How often do you feel dizzy, trembling all over your body and headaches like hell? If often, then you are probably familiar with such a wonderful pressure measuring tool as a tonometer. Every year the number of people suffering from high blood pressure is growing. And often a person either does not notice the symptoms, or does not treat them with due attention, absolutely not realizing that they can die. And many who are familiar with high (from one hundred and twenty or more) or low (from ninety and below) pressure are tormented by one question: “Does the blood vessels expand or narrow at high pressure?” You need to know the answer to this question, because pharmacies sell drugs both dilating and constricting blood vessels. What is high blood pressure, what are the ways to keep it normal, and how to understand - at high pressure, the vessels expand or narrow?
High pressure
Before talking about high blood pressure, you need to be aware of what the term "blood pressure" means.
Blood pressure withfrom a mathematical point of view, a value equal to the volume of blood pumped by the heart in a certain period of time and the resistance of the vascular bed.
There is also a simple definition: it is a weighty parameter that characterizes the activity of blood in the body. When measuring pressure, everyone sees two values: upper and lower. In a he althy person without pathologies, the upper value is approximately one hundred and ten, the lower one is seventy. High pressures are those that are ten or more percent above the norm.
Ignoring high blood pressure indicators, you risk stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, visual impairment and so on.
Symptoms of high blood pressure include nausea, pain in the heart and head, trembling, fear.
How are vessels related to pressure?
The heart pumps blood throughout the body. It is connected to the blood vessels that pump blood from and to the heart. Those vessels that pump blood away from the heart are called arteries. Branching arteries are reduced to arterioles. The pressure in the vessels is formed by squeezing and unclenching the heart muscle. The closer to the heart, the higher the pressure.
However, this does not accurately answer the question: do blood vessels dilate or constrict at high pressure? Below you will find the answer to your question.
What happens to vessels at high pressure?
In what case can the pressure on the walls of blood vessels be strong? In general, the vessels are prone to problem-free expansion, but sometimes for some reasonreasons they fail to grow.
Do blood vessels dilate or constrict at high pressure? What usually happens? The pulse quickens. And this means that the heart drives blood throughout the body with great speed, and the vessels cannot expand, so the blood presses hard on the walls of the vessels. Conclusion: the vessels narrow.
If you do not pay attention to high blood pressure, such a dangerous condition of the body as a hypertensive crisis can develop (pressure rises dangerously high, a person may even die).
Causes of high blood pressure
Often common people do not know the causes of high blood pressure and how to reduce it. What usually causes high blood pressure?
- Hormonal failures.
- Diabetes mellitus and other endocrine pathologies and diseases associated with the kidneys.
- Genetics. A person can literally inherit a tendency to high blood pressure.
- Hypertension. A disease characterized by a frequent increase in blood pressure. With the wrong lifestyle, it progresses quickly. May turn into a hypertensive crisis.
- Age. Aging contributes to the loss of the ability to expand.
- Impaired metabolism.
- Permanent smoking. A cigarette strains blood vessels, and constant smoking leads to their wear and tear, narrowing. It is better to quit smoking or at least limit the number of cigarettes consumed per day by at least fifty percent.
- Head injuries.
- Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. It is difficult for the body to function with additional load -extra kg. The heart works the most, the vessels suffer.
- Alcohol. Frequent drinking of alcoholic beverages develops hypertension as the heart beats faster.
- Food rich in fats. Fats are bad for the heart, which is reflected in the pressure.
- Stress. Almost one hundred percent of adults suffer from everyday emotional overstrain. The body reacts to the situation with high blood pressure. You need to learn to either relax or “let off steam” with physical activity.
- S alt. It is better to stop eating not only s alt, but also any products containing s alt.
- Lack of potassium. Potassium lowers blood pressure. Found in fruits and vegetables.
- Increased anxiety, causeless fear. It is better to turn to a psychologist who will help normalize the emotional state.
- Pills for weight loss. They cause the heart muscle to overexert, which is why the pressure rises.
- Atherosclerosis. A disease in which the lumen inside the vessels decreases. This is what causes high blood pressure.
- Diseases of organs.
- Physical activity. The pressure will immediately drop after you rest.
- Plenty of coffee or tea. It also passes with time.
- Drugs.
- Solar and heat strokes and the like.
Among all the reasons, there is no unambiguous, single reason for high blood pressure. And how to reduce high blood pressure?
How to reduce high blood pressure?
Withoutdoctor's prescription is not recommended to take various medications. There are folk remedies, some of them will help you reduce the pressure for the arrival of the doctor:
- Beets. Oddly enough, the beneficial properties of this vegetable help fight high blood pressure. It is better to use beetroot regularly, moreover, it practically does not lose its properties after heat treatment. Beetroot juice with honey works best.
- Cranberry with sugar also lowers blood pressure.
- He althy lifestyle. It's more about prevention. However, if you smoke and your blood pressure rises dangerously, do not smoke until the doctor arrives.
- Jacket potatoes, beef and fish. It's tasty, he althy and helps fight blood pressure.
- Calm. If you are waiting for the doctor, try to keep yourself busy with something monotonous (like counting to one hundred), do breathing exercises to lower your heart rate.
Pills to combat blood pressure
Which vasodilator pills should I buy at the pharmacy? It is better not to buy medicines before consulting a doctor and not to self-medicate, otherwise it may end sadly. Vasodilators are those that cause relaxation and expansion of the vessel, resulting in a decrease in arterial and venous pressure. In the case of already purchased medicines, carefully read the composition, rules of use and contraindications. Vasodilator pills are not a guarantee of a cure for diseases if you have not gone to see a doctor.
