One action can cause your blood vessels to collapse instantly! Don’t wait until you get hurt to regret it!

This article was reviewed by Fang Jie, Associate Chief Physician, Vascular Surgery Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

In life, we often hear people say that turning our heads suddenly or straining to defecate may harm our blood vessels. Is this true?

Li Chunmin, chief physician of vascular surgery at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University: There are several actions that can indeed affect blood vessels, but the effects vary in severity.

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Get up suddenly in the morning

When you get up in the morning, don't jump up. When you first wake up, your blood pressure will rise rapidly. If you get up too quickly and too hard, it may cause a sudden increase in blood pressure and lead to an acute attack of cardiovascular disease.

We should slow down a bit, about 1 minute after opening our eyes, then sit up gently and put on clothes slowly, which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Wash your face with cold water in the morning

Washing face with cold water in the early morning is a habit that many people stick to. It will affect the facial blood vessels, but if the washing time is not long and the water temperature is not particularly low, the impact on the blood vessels will not be particularly large.

Hot water topping

If you use too cold or too hot water on your head, it will have a greater impact on some patients with arteriosclerosis. Long-term stimulation can easily lead to acute cerebral infarction.

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Going out without head protection on windy days

Going out in strong winds without protecting your head or wearing a headscarf or hat can easily lead to acute cerebral infarction.

Get up and open the window

This habit itself is not too wrong, but if you just get up from a warm bed, the temperature difference between indoors and outdoors is relatively large. At this time, letting in too much cold air will cause the indoor temperature to drop sharply. The cold can cause coronary artery constriction, lead to myocardial ischemia, and increase the workload on the heart.

Look back

The impact is not particularly large for young people, but it is more serious for people with arteriosclerosis, because turning your head sharply does tear the blood vessels to a certain extent. If the blood vessels are already diseased and you turn your head sharply, it may induce vascular abnormalities, including acute vascular dissection, leading to vascular injury.

Prefers to strain during bowel movements

Straining during bowel movements will increase intra-abdominal pressure, increase oxygen consumption, speed up heart rate, increase cardiac output and increase cardiac output per minute, all of which will add to the burden on the heart.

Especially for the elderly with arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease, if they defecate too quickly and hold their breath and exert force, it is easy to cause a sudden increase in blood pressure and induce cerebral hemorrhage.

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Drink before bed to warm up

Overeating, drinking, and excitement are also the three symptoms of sudden death. These three factors can increase the burden on the heart alone, and if they exist together, their combined effect is even more terrible.

Suggestion: You can soak your feet to warm your body, or drink a cup of warm water or warm milk to help you sleep and calm your mind.

Getting up too often at night

If you suddenly go to the bathroom at night, your bladder will empty quickly, and the cold stimulation from the outside world can easily induce hypotension, causing a temporary lack of blood supply to the brain and leading to urinary syncope.

Eat fast

When people eat, the working state of the heart will change, such as the heart rate will increase by 8% to 10%, the amount of blood ejected by the heart will increase, and the diastolic blood pressure (low pressure) will decrease, which will last for about 30 minutes to 120 minutes. For people with underlying heart disease (such as coronary heart disease), they may feel panic, discomfort, and even angina pectoris.

Source: CCTV Life Circle

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