To help prevent blood pressure from dropping sharply after meals, eat small portions several times a day and limit high-carbohydrate foods such as potatoes, rice, pasta and bread. Your physician also might recommend drinking caffeinated coffee or tea with meals to temporarily raise blood pressure.

Most specialists consider blood pressure too low only if it causes symptoms. Some experts define low blood pressure as readings lower than 90 mm Hg systolic or 60 mm Hg diastolic. If either number is below that, your pressure is lower than normal.

Since lower blood pressure is characterized by the inadequate flow of blood to the organs, therefore they are not able to function properly. This can affect people of any age. The most common and deadly risk factor associated with hypotension is being immobile for a longer time period, pregnancy, lower nutrient intake, and being exposed to heat for