Mostly found in young children and teenagers and is mostly caused by stress, symptoms stomach-ache, headache and nausea. Usually the young person is highly strung, talk things through with them, do not pressurise them or paint gloomy scenarios of failure or disaster and make sure they feel supported and valued. Their diet should include plenty of fresh fruit and minerals and enough protein.
The pain is more intense than in common migraine, nausea is usually present sensitivity to sounds and smells, light sensitivity and spots before the eyes and vision impairment, speech may be impaired or memory and in some cases hallucination may be involved. Hypoglaecemia should be suspected. All refined foods should be avoided especially sugar, additives colorants and preservatives. Coffee tea chocolate and alcohol should be avoided.
symptoms: violent pain and throbbing in one of the temples accompanied by nausea, vomiting often causes relief. Mostly linked to liver and bowel problems, contraction of the arteries through raised heart beat and trigger foods, which should be avoided. Constipation must be dealt with rigorously, raw food and roughage daily. Avoid alcohol coffee and chocolate and tea.
Can last for a few hours or up to a week chronic pain, caused by circulation problems, symptoms of cold hands and feet, and restricted blood supply to the brain, manipulation by an osteopath could be helpful. Ginkgo biloba to improve the circulation could be useful.
Start at puberty and continue until menopause fitting in regularly with the monthly cycle. Fluid retention may be involved and stress levels need to be watched, and an herbal formulation to balance hormones taken.
The good news is Migraine sufferers tend to live to a ripe old
age, this is attributed to the fact that their lack of tolerance of
stress and pollutants, means they have to retreat rest and
recuperate from the bad effects of their environment. Also but this
may be something of a myth, they are usually more
intelligent!
conditions
associated with migraine