Can eating more salt help improve low blood pressure?
Apr 07, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Tian Hongbo
Introduction
Eating slightly more salt can usually help improve low blood pressure, but it's important to avoid consuming too much salt at once. If dietary measures are ineffective for a patient with low blood pressure, medications such as Buzhong Yiqi Pills or Shengmai Yin may be taken under a doctor's guidance to alleviate symptoms. Patients with low blood pressure should pay attention to maintaining a balanced diet and consume more nutrient-rich foods in daily life.
Slightly increasing salt intake can usually help improve low blood pressure, but it's important to avoid consuming too much salt at once.
Patients with low blood pressure may benefit from including saltier foods in their daily diet and drinking more water. Salt and water, once absorbed into the bloodstream, can increase blood volume and help raise blood pressure. However, patients should be cautious not to overconsume salty foods. Excessive salt intake can disrupt the body's sodium and water metabolism and may even lead to limb edema.
Clinically, some slender women may consistently have blood pressure readings on the lower end of the normal range but do not experience symptoms of hypotension. In such cases, special treatment is usually unnecessary. If dietary adjustments fail to improve low blood pressure, patients may take medications such as Buzhong Yiqi Pills or Shengmai Yin under a doctor’s guidance to help manage the condition.
In addition, individuals with low blood pressure should maintain a balanced diet, consume nutrient-rich foods such as soy products and meats, and engage in moderate physical exercise regularly.
