Generally most of them are struggling by migraine which is one of the type of headache. Especially, this migraine will gives you a severe pain, usually one side of the head. With head ache it additionally gives you a extreme sensitivity to light and sound, nausea and vomiting. It will last for hours and even for a few days. Many of them will go and get treatment for the migraine and take medicines for it. But there are some easy tips to avoid migraine triggers at home. Let us see this briefly about the migraine and tips.
Migraine causes and symptoms
Neurons are present inside the brain. Since childhood, as we grow, the Neurons keep growing into bigger unit and they carry the basic nerve cells. The neurons or the nerve cells in our brain carry the messages from us to the brain and from the brain to us.
Then what is the link between migraine and headache?
Generally, when do we get headache :
- If we do not eat properly
- When we do not sleep properly for a day or two
- Even if the water intake is low or if you are dehydrated
So, eating sleeping and even drinking water can trigger headache. Those neurons or the nerve cells are there in the brain stem, which is a very important for the brain. When there is lack of sleep or low food intake, the nerve cells will start giving signals to the brain stem. The Magnesium level in our blood drops when the neurons give signals. There are lot of electrolytes like magnesium, potassium, calcium present in our blood and brain.
Specifically, the neurons are activating and start functions due to genetic conditions as well. The nerves in the head and face are called Trigeminal Nerves which supplies signals to the head, eyes, nose, mouth. As the trigeminal nerves are activating due to the nerve cells when you have headache, we may feel aura in our eyes. Aura means your eye sight might get blurred or squinting due to flashy lights or wavy lines.
Basically Aura means we can anticipate that you might be having some problems soon. All these happen, it is called trigeminal neuralgia, when your trigeminal nerves are get affecting.
Reason for severe headache
Especially, Cortex is the important part of the brain. When there is Cortical depression, there will be lot of blood flow in the cortex.
When the nerve fibers are getting activate it will feel as if there is a lightening and thunder in the blood flow. Also when the blood flow goes to and pro like this, the blood vessels will constrict and dilate alternatingly.
Later, after a certain level the blood vessel will get constricted and it will reduce the supply of oxygenated blood to that area. So we have a severe head ache on one side. Also after the neurons activate the brain stem, neuro peptides will release hormones like Serotonin, Noradrenaline, Prostaglandins.
The brain has a coating around it called Meninges and the Neuropeptide hormones inflames the coating of the brain. Inflammation means increase in the blood flow. As the blood flow increases in the brain the inflammation increases in the meninges. During the same time, the trigeminal nerves might give pain on one side of the face including eyes, teeth and so on.
Migraine varieties and stages
There are many varieties in migraine:
Ocular Migraine which is connected to the eyes and vision
Hemiplegic Migraine which includes headache as well as one part of the body might get paralytic attack
Menstrual Migraine occurs during the premenstrual phase
Aura Migraine which is the most common type which includes headache and
There are four stages in a migraine attack.
Prodromal phase which is a few minutes before you get the migraine attack
Aura phase where you know you are about to have a migraine attack
Dromal phase is when you are having migraine headache
Postdromal phase is when your pain is coming down after the migraine attack
Tips to avoid the migraine triggers
Now we will see some of the general triggering factors for migraine and how to avoid it. Also if you get a migraine attack you have to meet a physician who will recommend you to take an MRI or CT scan which we can not avoid.
Avoid Hormone balancing pills
During menstrual cycle, Estrogen level will fluctuate. Initial two weeks the hormone level will be high and later two weeks the level will be low. That also could be a triggering factor and the premenstrual cycle many tend to get migraine headache. Apart from this, we used to give hormonal pills to patients to regularize periods or for contraception purpose. Those pills tend to trigger migraine. So regulate your menses cycle normal with the healthy foods and physical activities.
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Sleep well
Even food, stress and hydration play a major role in migraine attack. A person who is prone to get migraine attack should sleep for a minimum of 8 hours. Mainly for a good sleep please reduce gadget usage in the night time.
Hydrate and eat well
Hydrate your body by drinking more water. Normally we want to drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water. We eat thrice a day – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. So one glass of water before breakfast and one glass after breakfast. Same way before lunch and after lunch one glass of water, before dinner and after dinner one glass of water, which will come to 6 glasses of water. So, remember to hydrate yourself as simple as 6 to 8 glasses of water per day.
Also eat a water content fruits like apple, cucumber, watermelon and muskmelon. This will hydrate your body effectively in which helps in trigger of migraine attack. If they follow these 3 things properly, they will be able to avoid maximum number of attacks.
Junk and processed food can trigger migraine as they contain a material called Monosodium Glutamate (MSG). It can trigger a migraine attack. That is why we insist on reducing junk food, proper sleep, hydrate yourself and eat proper split up meals.
Reduce stress
Stress can induce migraine, so you can try to relieve stress by doing yoga or meditation or any breathing exercise.
Avoid bright lights
Also, it is better to avoid sudden flashy lights in a dark room. This is mainly lower the triggering of migraine head ache.
