| One of the common phases people, especially of | | | | are some other ways to relieve headache your |
| women, is headache during pregnancy. Considered | | | | experience during pregnancy: |
| as a common complaint during pregnancy, | | | | 1. Find out what are the possible causes that |
| specifically during the first and third trimesters, | | | | trigger the throbbing pain. Stress is actually one of |
| doctors say it is rarely a signal of a serious | | | | the most common factors that triggers headache |
| problem. During pregnancy, experts say that the | | | | during pregnancy. What you can do is to |
| possible cause of headache during this time is | | | | recognize what are the things that stress you out |
| quite uncertain. | | | | and find a way to avoid them. Aside from |
| In the first trimester, headaches occur because | | | | identifying and accepting the reasons why are you |
| of hormone changes you experience while in the | | | | stressed out, you can also minimize stress by |
| third trimester, headaches are felt because of | | | | eating regularly and drinking plenty of liquids. You |
| your having to carry additional weight and | | | | should also rest and exercise whenever you can. |
| changes in your usual posture. | | | | Aside from resting, try indulging to relaxing |
| Aside from these, experts suspect that eating | | | | activities such as by meditation, listening to music, |
| cold foods, added caffeine intake, sleeplessness, | | | | or writing. Also avoid taking in or eating products |
| general fatigue, sinus congestion, allergies, | | | | that may cause headache such as alcohol, foods |
| eyestrain, stress, depression, hunger, and even | | | | has MSG, artificial sweeteners, aged cheese and |
| dehydration. | | | | cultured dairy products and the like. If possible, try |
| The most common form of headache | | | | to stay away from people who are stressful and |
| experienced during pregnancy is migraine that | | | | always keep the communication lines between |
| occurs when the blood vessels in the brain | | | | you and your partner open. |
| constrict and dilate. Experts say that about one in | | | | 2. Try using compresses to relieve the pain. Apply |
| every five women experience migraine headache | | | | a warm or cool compress to your forehead or |
| at least once in their lifetime and about 15 percent | | | | the base of your neck can indeed do wonders for |
| of them get migraines for the first time when | | | | migraines. |
| become pregnant. | | | | 3. If possible, take a shower as often as you can. |
| Most pregnant women agree that migraine is | | | | Since cold showers help constrict dilated blood |
| characterized by severe throbbing pain in the | | | | vessels in the body, it is a simple and easy |
| head and is accompanied by vomiting and | | | | remedy for headaches. If it's not possible to take |
| dizziness. Although headache during pregnancy is | | | | a shower, make sure that you can splash cool |
| normal, you don't have to endure it if you cannot | | | | water on your face to relieve the pain. |
| really tolerate the throbbing sensation. The most | | | | 4. Indulge into a relaxing and soothing massage. A |
| common practice in relieving headache during | | | | full-body massage administered by a trained |
| pregnancy is by taking in pain medications. | | | | therapist can do wonders in untangling the knots |
| Doctors say that acetaminophen is safe to take | | | | of pain in your head during pregnancy. Ask him |
| in as long as proper dosage is administered. But, | | | | her to concentrate on the neck, shoulder, and |
| aside from acetaminophen, painkillers like aspirin, | | | | back muscles to relieve the stress. |
| ibuprofen, and most prescription headache | | | | 5. Make sure you don't get hungry or thirsty. Low |
| medicines are restricted to women who are | | | | blood sugar usually causes headaches. Make sure |
| pregnant. Make sure that you consult your | | | | that you have enough sugar to keep you going. |
| physician first what are the safest medications | | | | Aside from taking in foods, supply yourself with |
| you can take in if you can no longer tolerate the | | | | lots of liquid, especially water to keep you |
| pain. | | | | well-hydrated. |
| Aside from taking in prescription medication, here | | | | |