This is a question that many people seem to ask all the time. However, sometimes the doctor can never really give them a straight answer. Why? Because it is honestly hard to tell what is causing your migraines without doing a bunch of tests. However, below I have listed a partial list that might just cause them for you.
Now, for starters, there are a few people who get migraines from a single thing, or maybe 2 at the most. But, the vast majority of people who are sufferers, do not have any single trigger, or do not know what actually is causing this painful suffering.
Here is a partial list of what can potentially cause an attack:
- Bright lights: If you already have a sensitivity to light, being exposed to brighter than normal light may just cause you pain, and thus would trigger an attack.
- Loud noises: Like most sensory perception, they require the brain to tell you about them, anything that overloads the brain, such as an unusually loud noise, could bring on an attack. A example of a loud noise could be loud music that you are not accustomed to, or a siren from a fire engine, or ambulance going down the street.
- Certain smells: Now, this does not mean smells that you like, but most often smells that irritate you, such as foul odors, or really strong perfume. When it does come to smells, it actually might be an allergic reaction to something in that smell that is triggering it.
- Alcohol: Alcohol is a known diuretic, and with the loss of body fluids causes a "hang over", this is where the brain loses enough fluid to shrink in size just enough to pull on the membrane keeping it attached to the skull. This is the cause of the pain in a hangover. This can trigger a migraine, which is all together a different kind of pain.
- Tension headaches: These types of headaches are called tension, because it feels like your head is being squished between something, or like there is a rubber band wrapped around it. This might actually trigger a migraine, or even be an onset symptom that you are about to get one. This one is rather tricky to figure out.
- Foods containing MSG: This is more or less an allergic reaction to MSG more than anything. This is your body telling you to stay away from this kind of thing.
- Foods containing nitrates: There is something in foods such as bacon, hot dogs, and salami that is triggering your pain. Again, most likely this is an allergic reaction of some sort.
Now, your question before was: "What causes migraines?", well, this should answer your questions a little bit better. However, one thing to remember is this; everyone who experiences these, do not necessarily all have the same trigger, everyone is different, so most peoples triggers could be different as well.
If you are experiencing one, or have in the past, then I would advice seeking out medical help to resolve this, there is no reason to suffer.
Learn more about causes of Migraine Headaches and free information for treating Migraine Headaches go here.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dixon_George
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/3521620
No comments:
Post a Comment