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What Causes Hypertension?
hi i'm 27 yrs old,male.i was diagnosed to have a hypertension, my normal B.P is 130/100, i wighted 215lbs, 6'0 ft tall. Now, my nose on the right side is bleeding for almost a week now, and my partner saw a blood as well in my semen. i dont feel anything bad in my body. i only take diet pills for a month now that helped me to lose 20 lbs.i'm just worried if this bleeing is caused by the hypertension or caused by the pills?
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
Hey,
In short - Stop taking the weight loss pill & do certain tests.
Detail answer-
Hypertension at your age has certain causes:
1) Abnormal thyroid
2) Abnormal kidneys or obstruction of blood vessels of kidney
3) Excess working of a gland of our body called adrenal gland
4) Taking drugs like steroids or weight loss pill
So you need to first stop taking that pill & try to loose weight by exercising & dieting.
You also need to do certain tests to rule out above stated conditions-
Thyroid function test, KFT, renal Doppler, 24 hr urinary VMA & usg of whole abdomen.
You are young & hypertension can be cured if it has a cause. So you need to motivate yourself & you will be absolutely fine.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
In short - Stop taking the weight loss pill & do certain tests.
Detail answer-
Hypertension at your age has certain causes:
1) Abnormal thyroid
2) Abnormal kidneys or obstruction of blood vessels of kidney
3) Excess working of a gland of our body called adrenal gland
4) Taking drugs like steroids or weight loss pill
So you need to first stop taking that pill & try to loose weight by exercising & dieting.
You also need to do certain tests to rule out above stated conditions-
Thyroid function test, KFT, renal Doppler, 24 hr urinary VMA & usg of whole abdomen.
You are young & hypertension can be cured if it has a cause. So you need to motivate yourself & you will be absolutely fine.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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