09:13 PM
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Dr. Hossam Mowafi, Professor of Critical Cases at Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, refuted a common myth regarding the effect of fasting the holy month of Ramadan on blood pressure.
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Muwafi said during his program “My Lord, Increase Me in Knowledge”, broadcast on Sada Al-Balad channel, that 99% of people believe that fasting leads to a decrease in blood pressure, stressing that this is not true.
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He added that high blood pressure is one of the side effects of fasting, and the reason is due to the nervous pressure that a person experiences when he stops eating and drinking for long hours.
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The professor of critical care medicine explained that a headache is a warning sign of high blood pressure during fasting, calling on anyone who feels it to go to a doctor immediately to conduct some tests, such as an MRI.
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