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What Causes Mind-numbing Depression While Walking Post Coronary Stent Insertion?
Question: I had a heart stent inserted in right artery where I had 75% blockage!
After this, am feeling perfectly fine even though my Doctor advised me walk for 30 min. everyday!
Sometimes, I get a depressing brain-numbing bout.....specially after walk.
What is the diet I should follow? Can I drink alcohol like beer and red wine or whisky? If so, how much am I allowed to drink daily or weekly?
After this, am feeling perfectly fine even though my Doctor advised me walk for 30 min. everyday!
Sometimes, I get a depressing brain-numbing bout.....specially after walk.
What is the diet I should follow? Can I drink alcohol like beer and red wine or whisky? If so, how much am I allowed to drink daily or weekly?
Brief Answer:
Diet as follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello, sir! Thank you for your question and welcome to HealthCare Magic. I carefully read your query.
I would like to tell you that, with the proper precautions, stent placed in a coronary artery is safe, effective and curative of coronary artery disease. Therefore, I recommend you to live a normal and healthy life. The fact that the coronary artery disease already happened in an individual such as yourself, poses you to further risk that this could hapen again somewhere in your coronary arteries. Thus, some diet and lifestyle changes should be made. I am going to list the below:
- first, adheration and regularity to taking the medication is the mainstay, I am referring especially to the clopidogrel.
- tobacco smoking cessation
- 40-60 minutes of physical activity a day, such as walking, jogging, biking, swimming, etc.
- your alcohol intake is recommended to be confined to a maximum of 30 g ethanol a day, i.e. two beers or a glass of wine or a shot of heavy drinks such as gin, vodka, bourbon.
- red meat allowed only once a week, no raw meat, more fish and chicken or other poultry.
- fruit and green or dark green leafy vegetables up to 300 g a day
- no fast food
- no skipping meals, where breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
I hope my recommendations help. If you have further question, I am happy to help.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
Diet as follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello, sir! Thank you for your question and welcome to HealthCare Magic. I carefully read your query.
I would like to tell you that, with the proper precautions, stent placed in a coronary artery is safe, effective and curative of coronary artery disease. Therefore, I recommend you to live a normal and healthy life. The fact that the coronary artery disease already happened in an individual such as yourself, poses you to further risk that this could hapen again somewhere in your coronary arteries. Thus, some diet and lifestyle changes should be made. I am going to list the below:
- first, adheration and regularity to taking the medication is the mainstay, I am referring especially to the clopidogrel.
- tobacco smoking cessation
- 40-60 minutes of physical activity a day, such as walking, jogging, biking, swimming, etc.
- your alcohol intake is recommended to be confined to a maximum of 30 g ethanol a day, i.e. two beers or a glass of wine or a shot of heavy drinks such as gin, vodka, bourbon.
- red meat allowed only once a week, no raw meat, more fish and chicken or other poultry.
- fruit and green or dark green leafy vegetables up to 300 g a day
- no fast food
- no skipping meals, where breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
I hope my recommendations help. If you have further question, I am happy to help.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
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