressure should measure blood pressure using a blood pressure monitor.
Complications of hypertension
High blood pressure, one of the most common diseases in the world, and not an exaggeration when called silent killer, complications of this disease serious enough to take the life of the person, and the most important complications that may cause high blood pressure:
- Heart problems, high blood pressure, increases the heart muscle, and therefore stress, which affects the heart, and may result in a sharp drop in the heart, or even cardiac arrest.
- Kidney problems, high blood pressure can cause hardening of the arteries that feed the kidneys, resulting in significant damage to kidney function.
- Atherosclerosis, resulting in impaired oxygen transfer ability to the muscles.
- Stroke, occurs as a result of hardening of the arteries supplying the brain.
- Stroke, and coma.
All of these complications, which may be caused by high blood pressure, are serious complications that may kill the patient.
How to treat high blood pressure
- Every person must periodically and regularly measure blood pressure so that he or she can have high blood pressure to detect it at an early stage, before any complications occur.
- People with high blood pressure should follow a diet that suits their health status. They should eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, and reduce protein, sugars and fats.
- Regular exercise, for sport has a great impact on the regulation of blood pressure.
- Not eating alcohol, and stopping smoking immediately, alcohol and smoking, are unheard of for people with high blood pressure.
- A person with high blood pressure should go to a doctor and take regular medication.
Here we have reached the end of our article, and we have talked about this silent killer, and its causes, symptoms, complications, and treatment, hope that you have benefited, I ask God Almighty, to go bass and diseases, and heal his slaves Muslims, O God, to our master Muhammad and his family and companions and bless and peace.