I constantly suffer from headaches. How do I know if it's migraine?
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I would suggest you flood your body with water and 100% fruit juices. Help gets rid of the bacteria festering in your body. Some headaches are caused by chemical change in the body, others due to some sort of accident and others (more commonly) is stress related. Drink water, eat well, that will help some.
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If your headaches tend to be linited to one side of the head, usually at the temples, and they last for four hours or more, then this would also be indicative of migraine as opposed to simple headaches.
You would be best to seek professional advice.
A useful article on the subject can be found at:
http://www.naturalmigrainerelief.net/how-do-i-know-if-its-migraine/
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M$Migraines are often accompanied by hypersensitivity to a variety of stimuli like light, sound and odours.
Some migraine suffers experience what is called an aura shortly before the onset of a migraine attack. This aura takes the form of visual disturbances such as flashing lights, blurred vision or sometimes a strange taste in the mouth.
During this aura or prodromal stage the migraine suffer can also experience nausea, dizziness tingling sensations or even numbness on the face.
This aura stage usually precedes the migraine attack by about an hour and alerts the suffer to the fact that an attack is on its way.
Is migraine hereditary? It is not known what causes migraine but there is statistical evidence showing that about seventy percent of migraine sufferers have a close relative who also suffers from migraine. For more information on this see http://www.relieve-migraine-headache.com/migraine-statistics.html
Triggers
A trigger is something that can trigger off a migraine attack and migraine suffers are encouraged to keep a record of their diet and what precedes their own attacks. Knowing what your triggers are helps you to avoid these triggers and so reduce the number of migraines you suffer.
Common triggers are certain types of food, food allergies, stress, lack of sleep, missing meals, loud noises, alcohol, a change in the weather, smoking, strong smells and in some women the menstrual cycle acts as a trigger.
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