low blood presure advice needed

bexley5200

ive had low blood presure for years,this morning i got up too quick and fainted,colapsed on the floor and hit my head on the fire suround tiles,im ok now slight head pain,is there any food i can eat to bring my presure up,any sugestions?

Porgy

i think you should see a doctor

ConsciousPilot

My blood pressure falls in the normal range, but I've had occasional dizzy type spell when standing too quick. I was advised it may be due to reduced salt levels and that I should eat salted crisps after a long ride.

bexley5200

nhs direct says i need to eat more salt

fungus_the_muffin_man

bexley5200 wrote:

ive had low blood presure for years,this morning i got up too quick and fainted,colapsed on the floor and hit my head on the fire suround tiles,im ok now slight head pain,is there any food i can eat to bring my presure up,any sugestions?

You just had a bout of posteral hypotension ( everyone can have one, i had one this afternoon but obviously not as bad as yours) . Plus everyone drops their blood pressure whilst they sleep, with you already having a low B.P you exacerbated it.
Really every morning you need to wake up then give yourself a few minutes to wake up to allow your pressure to rise then get up slowly.

What is your B.P by the way?