Patient's question:
The old man Zhang next door usually dislikes eating dinner and having a couple of drinks, but recently he was carefully checked and found to have high blood pressure. Can people with high blood pressure not drink beer?Doctor's answer:
Patients with hypertension are generally not advised to drink alcohol, mainly for three reasons.Second, alcohol can cause blood vessels to dilate. If the patient is already taking a large amount of antihypertensive medication, it may lead to abnormal increases in blood pressure, resulting in hypotensive symptoms.
Third, during alcohol consumption, emotional fluctuations often occur, which may cause abnormal decreases in blood pressure, potentially leading to a hypertensive stroke again.