How to deal with low blood pressure?

Written by Li Hai Wen
Cardiology
Updated on January 22, 2025
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Low blood pressure in medicine refers to a systolic pressure below 90mmHg and a diastolic pressure below 60mmHg. So, what should one do after being diagnosed with low blood pressure? First, a formal examination is necessary, such as a blood test, to see if anemia might be causing the low blood pressure. Additionally, carrying out a cardiac ultrasound and an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check for potential heart diseases is advisable. Second, if anemia, heart diseases, or other conditions are ruled out as causes of the low blood pressure, appropriate medication can be taken to raise the blood pressure. For instance, certain traditional Chinese medicines, ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula, Glehnia littoralis, and Pseudostellaria heterophylla, can be helpful. One can take Chinese herbal decoctions under the guidance of a qualified Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor to help increase blood pressure. (Specific medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor; do not self-medicate.)

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How to care for low blood pressure

How to care for low blood pressure depends on the cause of the low blood pressure. For simple low blood pressure without any other diseases, it is necessary to pay attention to the reasonable adjustment of dietary structure in daily life. Consume more foods that are high in protein and nutrients. In daily life, commonly consumed broths such as high broth, shrimp soup, beef soup, black chicken soup, mutton soup, and fish soup not only provide essential proteins needed by the human body, increase the vitality of the heart, and enhance the body's resistance, but also contain a large amount of trace elements and minerals that can supplement usage and elevate blood pressure. Regularly avoid staying up late, rest on time, do not smoke or drink alcohol, which can normalize blood pressure.

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How to supplement the diet for low blood pressure

Low blood pressure can cause harm to the body, and long-term low blood pressure may lead to insufficient blood supply to important organs. Therefore, while treating with medications, dietary adjustments should also be made. Patients with low blood pressure should generally consume a diet high in protein, nutrients, and calories. It is often beneficial to include nutrient-rich soups such as chicken soup, duck soup, mutton soup, beef soup, and sea cucumber soup. These soups can not only provide high-quality proteins, trace elements, minerals, and various vitamins needed by the body but can also enhance the body's immunity.

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How to alleviate low blood pressure

How to alleviate low blood pressure depends on the cause of the low blood pressure and the degree to which the blood pressure has decreased. For mild low blood pressure without any primary disease, it is necessary to rest and consume high-protein, high-nutritional foods, especially high intake of broth, chicken soup, ginseng, sea cucumber soup, etc., which can effectively raise blood pressure. If the low blood pressure is caused by a disease and the blood pressure is relatively low, it is necessary to treat the primary disease while correcting the blood pressure. First, blood volume should be supplemented to raise blood pressure. In severe cases, pressor drugs should be used, and when blood pressure reaches a normal level, it is maintained to supply blood to important organs.

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Rescue of hypotensive shock

Low blood pressure is an important clinical symptom and diagnostic indicator of shock. Regardless of what causes the shock, the presence of low blood pressure, along with cold limbs, cold sweat, reduced urine output, and an indifferent expression, indicates insufficient peripheral vascular perfusion. Prolonged insufficient perfusion can lead to damage to vital organs. Therefore, timely emergency treatment is essential to elevate blood pressure and save the patient's life. The initial steps include administering oxygen to ensure the oxygenation of vital organs, replenishing blood volume, using vasopressors, and providing timely emergency treatment to save the patient's life.

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What blood pressure is considered low blood pressure?

Systolic blood pressure lower than 90 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure lower than 60 mmHg are considered hypotension. Hypotension is divided into physiological hypotension and pathological hypotension. Physiological hypotension generally has no symptoms and does not require special treatment. Patients with pathological hypotension often experience symptoms such as dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, nausea, etc., and need to be treated according to the cause. Hypotension patients often have postural hypotension and postprandial hypotension. The normal blood pressure range for adult males and females of any age is systolic pressure between 90 to 139 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure between 60 to 89 mmHg.