Migraine
Almost everyone gets headaches, Sometimes with a cold or the flu. Some headaches may happen only once in a while, whereas others can happen as often as everyday. Most headaches produce a dull pain around the front, top and sides of your head.
But a migraine is worse than a regular headache. Migraines usually occur about one to four times a month. The pain is often throbbing and on one or both sides of the head.
Kids with migraines often feel dizzy or sick and some are sensitive to light, noise or smells and want to sleep. When they wake up they feel better. Migraines last from 30 to 6 hours or can last a day or two. A migraine begins when for some reason, blood vessels to dilate. When these blood vessels expand, they become inflamed, throb and cause a pounding pain. A migraine is a vascular headache.
Certain things may trigger a reaction in the person’s nervous system and start a migraine attack-stress, skipping meals, too much caffeine, certain foods(cheese, chocolate, ice cream ,fatty or fried foods ,meats, yoghurt or anything with MSG,a seasoning often used in Asian foods,too much or too little sleep, whether changes, travel.
Editor: Carol Nicolle
News letter of NGO forum on AGEING
Volume 06-No 05
