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Posted 4/19/2013 9:05 PM (GMT -7)
my blood pressure is always low, normally 95/55 but often it goes lower. I have read that this is often caused by dehydration but I drink water like a horse since my surgery. always thirsty. I am often dizzy when i stand or move. My GI has me taking salt tablets but they make me sick, usually I throw them up. Is there anything I can do to help raise my bp?
Posted 4/20/2013 6:51 AM (GMT -7)
drink true WHO electroylyte beverages instead of plain water. Plain water can actually make you more dehydrated.
Posted 4/20/2013 3:28 PM (GMT -7)
Potato chips and pretzels are good choices. They have lots of salt and they also help to thicken the output to prevent dehydration.

I also have lower BP, but I have no symptoms from it. I eat tons of salt - even on pizza! I always have, but now I have a good excuse. If you aren't already, start increasing your salt intake. Without a colon, we don't absorb salt well, so extra is good for us.

Try "Herbamare" if you can find it wherever you are. It is sea salt that has been marinated with organic herbs and then freeze dried - Yum! In Ontario, they have it a most grocery stores and at Costco.
Posted 4/20/2013 7:02 PM (GMT -7)
Before surgery I never added salt to my foods, just a bit when cooking. I add it now to most things but find I do not enjoy it as much as all I can taste is the salt. Salty snacks work well if I am feeling dizzy.
Posted 4/21/2013 6:49 AM (GMT -7)
My blood pressure was running low as well. Did they do blood work? I started getting muscle cramps really bad in every muscle imagineable. Dizzy when I stood up as well. Really weak and fatigued. It got so bad that I went to the ER. They did blood work and found that my kidneys were failing. Was admitted into the hospital where they pumped me full of sodium and my kidneys started working again. But it happened again. A week later..same symptoms. Back to the ER. Kidney failure again. Body is dumping salt. Now I am home and they have me on a high salt diet. If you have had any of those other symptoms, get some blood tests done and make sure you don't have kidney failure!
Posted 4/21/2013 8:54 AM (GMT -7)
Hi you could be a bit dehydrated will will make your blood pressure low You could try making up an E - mix ( Electrolyte mix) The hospital I was in gave this to patients with stoma's to make it you need :
6 level 5ml spoons of Glucose
1 level 5ml spoon of table salt
1 heaped 2.5ml spoon of Sodium Bicarbonate ( Also known as bicarbonate of soda/ baking soda)
Mix these into 1 litre of water 1000ml
you can add a small amount of squash cordial) or fruit juice. It is best served chilled but can also be frozen to drink as a slush
Sip this mixture throughout the day along with your normal fluids

This mixture helps to replace the salts in you body which you lose when you drink drinks low in salt such as water,tea & coffee etc... which causes fluids to move from the rest of your body to the intestine and will cause dehydration Hope this helps and you are soon feeling better x
Posted 4/21/2013 9:25 AM (GMT -7)
I have been having some symptoms of dizziness upon standing and severe fatigue. I have hyperthyroid also and have assumed this was my problem. I see my internal medicine doctor Wednesday and I'm going to ask him what he thinks this could be.

Today I'm going to increase my salt intake and will add coconut water for a beverage. I mostly drink water and a little coffee and tea.

I have been feeling so weak that I have been unable to walk and I normally walk 2 to 5 miles everyday.
Posted 4/21/2013 9:43 AM (GMT -7)
I was so weak I couldn't even stand at the stove to stir anything. I have Hypothyroidism. That could also cause the fatigue and weakness.
Posted 4/21/2013 4:05 PM (GMT -7)
Hi C. - It can be hard to get enough salt in drinks and by salting food. It sounds awful to do to yourself if you are into health, but eating microwave meals can increase your salt consumption by a TON. Some of those have 40-50% of your recommended salt intake! Also, I love eating some Ramen. Also high in salt that you don't really taste ;)
Posted 4/21/2013 4:20 PM (GMT -7)
Yesterday I had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Ramen for lunch. And Homestyle bake for supper. The country gravy chicken biscuits and mashed potatoes one. One serving of that stuff, which is a cup, has 1300 mg of sodium. And then I had Gatorade in between. Met my 4000 mg goal easily. Not healthy at all tho. Lol
Posted 4/21/2013 7:58 PM (GMT -7)
I have bloodwork done twice a month as I am taking Imuran. my results are sent to the doc and he calls if he thinks things need to be checked or changed.
I don't mind eating unhealthy foods as i lost a 70 lbs in the past year and need to gain some back. I am trying to get my body in shape for upcoming surgery and cant be a skeleton going into surgery. I have gained 9 lbs since my temp ileostomy. :-)
Posted 4/22/2013 8:41 AM (GMT -7)
How's your potassium level?
Posted 8/12/2017 9:11 AM (GMT -7)
I've always had low blood pressure. It's generally around 95/60-65. Heart rate around 70-75.

This is causing me a relentless fatigue, and I find it very hard to do things. Just sitting on my desk and concentrating on something is hard to do.

It always gets much worse after I eat a meal.

I don't understand why this is happening.

I'm not dehydrated (drink more than 3 liters per day), no anemia, eat enough salt (tried eating even more, nothing changed), no thyroid problems, no diarrhea, no stress, no active inflammation, vitamin-mineral levels are fine, living in a stable environment, getting enough sleep...

I'm so frustrated with this!

Do you have any suggestions? I'm open to any idea...

Thanks.
Posted 8/24/2017 5:40 PM (GMT -7)
I am becoming an expert in dehydration (joking). This has been my second trip to the hospital for dehydration issues. This last one has been exceptionally bad. Like some of the others here, I have been drinking and drinking, yet still wound up with problems.

I have to ask those with hydration problems, who is getting the fluids, your ostomy bag or you? I was told that once a line is crossed for, you can drink until the cows come home, you won't be able to fix it on your own? You will need the help of IV fluids to get you back. They compared it to a bathtub facet running at full force but without a drain plug, so all the fluids are lost or go out of you without your kidney's receiving any? I was told I was so dried out that I have acute kidney injury from severe dehydration. I wouldn't have even gone in to get help, but started experiencing dizziness, low blood pressure, cramping in hands and feet, and the big one, I had very little urine output, even though I had an increase in my bag output.
If you have concerns, and as the hospital told me, it is better to come in for an afternoon of IV fluids, rather than wait, and end up in the hospital for several days trying to get your kidney's functioning normally again. .

My advice, if you have mild dehydration, drink more and make sure you are peeing okay. If you start to feel better, good, but If this doesn't help, go in to get your electrolyte balance checked. Severe dehydration can cause kidney damage. Drink a variety of fluids like gatorade, juices, herbal teas, weak teas, Boost, Ensure, etc.
Stay away from alcohol and coffee, it dehydrates you even more. Best of luck.

Post Edited (dorri) : 8/24/2017 6:59:23 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/2/2017 5:22 PM (GMT -7)
dorri, this is a very good advice; thank you.

I've found out that, lack of enough sleep can also be a hidden contributor to the low blood pressure.

Post Edited (xy123) : 9/2/2017 6:31:27 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 2/21/2021 8:21 PM (GMT -7)
My blood goes low around 5 PM and evening. It changed daily from 135/85 from morning BP to 100/60 or 90/50 after 5 Pm. Is this a low blood pressure issue?
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