Blood pressure fluctuates easily in summer? Hypertensive patients can do these 7 points, and they can spend the summer peacefully
In summer, the weather is relatively hot, and this hot weather will not only bring discomfort to people, but also affect people's blood pressure. Hypertensive patients must do a good job of relevant nursing work in summer, so as to keep their blood pressure stable in summer and keep the body in a healthy state. How can hypertensive patients spend the summer safely? Let's find out together next.
- Add more water
In summer, the weather is hotter, and people sweat more, so the water in the body will be insufficient, the blood will become viscous, and blood pressure will fluctuate. If you want to do a good job of nursing in summer, you must drink more water. You can carry a thermos cup at any time. Don't wait until you are thirsty to drink water, then your body is already in a state of dehydration. Do not use beverages instead of water. Beverages are high in sugar, and some hypertensive patients also have high blood sugar. Drinking these beverages every day will cause blood sugar to spike.
- Pay attention to temperature adjustment
When the weather is hot, you must pay attention to the regulation of your own temperature and keep yourself in a very hot environment, otherwise it is easy to cause hypotension. When going out, do sunscreen and heatstroke prevention work. Sun hats and umbrellas should be prepared. Don’t stand in the sun for a long time. If you have to stay outdoors, you should hide in the shade of trees. relatively cool. When entering an air-conditioned room, you must stand at the entrance and wait for a while, and do not enter immediately. Excessive temperature difference between indoor and outdoor will also cause blood pressure fluctuations, and it is easy to cause danger.
- Exercise according to your ability
Hypertensive patients are able to do appropriate exercise, which is helpful for blood pressure control. But summer is too hot, and it is easy to suffer from heat stroke if you are not careful when you go out to exercise. Therefore, when exercising, you should avoid the hottest time period, go to exercise after 5 pm, and do not exercise for too long or too intensely, otherwise it will cause blood pressure to soar and affect your health.
- Try not to take a hot bath
Don't take a long hot bath in summer, otherwise telangiectasia will easily lead to transient ischemia of the brain, and even trigger impulses. Don't use cold water when showering, just use lukewarm water. Long-term bathing should also be avoided as much as possible, about 10 minutes is more appropriate.
- Take a lunch break
A lunch break should be started half an hour after a meal. The lunch break is more important to the body. It not only allows people to recover their energy for better work and study, but also allows the heart and blood vessels to have a proper rest. Hypertensive patients must pay attention to the lunch break, which is good for disease control and physical health.
- Take antihypertensive drugs on time and according to the amount
If the doctor instructs the patient to take and add medicine on time, or if it belongs to the type of high blood pressure that requires long-term medication, it is necessary to take the medicine on time and in the amount in summer, and follow the doctor's advice. Don't stop the drug arbitrarily if you miss the dose. You can't stop the drug immediately after the blood pressure is stable. This behavior is incorrect.
- Check blood pressure
Hypertensive patients should buy a sphygmomanometer at home, so that they can measure their blood pressure in the morning and evening, so that they can know their recent blood pressure control. There are many things to pay attention to when measuring blood pressure, otherwise the measured results will easily be biased.
How can hypertensive patients spend the summer safely and want to keep their blood pressure in a stable state, they must pay attention to the above aspects. You must develop good living habits and eating habits, and have the awareness of health preservation, so as to make your body more and more healthy.