| When you finish reading this article, you will have | | | | nutrition, along with sleep and exercise are the |
| learned how to tell if your child is suffering from | | | | leading causes of migraines in kids. |
| migraines - and not just normal headaches - and | | | | Too much texting? |
| how to treat them naturally. Be sure to read | | | | Is your child texting constantly or spending hour |
| through to the end of the article so you will not | | | | after hour on a cellphone? |
| miss any of this valuable information. | | | | One good way of helping stamp out the migraines |
| Does your child have migraines? | | | | is to make sure your child gets out-of-doors and |
| Children can suffer from headaches - just like | | | | gets some exercise. This, along with good nutrition |
| adults. These headaches can be caused by | | | | and vitamin supplements can help defeat those |
| illnesses such as the flu or a cold or a sinus | | | | migraines. Plus, it's a lot better than loading up the |
| infection. | | | | kid of anti-depressants or other powerful drugs. |
| However, if your child is showing these | | | | Help your child prevent migraines |
| symptoms along with headaches, they may well | | | | If your child is diagnosed as suffering from |
| be suffering from migraines. | | | | migraines, there re a number of things you can |
| - Waking in the night | | | | do to prevent them. Here are some of the best |
| - Early morning vomiting without nausea | | | | migraine preventers: |
| - Personality changes | | | | - Have your child drink 4 to 8 glasses of water or |
| - Fever, stiff neck | | | | other non-caffeinated drinks a day |
| - Sensitivity to light and noise | | | | - Make sure your child gets 8 to 10 hours sleep a |
| - Seeing an "aura" | | | | night |
| If your child has these symptoms, be sure to to | | | | - Feed your child balanced meals at regular hours. |
| take him or her to a doctor or, better yet, a | | | | Do not allow him or her to skip meals |
| headache clinic, for a professional diagnosis. | | | | - Avoid migraine-triggering foods such as |
| Keep a food diary | | | | chocolate, aged cheese and packaged lunch meat |
| Before you take your child to see a doctor or | | | | While all of these may not work - every child is |
| headache specialist, be sure to keep a food diary | | | | different - just like every adult - but if you follow |
| for several weeks, paying special attention to the | | | | them religiously, you should see your child |
| foods your child ate before getting a migraine. | | | | suffering many fewer migraines. |
| This is because many authorities believe that poor | | | | |