Migraines are bad to experience under normal circumstances, let alone when you are pregnant.
Let's look at migraine triggers, a migraine diary can help identify your trigger and start avoiding the migraine these triggers.
Try these easy steps to help relieve or stop your pregnancy migraine.
1. Triggers of Migraines
Sometimes it seems that migraines happen for no apparent reason. However, something tends to trigger migraines even though it doesn't seem like it at the time. Triggers can be different things fo different people.
Foods such as cheese, chocolate, citrus fruits and foods containing tyramine (an additive). Drinks such as red wine, tea and coffee.
Too much or too little sleep, tiredness, irregular meals, emotional stress, or relaxation after a period of stress, bright or flashing lights, loud noise, strong smells and even the weather.
2. Keep A Migraine Diary
To try and understand what triggers your migraine you can use a migraine diary to log when they occur.
Log details such as date and time of migraine, foods you have eaten, medication you may have taken, sleep patterns, whether you feel tired, activities you have been doing. You can also record how severe you feel each migraine is.
It can often be a combination of different factors that causes you to have a migraine.
3. Trigger Avoidance
A pattern should emerge that will indicate the cause or causes of the migraines. You can then remove these factors from your life. You should continue to complete your diary, recording the improvements and celebrating your success.Log details such as date and time of migraine, foods you have eaten, medication you may have taken, sleep patterns, whether you feel tired, activities you have been doing. You can also record how severe you feel each migraine is. - 32503
Let's look at migraine triggers, a migraine diary can help identify your trigger and start avoiding the migraine these triggers.
Try these easy steps to help relieve or stop your pregnancy migraine.
1. Triggers of Migraines
Sometimes it seems that migraines happen for no apparent reason. However, something tends to trigger migraines even though it doesn't seem like it at the time. Triggers can be different things fo different people.
Foods such as cheese, chocolate, citrus fruits and foods containing tyramine (an additive). Drinks such as red wine, tea and coffee.
Too much or too little sleep, tiredness, irregular meals, emotional stress, or relaxation after a period of stress, bright or flashing lights, loud noise, strong smells and even the weather.
2. Keep A Migraine Diary
To try and understand what triggers your migraine you can use a migraine diary to log when they occur.
Log details such as date and time of migraine, foods you have eaten, medication you may have taken, sleep patterns, whether you feel tired, activities you have been doing. You can also record how severe you feel each migraine is.
It can often be a combination of different factors that causes you to have a migraine.
3. Trigger Avoidance
A pattern should emerge that will indicate the cause or causes of the migraines. You can then remove these factors from your life. You should continue to complete your diary, recording the improvements and celebrating your success.Log details such as date and time of migraine, foods you have eaten, medication you may have taken, sleep patterns, whether you feel tired, activities you have been doing. You can also record how severe you feel each migraine is. - 32503
About the Author:
Petra Vollavic first started research to help with her headaches during pregnancy. This built into obtaining more knowledge of pregnancy headaches and helping women who suffer from them.
