I recently added back oats (small quantity!) into my diet.
I have been to see the urogynacologist a few times over the past few weeks, and during this time I was on a grain free paleo diet. My BP was around 117/65.
I added oats back into my diet in the last few days (oatcakes - great recipe, which I will post).
Yesterday I went to the doc again (lab lost my urine sample, so the doc did an on the spot dipstick test and sent a new sample for culturing to the lab). My BP was 138/65.
I need to add that I have not been able to get rid of sugar, paleo or not.
Could the oats be a factor?
Is it possible?
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You mean a factor in the increased BP reading? Maybe, but I wouldn't put much faith in a single BP reading. I have to monitor my BP twice a day, every day, and I can assure you that BP readings are all over the place. Only the overall long-range trend matters.
I start many days with a systolic BP reading around 100 or slightly over, but by the end of the day, it will be in the 120–130 range. If I'm doing some serious writing, that involves concentrated brainpower, such as interpreting research references, etc., it will often be in the 140–150 range. The next morning it will be back down to around 100. Some days, the opposite occurs, and the reading will be below 100 at bedtime.
And since I have an ileostomy, it's much easier for me to become dehydrated without even realizing it. I find that even a slight amount of dehydration can drop BP significantly, independent of any other influences.
Tex
I start many days with a systolic BP reading around 100 or slightly over, but by the end of the day, it will be in the 120–130 range. If I'm doing some serious writing, that involves concentrated brainpower, such as interpreting research references, etc., it will often be in the 140–150 range. The next morning it will be back down to around 100. Some days, the opposite occurs, and the reading will be below 100 at bedtime.
And since I have an ileostomy, it's much easier for me to become dehydrated without even realizing it. I find that even a slight amount of dehydration can drop BP significantly, independent of any other influences.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.