This article discusses symptoms, potential causes, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure after eating.
Anything over 130/80 mm HG (millimeters of mercury) is considered high blood pressure.
Most peoples sodium intake comes from processed foods and food from restaurants.
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This can be done by a healthcare provider or by using anat-home devicefor blood pressure monitoring.
This could be a sign ofpreeclampsia.
Try eliminating or cutting back on these foods and beverages to see if your blood pressure improves.
Contact your healthcare provider if your blood pressure continues to be high despite making these changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Foods withhigh sodium levelsorbeverages with alcoholorcaffeinecan all raise blood pressure after consuming them.
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