First, the reasons for
Do you soothe that women experience headaches more often than men. It's true, because we are constant changes in estrogen levels, which is indicative of the different phases of the menstrual cycle. Headaches are more common during ovulation, during the premenstrual period, at the time of menstruation itself. Watch yourself, if you have headaches occur in these times, it is due to a change in hormone levels. Celebrate Entries days when you are plagued by pain, compare with the calendar month, after 3 months of observation you will get the exact answer, related to your headaches with the menstrual cycle.
In addition, doctors who study headaches, talk about the products-provocateurs for the headache. These are: red wine, cheese, caffeine-containing foods, canned foods. The cause could be a state of tension, mental stress. Sometimes the headache - it is a consequence of other diseases such as tooth decay, tooth and gum disease, vision loss, fevers, colds.
Headache women
Basically, two types of female headaches in women: migraine and muscle tension (spasm). Stress conditions observed strong pressure on the back of the head, though it significant, but not "off" in the life of a woman, with such pain can continue to work, as a rule. These pains do not last more than a couple hours.
Migraines are the same - a painful condition: it's pulling, aching pain, usually on one side of the forehead, accompanied by nausea and sometimes vomiting. Migraines last from several hours to a few days! From 5 to 10% of women suffering from migraines, experts say, are especially bright and colorful aura.
The women we call workaholics, more likely to have migraines. Poor sleep, morning rise at different times, a long sleep on weekends - these habits of working women provoke migraine.
How to effectively help yourself
Many women have a purse paracetamol, aspirin or analgin, and it helps them. However, not all pills are shown, not always to the same, even the doctors say that without the help of medicines is becoming more and more important in our times, when we are so crammed with chemistry and synthetic drugs. So you should try some of the easiest ways to get rid of headaches:
- Massage the scalp. Place your thumbs on the centers of the temples. Massage in a circular motion for a minute or two. If you do a massage at the very first symptoms of headache, you can quickly prevent it.
- The hot tub. This can help your muscles relax.
- Visualization. Imagine your pain as enveloping his head, as if an invisible scarf tied around her head. Mentally and undo the pain, try to feel the pain goes away.
- If the headache is caused by the common cold, it is often enough to warm the neck. Make a hot compress, or strike the warming ointment back of the neck.
- For Migraines - frost. If the migraine is accompanied by a slight fever (you sort of feel that the head is "off"), then chill "works" better than the heat. Put ice in a plastic bag, wrap it in a towel - and here's a simple cooling compress. You can keep in the refrigerator for a bag of peas or rice, and also use this bag as a compress on the forehead.
- Lie down in a dark room. This tip is for those who experience migraines. Lie down in a dark and quiet room, lie an hour or more, you will feel relief.
- Have a bite. Sometimes the headache - a sign of hunger, lack of blood sugar. Before you take a pill, remember when was the last time you ate. Perhaps it was a long time ago, so the bite can help to cope with the pain. It is better to eat small portions and often, it will eliminate the headaches of hunger or thirst.
- Take a coffee break. If you feel the onset of a migraine, you should as soon as possible to drink a cup of strong coffee. You can then take an aspirin. Caffeine acts on the blood vessels and nerve endings, in this case, as the ice.
- Eliminate caffeine. If you do not have a migraine, the caffeine, however, can not help but provoke constant headaches. In this case, doctors are advised to gradually give up caffeine. Reduce the daily norm of coffee to one cup (120-180 mL), and, if possible, drink it as slowly as possible. And over time, it is desirable to switch to decaffeinated beverages: juices, milk, flower teas.
- Keep a diary of your headaches. It will help to diagnose the disease. Not only fix your monthly cycle, but also what you eat. This is due to the fact that very individual issues in headache. And for some can trigger a headache, for example, chocolate or wine.
- If you have migraines, eliminate from the diet of long-term storage foods, pickled and canned foods containing MSG, nitrates, instant food, instant soups.
- In a typical headache can help not only the massage of the head, but also neck and shoulder massage. These muscles tend to tense up in stressful situations, and cause headaches. If no one is around to make you a massage, then very gently themselves porazminayte neck and shoulders. It is useful to do so: lower your shoulders down, with the head pull up, and in the opposite direction - head down and shoulders up. All manipulation of the shoulder girdle do very carefully, not cutting!
- Drink water. Most headaches are associated with dehydration. Maybe your body needs more water than you consume, to eliminate toxins. The accumulation of toxins leads to lethargy and fatigue. Immediately take two glasses of water. This does not relieve the pain instantly, but significantly weaken it.
- Take a deep breath. Close your eyes and take a few slow, deep breaths. This will remove the tension in your body, relax. If you own the methods of meditation, in conjunction with proper breathing is much help.
- Take a walk on foot. Walking relaxes. If the pain is caused by a lack of fresh air, unpleasant surroundings, then you too will feel the relief.
- Take a pain reliever. Sometimes it is also better than to endure the pain. Do not forget to drink plenty of water pill (large full glass). It is better to take a little nap. But do not get carried away with pills, take only when absolutely necessary, because the side effects can be a problem with the kidneys and the liver in the future.
- The diet of women who experience migraines should combine leafy vegetables, seafood, nuts and whole grains.
- Some drugs, according to studies, can block migraine. Just decide whether you want to force the body pills. However, calcium supplements, anti-depressants, aspirin, some women cropped migraine. For example, one aspirin a day (325 milligrams) reduces by 20% of migraine.
In which case, see a doctor
Specialists headache allocate up to three hundred varieties of this pain. Most of them - it is pain associated with muscle tension. The remaining states - Migraines different nature. But the conclusion of doctors one: if you have pain that prevents you live, then a visit to a specialist should not be delayed. A alarming symptoms accompanying headache should be the following:
- Loss of concentration, confusion
- Numbness, cooling
- Vision problems, blurred vision
- Frequent headaches (more than usual) in humans after 50
- Chronic headaches, bringing inconvenience.
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