Tips for Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) to Control the High Blood Pressure

Most patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) have the symptom of high blood pressure. To control the high blood pressure, proper medication is necessary, while good habit and daily life are also very important. There are some tips for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) to control the high blood pressure.

Control the intake of salt. Sodium causes you to retain fluids, which makes your blood have more fluid volume. When your blood has more volume, your heart has to pump harder to move that excess volume throughout the body. This causes the blood pressure to go up. Remember, it's not just the salt that you put on your food while cooking or at the table, it's also the amount of sodium that's in the prepared foods that you buy.

Stop smoking. Smoking causes your blood pressure to elevate because of the stimulants in the cigarette smoke. If you stop smoking, you can not only lower your blood pressure, but you can also help your heart to become more healthy and reduce your chances for other health-related diseases like lung cancer.

Lose weight. Carrying around extra weight causes your heart to work harder all the time and this increases your blood pressure.

Relax. Many people have a temporary raise in blood pressure when they are under stress. If you have high blood pressure because you are overweight or have a family history of hypertension, then stress raises it that much more.

Exercise. Walk every day for at least 20 to 30 minutes at a moderate speed of about 3.0 miles per hour. Study after study has demonstrated that the mere act of walking has a suppression effect on hypertension.


Take a soaking hot bath or hot shower for 15 minutes which can actually suppress one's blood pressure for several hours. Taking a hot bath just prior to bedtime can help the body retain lower blood pressure for hours or even the entire night.


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