Does A High Sodium Intake Cause Bloody Noses

A health practitioner assisting a woman with a bloody nose.

Image Credit: Henfaes/iStock/Getty Images If you are getting bloody noses after eating a meal high in sodium, you might want to think about changing your diet. While bloody noses are often caused by dry air, allergies, colds and vigorous nose blowing; they are also caused by hypertension. Also called high blood pressure, hypertension can be caused by eating foods with too much salt in them, such as pretzels, processed lunch meats, canned soups, pickled foods and heavily seasoned foods.

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How Eating Salty Foods Can Cause Nosebleeds

Salt contains sodium, a naturally occurring mineral that causes the body to retain fluid. This buildup of fluid causes pressure in the arteries, leading to high blood pressure. A high-sodium diet can cause high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. When you eat salty food, the increased blood pressure can cause arteries and blood vessels to burst, possibly leading to nosebleeds – where the bleeding comes from deep inside the nose. Posterior nosebleeds can be more difficult to stop and often require treatment from a doctor, according to the Cleveland Clinic website.

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  references
  
      American Heart Association: Sodium (Salt or Sodium Chloride)
    
      Cleveland Clinic: High Blood Pressure
    
      Cleveland Clinic: Diseases and Conditions, Nosebleed
    
      Blood Pressure UK: Salt’s Effects on Your Body
     Is this an emergency?
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the
National Library of Medicine’s list
of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.





  references
  
      American Heart Association: Sodium (Salt or Sodium Chloride)
    
      Cleveland Clinic: High Blood Pressure
    
      Cleveland Clinic: Diseases and Conditions, Nosebleed
    
      Blood Pressure UK: Salt’s Effects on Your Body

Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.

A health practitioner assisting a woman with a bloody nose.

Image Credit: Henfaes/iStock/Getty Images

Image Credit: Henfaes/iStock/Getty Images

      American Heart Association: Sodium (Salt or Sodium Chloride)
    
      Cleveland Clinic: High Blood Pressure
    
      Cleveland Clinic: Diseases and Conditions, Nosebleed
    
      Blood Pressure UK: Salt’s Effects on Your Body