According to the candidate of medical sciences, cardiologist Azizkhon Askarov, people with high blood pressure can drink coffee, but in reasonable quantities. If a person carefully listens to the signals of his body, he can trust himself.
Usually, hypertensive patients are advised to give up coffee, as it has a tonic effect and can increase pressure. Askarov notes that drinking coffee on an empty stomach, in any case, is not necessary.
– It is better to add a drink to a meal or use coffee after a meal. At the same time, you need to focus on well-being. If there are any unpleasant symptoms after drinking against the background of high blood pressure, then you should be careful with the drink, – said the doctor aif.ru.
The doctor warns that with an upper pressure of 170-180, drinking coffee can lead to a hypertensive crisis. The person feels dizzy, chest pains, shortness of breath, heart palpitations and may lose consciousness.
Symptoms of a hypertensive crisis:
- flushing of the face;
- headache or feeling of pressure;
- nausea and vomiting;
- nosebleeds;
- severe chills.
According to Askarov, you shouldn't drink more than 2-3 cups of weak coffee a day. We are talking, of course, about a natural drink.
According to a number of studies, coffee increases calcium metabolism and excretion from the body, which increases the rate of bone loss. This leads to a decrease in bone density. Older people may have an increased risk of fractures.
In large quantities, caffeine can cause agitation, anxiety, tremors, heart palpitations. In addition, caffeine increases the production of stomach acid, and over time this can lead to peptic ulcer disease, erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Do not drink coffee pills, doctors warn. It can both weaken and enhance the effect of the drug.
If you follow the measure, then coffee will only benefit. Caffeine increases dopamine levels in the brain, which makes us feel more alert. Drinking a drink in moderation has a positive effect on the central nervous system: it improves mood, increases physical and mental activity.
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