MIGRAINE AND HEADACHES AT PREGNANCY WOMAN
While woman at pregnanty, it is very usual to get migraine and also headaches
at typically first trimester. The woman who have history of migraines before
may have less migraines while pregnancy, but sometime, some woman could get
more frequesnt of migraines while pregnancy. This is also happen to woman who
never get migraine before, suddenly have migraine problem while pregnancy. All
of this thinks cause by hormones change during pregnancy. After the first trimester,
the problem with migraine and headaches at pregnancy woman become subside because
the levels of hormone are more stable.
The migraines at pregnancy woman is very common problem, but it is recommended
to get more thinking before take medications to reduce the migraines, because
we should be aware about the consequences if taking a midecation while pregnancy.
You could also discuss with your doctor about what should you do to reduce the
migraines and headaches.
What is Migraine? - Why is Migraine?
Migraines are a kind of vascular headaches. This is caused by the blood vessels
at the head constricting and then dilating. When the blood vessels become more
bigger, it could cause pain and sometimes other symptoms. When pregnancy, the
blood valume will increase. The change at blood volume could give contribute
to migraines while pregnancy.
Food and also food additives are the major league for triggers the migraines
at pregnancy wiman, so you should be careful about what you want to eat. Especially,
avoid to eat foods with so much MSG and also stay away from strong aged cheeses,
which are very good to triggers for migraine attacks. It could not hurt to avoid
low blood sugar by eating complex carbohydrates than refined sugars. On the
other hand, when using sugar substitutes be sure to stay away from aspartame
or nutrasweet.
Symptoms of Migraine :
- Severe pain (often on one side of the head)
- Light sensitivity
- Blurred Vision or Visual Disturbances (may see zig zag lines)
- Nausea/vomitting
Migraine Treatment During Pregnancy
Migraine treatment during pregnancy tends to be of the medical alternative
variety such as the use of cold packs, darkened room, and sleep. Although caffeine
is one of the trickiest of all food-related migraine triggers to deal with,
taking it in small doses during the first trimester is usually safe, as is the
use of acetaminophen in small doses.
When it comes to both pregnancy in general and migraines in general, one of
the best thing you should do is try to relieve the stress of your life. If you
can take small steps here and there to reduce or eliminate tension-causing elements
from your life, you’ll be surprised at the effect it has on your migraines.
Not to mention the effect it will have on your pregnancy.
Pregnancy woman should concerning about migraines, because the patients are
often giving hormones to induce labor and this frequently causes migraines.
Labor is painful enough without adding migraine pain to it so be sure your delivery
care person knows you are prone to migraines before the decision is made to
induce labor.
The pregnancy woman also recommended to have a good sleep at night, because
if you have less good sleep, it could also trigger the migraines and headaches.
Caffeine is also not recommended for pregnent woman, beside make you can not
sleep well at night, it also could trigger the migraines.
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