Check out July’s blog on Hypertension and Obesity!
High blood pressure is called hypertension. About 75% of people with hypertension are obese. High blood pressure is often called the silent killer because it doesn’t show
symptoms. However if left undiagnosed and untreated, it causes damage to the
blood vessel walls that can lead to heart disease, kidney failure, strokes and even
blindness. Hypertension means the force of the blood that pushes against your vessels is too high. It causes tiny tears in the blood vessels.. When the body tries to repair these tears, it can cause a build of plaque that leads to heart disease.
It can lead to serious problems with the heart, can cause stroke and is one of the
leading causes of kidney disease. High blood pressure can damage your arteries and your heart. The high pressure against the artery walls causes them to stretch. The artery walls thin out and can rupture causing a stroke or aneurysm. Many people who undergo bariatric surgery can see improvements in blood pressure within the first week after surgery. As they continue to make lifestyle changes and lose weight, many patients are able to get off medications completely. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that bariatric surgery is more effective in controlling hypertension rates in people with obesity than blood pressure medication alone. Bariatric surgery may initially help control blood pressure by lowering certain hormones in the body. Further weight loss and the accompanying motivation may also allow a person to make key dietary and lifestyle changes that can get hypertension under control without the need for ongoing medications.
Bariatric surgery can help reduce inflammation in the body that can lead to
hypertension. Bariatric surgery and the accompanying weight loss can allow a person to have a more active lifestyle and prevent or reverse many diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. If you are struggling with hypertension and considering weight loss surgery, it is not contraindicated. In fact, it can help control and reverse hypertension with the accompanying lifestyle and dietary changes.
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