"Doctor, my dad is only 51 years old, how could he suddenly have a cerebral infarction?"
Uncle Chen is 51 years old this year, and he has no bad habits except for drinking. Since he often does farm work and has a cheerful personality, he is usually in good health.
However, two days earlier, he had suddenly experienced a headache, dizziness, and a gradual blurring of consciousness. When the family saw that the situation was wrong, they rushed Uncle Chen to the hospital. After the attending doctor asked Uncle Chen about some of his conditions, he prescribed an electrocardiogram and a CT scan of the head. Examination results indicate brainstem infarction. After the attending doctor told Uncle Chen's son about his situation, his son was puzzled by this, so he asked the question at the beginning of the article.
After hearing Uncle Chen's son's question, the attending doctor told him that there are many causes of cerebral infarction, such as age, smoking, drinking, heavy diet, high blood pressure, etc., and for 51-year-old people, age is a high-risk factor. After hearing the doctor's talk, Uncle Chen's son felt that it made sense and was more convinced.
In recent years, the incidence of cerebral infarction has indeed increased. Although the mortality rate of cerebral infarction is not high, many people lose their ability to take care of themselves after having cerebral infarction. In order to allow everyone to better prevent and treat cerebral infarction, today the doctor's good words will talk to you about relevant knowledge.
1. April is a period of high incidence of cerebral infarction, and middle-aged and elderly people should pay attention to prevention!
Although cerebral infarction can occur all year round, the cold weather in spring and winter is the season for cerebral infarction.
For example, in the north where I live, the weather was relatively warm for the first two days, but after a rain, it suddenly became colder. In the hot and cold season, it is especially easy to cause the constriction of blood vessels. When blood vessels constrict, it causes a rapid increase in blood pressure, which increases the risk beyond cerebrovascular.
Many middle-aged and elderly friends prefer morning exercises, but this Xi itself is not good. We all know that although the weather is not very cold now, in the morning, it is still a little cold. When middle-aged and elderly friends exercise in the morning, the body will damage the capillaries in order to reduce the loss of heat. If the capillaries constrict, it may cause a rapid increase in blood pressure, which increases the risk of cerebral infarction. Therefore, for middle-aged and elderly friends, try not to exercise in the morning. If you really want to exercise, you can choose to do it at noon or in the evening.
At the same time, take care to keep warm while bathing. We all know that when people take a bath, the temperature in the bathroom is relatively high. When a person walks out of the bath after taking a bath, it is particularly easy to induce cerebral infarction because he suddenly enters the low temperature environment from the high temperature environment. In order to prevent cerebral infarction, you should take care to keep warm when you walk out of the bathroom.
In addition, you should pay attention to drink a little more at ordinary times. This is mainly because drinking plenty of water properly can avoid blood viscosity, which can undoubtedly reduce the risk of cerebral infarction. When drinking water, you can drink it in small amounts several times. The amount of water to drink each time is controlled to about 150ml, and try not to replace plain water with drinks. Of course, for patients with heart failure, ascites, kidney failure and other diseases, it is still necessary to control the amount of water intake.
2. The incidence of cerebral infarction increases, and the 3 spices in the kitchen are abused or accomplices!
❶ Edible oil:
As one of the three major sources of nutrients for the human body, the importance of edible oil is self-evident. However, many friends usually eat big fish and meat, and they also like to eat fried and fried foods, which will lead to excessive fat intake.
When the amount of fat ingested increases, it may cause dyslipidemia, which increases the risk of cerebral infarction.
According to the recommendations of the mainland dietary guidelines, the daily intake of oil by adults should be controlled between 25~30g. In order to achieve this goal, you should pay attention to the amount of cooking oil when cooking, and try to eat as little or no snacks as possible.
❷ Salt:
Salt is an important condiment, and if you don't use it when cooking, the taste of the food will be greatly reduced.
However, nowadays, many people may put a lot of table salt in their cooking. At the same time, many people still have the Xi of snacking, which will lead to excessive salt intake.
Long-term intake of excessive salt can cause water and sodium retention, which in turn can cause high blood pressure. If blood pressure is not well controlled, it can damage blood vessels. Vascular damage itself is the underlying pathological change of arteriosclerosis, and when arteriosclerosis occurs in the cerebral blood vessels, it increases the risk of cerebral infarction.
❸ Sugar:
You may find it strange that I don't usually eat much sugar, and I don't put sugar in my cooking. However, it should be noted that when we go out to eat, some dishes may contain a lot of sugar, such as sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, desserts, etc.
At the same time, there are some friends who prefer to drink drinks, and some people even drink drinks as plain water. In this way, you will unknowingly consume too much sugar.
If you consume too much sugar for a long time, it will increase the risk of obesity, and obesity itself is a risk of diseases such as hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. Therefore, eating too much sugar will increase the risk of cerebral infarction.
3. If middle-aged and elderly people want to prevent cerebral infarction, they need to pay attention to the following points:
❶ Regular medical check-ups:
For middle-aged and elderly friends, they are themselves high-risk groups for a variety of diseases, and some diseases themselves are also the causes of cerebral infarction, such as hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes, etc.
When a person has these diseases, they may not have obvious symptoms and are therefore easy to ignore. However, the very existence of these diseases is a ticking time bomb.
Regular medical check-ups can detect these problems in advance. If we can deal with these problems in a timely manner, we can reduce the risk of cerebral infarction.
❷ Manage chronic diseases:
Chronic diseases such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, hyperuricemia, etc., which in themselves increase the risk of cerebral infarction, can reduce the risk of cerebral infarction if we can manage these chronic diseases well.
If you want to control chronic diseases, you need to take comprehensive measures, such as taking medication on time + insisting on exercise + regular work and rest + regular review of relevant indicators + light diet, etc.
❸ Keep moving:
It is said that life lies in movement, although this may be an exaggeration, but it writes about the importance of exercise.
In fact, for middle-aged and elderly friends, exercise can not only enhance physical fitness, but also play a role in preventing cerebral infarction.
Aerobic exercises such as walking, brisk walking, jogging, tai chi, etc. are recommended here. Among these aerobic exercises, walking is safer and easier to stick to, so middle-aged and elderly friends can take it as the first choice.
❹ Others:
Other measures to prevent cerebral infarction mainly include quitting smoking and alcohol, ensuring adequate sleep, and eating lightly.