Is Pepto Bismol Advisable While High High BP?

Posted on Thu, 22 Dec 2016

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Question : I am nauseaus and want to take pepto bismol but I do have high blood pressure.
Will pepto bismol effect my high blood pressure

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that pepto bismol can be helpful against nausea in your clinical situation.

Regarding high blood pressure, it has no effect on blood pressure.

So, there is nothing to worry about.

If your symptoms do not improve from this drug, I would recommend trying metoclopramide (Reglan).

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar