Yu blɔd prɛshɔn ay smɔl? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt (Prehypertension)!

Yu dɔn ɛva go to dɔktɔ ɛn tɛl yu sɔntin lɛk, "Mi blɔd prɛshɔn ay smɔl, bɔt nɔ ay fɔ mek yu gi yu mɛrɛsin"? Ɔ dat dɔn apin to yu padi ɔ yu fambul? Infakt, bɔrku pipul nɔr kin tink bɔrku bɔt dis ‘smɔl ay’ kɔndishɔn. Dɛn jɔs de tink se, "O, i nɔto sik yet." Bɔt tide wi go tɔk bɔt wetin i rili bi, wetin mek i kin denja smɔl, ɛn aw wi go tek tɛm ɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl dis sik `(Prehypertension)` .

Wetin na `(Prihaypatɛnshɔn)`? Lɛ wi ɔndastand am simpul wan!

Okay, fɔs lɛ wi si wetin na `(Prehypertension)`. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, na we yu blɔd prɛshɔn go ɔp smɔl pas aw i fɔ bi . Nɔmal wan, pɔsin we gɛt wɛlbɔdi in blɔd prɛshɔn (`Blɔd Prɛshɔn` ɔ BP) fɔ de arawnd 120/80 milimita mɛkkyuri (120/80 mmHg). we yu luk yu bכdi prεshכn, tu valyu dεm de we dεn kכl di tכp valyu (`Systolic pressure`) εn di bכtכm valyu (`Diastolic pressure`). Insay `(Prehypertension)`, yu tכp valyu kin bi bitwin 120 εn 139 , כ yu bכtכm valyu kin bi bitwin 80 εn 89. If wan pan dεn tu valyu ya de insay dεn rεnj dεm ya, dεn kin kכnsidr am as `(Prehypertension)`. Sɔntɛnde dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl am bak "elevated blood pressure" if yu top valyu de bitwin 120 ɛn 129 ɛn yu bottom value de dɔŋ 80. Dɔn bak, if di top nɔmba de bitwin 130 ɛn 139 ɛn di bottom nɔmba de bitwin 80 ɛn 89, dɛn kin kɔl am bak "stage 1 high blood pressure". Bɔt dis ``(Prehypertension)`` na jɛnɛral nem we de kɔba ɔl tu dɛn kɔndishɔn ya. If yu prɛshɔn na 140 ɔ pas dat na di nɔmba we de ɔp, ɛn/ɔ 90 ɔ pas dat na di nɔmba we de dɔŋ, na dat wi kin kɔl ay blɔd prɛshɔn (`Hypertension`` ɔ "high blood pressure").

Dis ``(Prehypertension)'' denja? Wetin mek wi fɔ wɔri bɔt am?

"O, jos likl bit tu moch, wetin de hapun?" yu kin tink. Bɔt, di tru tin na dat, yes, dis na sɔntin we wi fɔ wɔri bɔt. Jɔs tink bɔt, pipul dɛm wae gɛt dis `(Prehypertension)` kɔndishɔn kin gɛt tu to tri tɛm pasmak fɔ gɛt siriɔs sik lɛk at atak, at pwɛl, ɔr strok pas pipul dɛm wae gɛt nɔrmal blɔd prɛshɔn! Nɔto dat nɔmɔ, bɔku pipul dɛn we gɛt `(Prehypertension)` kin rili gɛt haypatɛyshɔn as tɛm de go. Sɔm stɔdi dɔn sho se bɔku pipul dɛn we gɛt `(Prehypertension)` kin gɛt aypatɛnshɔn insay tri to 4 ia. In ɔda wɔd dɛn, dis tan lɛk yɔlɔ layt. If wi nɔ tek kia naw, i nɔ go te bifo di rɛd layt kam.

Aw kɔmɔn tin na `(Prehypertension)`?

Dis na wan sik wae kin pasmak pas aw yu kin tink. fכ tכk roughly, dεn εstimat se lεk wan pan tri big pipul dεm na di wכl gεt ``prεhaypertεnshכn``.A de wet. Dis tin kin apin na Sri Lanka lɛk dis. So, dis na sɔntin we kin apin to ɛnibɔdi.

`(Prehypertension)` gɛt sɔm kayn sik?

Dis na di tin we denja pas ɔl bɔt dis. `(Prehypertension)` nɔ gɛt ɛni patikyula simptom. Dis prɔblɛm kin go ɔp smɔl smɔl insay yu bɔdi we yu nɔ go fil fayn ɔ fil pen. Pan ɔl we yu kin fil diziz ɔ layt ed sɔm tɛm, dɛn tin ya nɔto sɔm sayn dɛm we spɛshal fɔ `(Prehypertension)`.

So, di onli we fɔ no fɔ tru if yu gɛt ``Prehypertension'' ɔ nɔ gɛt na fɔ mek dɛn mɛzhɔ yu blɔd prɛshɔn ɔltɛm.

Wetin na di kɔmplikɛshɔn dɛm we kin apin bikɔs ɔf `(Prehypertension)`?

Ivin if nɔr simptom nɔ de, sɔm bad bad chenj kin bigin fɔ apin insay di bɔdi fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt ``Prehypertension``. dis kin bi fכs sayn dεm fכ wan kכndyushכn we dεn kכl ``Atherosclerosis`` (dat na fεt dεposit dεm de bil insay di at dεm, we de mek dεn tכn εn at). Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• di wכl dεm na di men bכ di vεsul dεm na di nεk (di ``carotid artery`') tik pas nכmal.
• Sכm pan di at chεmba dεm we de big.
• di kכlsi כm we pasmak na di korona at dεm we de gi bכdi to di at.

Dis nɔto sayn dɛm we de kɔmɔt na do, bɔt dɛn chenj ya we de apin insay di bɔdi de sho se dɛn de mek di rod fɔ gɛt siriɔs sik lɛk at sik ɛn strok.

Wetin na di tin dɛm we kin mek pɔsin gɛt `(Prehypertension)`?

Pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ dɔn fɛn wan tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn, bɔku tin dɛn de we kin mek i gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di we aw wi de liv wi layf na di men tin.

• Fɔ it sɔl pasmak: Sɔl de na di it we wi de it. Naw tink bɔt am, wi nɔ no se wi de ad smɔl tumɔs sɔl to di it we wi de pripia na os, mɔ kari, sambol, pikɛl. Semweso, di it we wi de bay na di stoa, mɔ `shɔt-it`, `prɔsɛs it` (i.e. tin, pak it) kin gɛt sɔl bak. Di prɔblɛm kin bigin we wi de it dɛn tin ya ɔltɛm.
• Yuz rɔm : Fɔ drink tumɔs rɔm na wan men tin bak we kin mek yu gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn.
• Nɔ ɛksesaiz: We yu sidɔm na wan ples we yu nɔ du ɛni ɛksesaiz fɔ di bɔdi, dat kin mek yu blɔd prɛshɔn go ɔp bak.

Fɔ lɛk 95% pan pipul dɛm wae gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn, nɔr to wan kɔz de. Bɔku tin dɛn kin mek di blɔd prɛshɔn go ɔp. Fɔ di ɔda 5%, ɔda mɛdikal kɔndishɔn kin mek yu gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn. Ɛgzampul dɛn:

• Slip apnɛa fɔ slip
• Kidni sik
• Tayrɔyd sik

Udat de pan ay risk fɔ gɛt ``(Prehypertension)``?

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt ``Prehypertension`` pas ɔda wan dɛm. Lɛ wi luk dɛn tin ya we kin mek wi gɛt prɔblɛm:

• Yuz tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit tabak : Dis risk nɔ jɔs de fɔ di wan dɛn we de smok sigrɛt, bidis, ɛn siga, bɔt i kin pas bak fɔ di wan dɛn we de yuz chewing tobacco (lɛk chewing gam wit laym).
• Body Mass Index (BMI) ova 25: Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis min se yu gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi fɔ yu ayt. Yu kin chɛk dis izi wan bay we yu fɛn BMI kɔlkyulɛta na di intanɛt ɛn rayt yu ayt ɛn wet.
• Famili histri: If yu mama ɛn papa ɔ yu brɔda ɛn sista dɛn gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn, yu go gɛt ``prɛhaypatɛyshɔn`` ɔ ay blɔd prɛshɔn. Dis na tin we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm in jɛnɛtiks.

Aw yu go no fɔ tru if yu gɛt `(Prehypertension)`? (Diagnosis) .

We yu go to dɔktɔ, dɛn nɔ kin jɔs chɛk yu blɔd prɛshɔn wan tɛm ɛn se yu gɛt ``Prehypertension'' jɔs bikɔs i ay. Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ go tɛl yu se yu gɛt ``Prihypertension'' if yu gɛt at le tu blɔd prɛshɔn ridin pan difrɛn de, difrɛn tɛm , ɛn dɛn ridin dɛn de kin ɔltɛm ay pas aw i kin bi. dεn de mכsu di bכdi prεshכn bay we dεn de yuz wan tin we dεn kכl ``kכf'' we dεn rap rawnd yu כp an εn inflate εn dεflet. Dis na tɛst we nɔ de mek pɔsin fil pen. di ``Prehypertension'' rεnj de bitwin 120 εn 139 pan di כp ridin εn 80 εn 89 pan di lכw ridin.

I nid fɔ trit `(Prehypertension)`?

Fɔ tru, na yɛs! Dis nɔto sɔntin we jɔs de bɛtɛ ɔ we pɔsin nɔ kin pe atɛnshɔn to. If wi nɔ tek step fɔ kɔntrol am na dis `(Prehypertension)` stej, chans de fɔ mek i go ɔp smɔl smɔl ɛn bi ``Hypertension``. Blɔd prɛshɔn nɔto sɔntin we kin bɛtɛ fɔ insɛf.

Aw dɛn kin trit `(Prehypertension)`?

Di gud nyus na dat bɔrku pipul dɛm wae gɛt ``prɛhaypatɛyshɔn`` kin kɔntrol dɛn kɔndishɔn wae dɛn nɔr gɛt mɛrɛsin, jɔs bay wae dɛn mek sɔm simpul chenj na dɛn layf . Wetin na dɛn chenj ya?

• Ɛksesaiz ɔltɛm: I impɔtant fɔ du ɛksɛsayz fɔ at le 30 minit we gɛt mɔdaret-intɛnsity fɔ sɔm dez insay di wik. Ɛnitin frɔm fɔ waka kwik kwik wan, fɔ rɔn, fɔ rayd baysikul, ɔ fɔ swim fayn.
• Mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi wet: Tray fɔ mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi wet fɔ yu ayt. If yu fat pasmak, if yu lɔs smɔl, dat kin mek big difrɛns.
• Lɛf fɔ yuz tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ smok: If yu de smok sigrɛt, stɔp fɔ smok ɔltogɛda. If yu de yuz ɔda kayn tabak, stɔp fɔ yuz dɛn bak.
• Fɔ chenj di it we yu de it:
• Ridyus sɔl: Ridyus di sɔl we yu de ad to yu it. Dɔn bak, ridyus di it dɛn we yu de it we gɛt bɔku sɔl (lɛk it dɛn we dɛn dɔn prosɛs, fast fud, ɛn mit ɛn fish we gɛt sɔl).
• Ridyus ɔyl: Ridyus di it dɛn we gɛt ɔyl ɛn we dɛn dɔn frɛsh.
• It mɔ vɛjitebul, frut, ɛn ɔyl.
• dis kayn it dεm dεn kכl am bak di ``DASH diet - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension''. Yu kin lan mɔ bɔt am bay we yu aks yu dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we sabi bɔt it.
• Limit alcohol: If yu drink alcohol, limit am to wan standad drink fo wan de fo uman and tu standad drink fo wan de fo man.
• Stress management: If yu strɛs pasmak, dat kin mek yu gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn bak. Yoga, meditashɔn, ɛn fɔ fɛn we fɔ rilaks kin ɛp fɔ du dis.

Bɔt if yu gɛt prɛhaypatɛyshɔn ɛn ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn lɛk dayabitis, kidni sik, ɔ at ɛn blɔd sik, yu dɔktɔ kin bigin yu fɔ tek mɛrɛsin dɛn we de mek yu nɔ gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn. Bɔku kayn mɛrɛsin ya de. Sɔm mɛrɛsin kin mek yu gɛt sayd ɛfɛkt, so tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt aw fɔ chenj to ɔda mɛrɛsin if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sayd ɛfɛkt ya.

Wetin wi kin du fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt `(Prehypertension)`?

Dis fiba di tritmɛnt we dɛn bin dɔn tɔk bɔt. If yu fala dɛn abit ya ivin bifo yu gɛt prɛhaypatɛyshɔn, yu kin ridyus yu risk fɔ gɛt am bad bad wan:

• Nɔ tek tin dɛn we dɛn kin mek wit tabak (sigrɛt, tabak we nɔ gɛt smok, ivin `vaping`) ɔltogɛda.
• Ɛksesaiz fayn fɔ sɔm dez insay di wik.
• Fɛn we fɔ kɔntrol di strɛs we de na yu layf.
• Limit di rɔm we yu de drink.
• Ridyus di sɔl we dɛn kin ad to it.
• Mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi wet.

If a gɛt `(Prehypertension)`, wetin a fɔ ɛkspɛkt?

Wan big stɔdi dɔn sho se pipul dɛm wae gɛt ``Prehypertension`` kin gɛt bɔrku risk fɔ gɛt hat sik ɛn strok pas di wan dɛm wae gɛt low blɔd prɛshɔn. Pipul wae gɛt ``Prehypertension`` kin go bifo to ay blɔd prɛshɔn as tɛm de go. Di ay blɔd prɛshɔn kin mek bak di risk fɔ gɛt kidni sik ɛn tayp 2 dayabitis.

Bɔt, nɔ panik! Di impɔtant tin na dat, if yu no dis ``Prehypertension'' kɔndishɔn kwik, yu kin chenj yu ɛvride abit, mek yu nɔ gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn, ɛn dat go mek yu nɔ gɛt di sik we de mek yu gɛt di sik we de mek yu gɛt at ɛn blɔd.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

I rili impɔtant fɔ go to yu famili dɔktɔ wan tɛm insay di ia fɔ mek dɛn du kɔmplit mɛdikal ɛgzam (an `annual physical` ɔ `checkup`).If yu dɔktɔ se yu gɛt ``prɛhaypatɛyshɔn'', i go tɛl yu aw ɔltɛm fɔ kam bak. Dis na bikɔs yu nid fɔ chɛk ɔltɛm fɔ si if yu blɔd prɛshɔn de go dɔŋ wit di chenj dɛn we yu de mek na yu layf, ɔ if i de go to ay blɔd prɛshɔn. If na so, yu kin bigin fɔ trit am kwik kwik wan.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, yu kin aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• "Dɔkta, aw a fɔ chenj mi it fɔ mek mi blɔd prɛshɔn go dɔŋ?"
• "A nid fɔ tek mɛrɛsin fɔ dis `(Prehypertension)` kɔndishɔn?"
• "Aw moch eksasaiz a shud du wan de? Us kain eksasaiz we bes fo mai blod preshos?"
• "A kin lan mɔ bɔt aw fɔ ridyus sɔl?"

Fɔ dɔn, sɔm tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Ɔlman want fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn gɛt nɔmal blɔd prɛshɔn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, wi kin gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn we wi nɔ kin ivin no. Nɔ panik if yu kam fɔ no se yu gɛt ``prɛhaypatɛyshɔn''. Nɔto yu wan de; na wan sik we kin rili kɔmɔn. Di bɛst tin na dat, yu kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol am. If yu chenj sɔm simpul layf, yu kin gɛt yu blɔd prɛshɔn bak to wɛl bɔdi. If yu nid ɛp fɔ lɛf fɔ it bɔku bɔku it dɛn, fɔ lɛf fɔ smok, ɔ fɔ bigin it tin dɛn we go mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi, aks yu dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we sabi bɔt wɛlbɔdi biznɛs.

Dis smɔl step we yu tek tide na big invɛstmɛnt fɔ yu fiuja at wɛlbɔdi! So, no delay, stat tide.

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