Doc Ira, question lang!

azra

Gsuto ko lang pong itanong. May gadget kami kasi na pan check ng blood pressure, at sa wrist nilalagay.

May question is, paano kung yung systolic ay mataas kesa sa normal at yung diasystolic ay mababa kesa normal. Alarming ba yung ganon?

Ira

Those wrist thingies are not exactly the most accurate blood pressure monitors, by the way. You may want to have the blood pressure rechecked.

You can't judge whether the blood pressure is a cause of concern until you have gotten a blood pressure pattern over several days. If you only have one reading done, it does not tell you anything at all. You may have transient increases in BP even if you are not hypertensive.

azra

Thanks sa reply Doc,

Im not herpertensive naman. At dati nga ay sobrang bumaba ang dugo ko. Pero noon yun but i feel ok naman.

Can i ask another one?

Talaga bang effective against colds ang pag inom ng Vitamin C? kasi pansin ko lang ang dali kong mahawahan ng sipon kahit na regular naman akong umiinom.

Saka nakakatulog ba ang calamansi juice para sa sipon? nakaka anemic ba ito pag madalas ang inom?

Thanks again, pasensiya na sa dami ng tanong...

Ira

Hypertension is frequently asymptomatic.

Vitamin C (of which calamansi has a lot of) boosts the immune system, making you less prone and more able to fight a cold. However, taking it doesn't necessarily mean that you're completely immunized from getting colds. Calamansi juice will not make you anemic.

azra

Thanks again, Doc!