Dr. P.j Maheshwari

Hypertension is the increase in blood pressure higher than 140/90 mm hg. It may oocur at any age. Causes of high bp: * high salt intake * excess consumption of alcohol, coffee * obesity (overweight) * lack of exercise (sedentary lifestyle) * due to lack of sleep. * due to anxiety.

Hello, Chest pain needs differentiation between gastric & cardiac disorders. Your symptoms reveals to be gastric disorder, please. You should go for reducing your weight if you are obrassed. Tk pleanty of water to keep your body hydrated. Your diet be regular, easily digestible to avoid gastric disorder. Go for meditation to reduce your stress. Tk, homoeopathic medicine:@.Ranunculus balb 200-6 pills, thrice. Avoid, alcoholic intake, nicotine, caffeine. Tk, care.

Dear lybrate-user, persistently high blood pressure in this range can be harmful to various organs of the body and must be controlled. However considering your age, one must find and treat, treatable causes of high bp. If none found, more powerful medicines to be given along with life style modification.

Dear Lybrateuser, -Modify your dietary habits, do not skip meals, have meals on time, take 4-5 small meals including snacks rather than three large meals, chew your food well, avoid more than 1-2 cups of tea, coffee per day, also abstain from alcohol, tobacco if you do so, do not lye down for at least 1-2 hrs after meals, have dinner 2-3 hrs before bedtime -have 7-8 glasses of water for proper digestion & removing toxins from the body -avoid spicy, fried & junk food -do regular exercise like walking, jogging, also do yoga, deep breathing for 5-10 min in the morning -follow the above habits regularly & try to avoid long term medication.

Starting treatment is ok but you need to rule out secondary hypertension. Some baseline investigations like KFT, urine analysis, usg abdomen, ECG, echocardiography are required.

Yes go to cardiology doc, get and egg, blood tests and echo. If all r normal, consult a psychiatrist.

You are a little young for hypertension. Maybe, there is a cause which could be corrected. You need further tests: Color doppler imaging of renal arteries. Check for Aortic Co- arct. Check endocrine diseases. See a, Endocrinologist. Show him my opinion.

Few tips on diet say no to maida items like toast, khaari ,naan ,white bread. Can drink tea but without sugar say no to Buffalo milk and can drink cows milk can eat brown bread can eat sprout’s can eat green vegetables, can eat chappati ,bajra ka rotla can eat one katori of rice twice a day with dal to avoid farsan food items can eat fruits say no to coconut water and I will suggest you to get a stress test done once a year.

If you are obese, and snore heavily, you may be suffering from Sleep apnoea. Do you need a Somnography, =a test that records your breathing and heart rate while you sleep. Go to a sleep laboratory and they will help. Show my advise to your family physician.