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 about 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 lower 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 stopping eating and drinking for long hours.
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The professor of critical care medicine explained that headache is one of the warning signs of high blood pressure during fasting, calling on everyone who feels it to go to the doctor immediately, to conduct some tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging.
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