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My Systolic BP Rises After I Eat A Meal. I Found A Little Info About It Which Raised Me To Question: [ ? ]

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Because your heart puts out what your organs need at any given time, it sends more blood to your GI system when you eat and drink. Your body has an intricate communication system that not only signals when your stomach needs more blood, but also supplies feedback to your heart when it meets the tissue's need. Blood pressure is a major player in this system and increases as needed. Your heart can supply blood, but it takes the work of the arterial walls to get the blood to your stomach. Your arteries accomplish this by raising the pressure to increase the rate of blood flow. Your elevated blood pressure returns to normal when the digestive process is complete.

It Made Me Think, " When Someone Who Works A Labor Intensive Job Has A 30 Min. Lunch Break. Does Going Straight Back To Working Not Raise The Blood Pressure Even More ?..... You've Given The Heart More Stresses To Attend Which Would Require Even MORE Blood Flow & Pressure. [ it takes approximately 2 hours to fully digest a meal ]

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I think you have hit on something there. Quite often I used to break out in a sweat, after my meal. I used to get up straight away to clear the table-and stack dishwasher etc. My hair and face used to drip. Now that I live on my own, I changed my main meal times, and am more relaxed about tidying up. It doesn’t happen so often.

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