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Can you not drink milk and eat grapefruit when taking blood pressure medication?- Dietary contraindications for antihypertensive drugs.
In the fast-paced modern life, hypertension has become a common chronic disease.
Antihypertensive drugs are key medications for high blood pressure, but there are some foods that you need to be aware of when taking blood pressure medications. This article will ** the reasons why you can't drink milk and eat grapefruit when taking blood pressure medication, and remind everyone of other foods that you need to stay away from when taking blood pressure medication.
First of all, why can't you drink milk when taking blood pressure medication?Milk contains a large amount of calcium ions, and some antihypertensive drugs, such as dihydropyridine calcium ion antagonists, will combine with the calcium ions in milk, affecting the absorption and utilization of drugs, thereby reducing the efficacy of drugs. In addition, when the protein in milk is combined with the drug, it forms a complex in the stomach that is difficult to dissolve, reducing the absorption of the drug. Therefore, in order to ensure the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs, patients should try to avoid drinking milk while taking the drug.
So, why can't you eat grapefruit when taking blood pressure medication?Grapefruit contains a substance called furanocoumarin, which inhibits the activity of certain enzymes in the liver, causing drug metabolism to slow down.
When the activity of these enzymes is inhibited, the metabolism of the drug in the body slows down, resulting in an increase in the concentration of the drug in the body. If the antihypertensive drugs you are taking are lol, such as atenolol, metoprolol, etc., taking it with grapefruit may cause drug overdose, causing serious adverse reactions such as hypotension and arrhythmia. Therefore, patients should avoid consuming grapefruit while taking antihypertensive medications.
In addition to milk and grapefruit, what other foods should patients stay away from when taking blood pressure medications?The first is spicy food. Spicy foods can irritate the stomach lining and cause stomach upset. Patients who have been taking antihypertensive drugs for a long time may suffer from stomach diseases such as stomach ulcers and gastritis.
Secondly, stay away from high-salt foods. A diet high in salt can aggravate the condition of people with high blood pressure. If you consume a high-salt diet for a long time, it will not only keep your blood pressure high, but also increase the burden on the heart and cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, people with high blood pressure should maintain a low-salt diet while taking antihypertensive medications. Finally, avoid alcohol. Alcohol dilates blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure. If you drink alcohol while taking antihypertensive medications, it may cause low blood pressure and symptoms such as dizziness and fatigue. In addition, alcohol can also affect the liver's metabolism of drugs, reducing the effectiveness of drugs. Therefore, patients should avoid alcohol while taking the medication.
In conclusion, patients should take care to avoid taking antihypertensive drugs with certain foods while taking them to ensure the efficacy and safety of the medications. In order to help you better understand this knowledge, we have summarized a table of dietary contraindications for antihypertensive drugs (see attached table). This table details the foods and do's and don'ts to stay away from while taking blood pressure medication.
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