What Causes Low Blood Pressure?
2. Dehydration
Dehydration is perhaps one of the most common causes of a low blood pressure, and it simply means that there is not enough water in your body. Without enough water, there is less blood than usual flowing through the circulatory system. This, in turn, will mean that blood is being pumped at a lower than usual pressure.
Dehydration is often caused simply by not drinking enough, and it can also be caused by water loss through strenuous exercise. Other potential causes include excess diarrhea and vomiting which will cause a lot of water to be expelled from the body. Simply drinking more water will often remedy the problem, but other underlying causes will also sometimes need to be addressed.
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