Atkins and High Blood Pressure

"FOB" wrote in message
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How does she know it was the protein? Maybe she was eating more sodium
than
usual. And did she actually measure her BP or did she assume that was the
cause of her headache? A temporary headache in the first few days of
induction is quite common.

If your co-worker was eating packaged meats - then there was definitely a
lot of added sodium - which would contribute to higher BP.
Diane



In om,
Peggy stated
| I googled this subject, but didn't find quite what I was looking for.
| A co-worker of mine had problems with her blood pressure when she was
| pregnant. Right before she had the baby (a year ago) it went up really
| high and she had to go into the hospital early. After having her baby
| her pressure went down to normal. I'm taking it that this happens to
| some women. I didn't experience this.
|
| Anyway, last week she decided she wanted to lose some weight and
| wanted to try Atkins. She was on it over the weekend and came back and
| said she had to quit because "all the protein she was eating made her
| BP go up and gave her a bad headache". When she ate "normal", her BP
| went back to normal. To my knowledge, she is not on BP meds of any
| kind.
|
| Did anyone experience this or have any insight?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Peggy

"Diane Ball" wrote in message ...
"FOB" wrote in message
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How does she know it was the protein? Maybe she was eating more sodium
than
usual. And did she actually measure her BP or did she assume that was the
cause of her headache? A temporary headache in the first few days of
induction is quite common.

If your co-worker was eating packaged meats - then there was definitely a
lot of added sodium - which would contribute to higher BP.
Diane



Thanks, I will find out more and come back.

Peggy

"Diane Ball" wrote in message ...
"FOB" wrote in message
news
How does she know it was the protein? Maybe she was eating more sodium
than
usual. And did she actually measure her BP or did she assume that was the
cause of her headache? A temporary headache in the first few days of
induction is quite common.

If your co-worker was eating packaged meats - then there was definitely a
lot of added sodium - which would contribute to higher BP.
Diane



Thanks, I will find out more and come back.

Peggy

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:36:22 -0400, Erica
wrote:

On 18 Aug 2004 06:49:39 -0700, (Peggy) wrote:

I googled this subject, but didn't find quite what I was looking for.
A co-worker of mine had problems with her blood pressure when she was
pregnant. Right before she had the baby (a year ago) it went up really
high and she had to go into the hospital early. After having her baby
her pressure went down to normal.

Pregnancy induced hypertension (a symptom of pre-eclampsia) is caused
by pregnancy. I had pre-eclampsia during my first pregnancy, severe
enough that I was hospitalized for a few weeks until I delivered;
delivery cures it. What makes her think protein caused her blood
pressure to raise? Was she feeling faint? That is more likely caused
by blood sugar issues that happen during induction.

Minor correction - in MOST cases, delivery cures PIH. In about 5% of
cases, the problems will be ongoing. I had severe PIH during both of
my pregnancies, the first one requiring a 7+ weeks early delivery. I
turned out to be one of the unlucky 5% and have had ongoing and
serious problems both of blood pressure and of kidney problems (which
LC seems to have improved dramatically BTW) in the 9 1/2 years since
the delivery of my older daughter. During my second pregnancy, my
blood pressure began to rise within days of conception (as it
happened, I had a doctors appointment for a blood pressure check
during the week after conception) and was controlled only by many
pills every day until I delivered on my due date. There will not be a
third attempt for me. I made sure of that.

If the OP's friend was eating a lot more sodium (luncheon meats, pork
rinds, some cheeses) then she might have been getting a reaction to
that which *could* have caused blood pressure issues. Another
possibility is that she was mistaking the typical reaction (headache
and 'flu-like symptoms) that many people experience in the first weeks
of LC for the same sorts of blood-pressure-induced migraine typical
with PIH.

Either way, I agree with you that it sounds like the OP's friend was
looking for an excuse not to continue.

Aramanth

On 19 Aug 2004 03:43:23 GMT, Ignoramus22762
wrote:

When I was fat, I had BP of about 145/85. A couple of weeks after I
started "eating less, exercising more", it dropped to 125/75 and
stayed there until now.

Individuals with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a
diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg should be considered as
pre-hypertensive and they require health-promoting lifestyle
modifications to prevent cardiovascular disease.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:41:14 -0500, PJx wrote:

Individuals with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a
diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg should be considered as
pre-hypertensive and they require health-promoting lifestyle
modifications to prevent cardiovascular disease.

That's a whole lot of generalities rolled up in that advice.

MU wrote:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:41:14 -0500, PJx wrote:

Individuals with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a
diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg should be considered as
pre-hypertensive and they require health-promoting lifestyle
modifications to prevent cardiovascular disease.

That's a whole lot of generalities rolled up in that advice.

Like all guidelines, huh...?

Bob

MU wrote:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:41:14 -0500, PJx wrote:

Individuals with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a
diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg should be considered as
pre-hypertensive and they require health-promoting lifestyle
modifications to prevent cardiovascular disease.

That's a whole lot of generalities rolled up in that advice.

Like all guidelines, huh...?

Bob

sounds like 120/80 is no longer an acceptable BP range

wonder if Andie will comment here
nah.... he wont
lol

"Bob (this one)" wrote in message
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MU wrote:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:41:14 -0500, PJx wrote:

Individuals with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a
diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg should be considered as
pre-hypertensive and they require health-promoting lifestyle
modifications to prevent cardiovascular disease.

That's a whole lot of generalities rolled up in that advice.

Like all guidelines, huh...?

Bob

sounds like 120/80 is no longer an acceptable BP range

wonder if Andie will comment here
nah.... he wont
lol

"Bob (this one)" wrote in message
...
MU wrote:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:41:14 -0500, PJx wrote:

Individuals with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a
diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg should be considered as
pre-hypertensive and they require health-promoting lifestyle
modifications to prevent cardiovascular disease.

That's a whole lot of generalities rolled up in that advice.

Like all guidelines, huh...?

Bob