We have an athlete from The Netherlands on our bowling team who has a family history of low blood pressure. He has had a few fainting spells over the last 2 days. He just took his bp and it is 103/53. He has a medical history of having a brain tumor removed/benign 3 years ago. He wasnt eating well and was drinking 2 gallons of water per day..not from thirst, a habit. I feel he should go to the hospital. His mom who is in The Netherlands has said to monitor him. Thoughts,
Hello, having a low-normal blood pressure is not a bad thing. Any systolic blood pressure above 90mmHg is considered normal and is not supposed to cause faintness. Faintness may occur as a result of various conditions. The low-normal blood pressure makes him more prone to it but an inciting factor is still needed. Since many conditions may lead to faintness I cannot guess what was the cause in his case, but the removed tumor does not seem relevant. An electrocardiogram and blood tests may exclude most of the serious causes. Having mentioned that he's an athlete, I have to also emphasize the fact that benign conditions may cause faintness, like deny Chat Doctor.  If deny