Why headaches occur during pregnancy?

Why do headaches arise during pregnancy, are they dangerous for mother and child, how to treat them and how to avoid their appearance

Headache during pregnancy – not uncommon. Most of the future mothers suffers from them in the first trimester. In cases where a woman and previously experienced this ailment, this phenomenon can even further increase.

Official medicine still can not answer the question: why pregnant women are so subject to headaches. There are many hypotheses. Most scientists adhere to the opinion that they arise against the background of the changes of the hormonal background and the nature of blood circulation.

Among other common reasons are:

• Hypotension or hypertension;
• Fatigue;
• Hunger;
• Dehydration of the body;
• Stress;
• Lack of physical activity and fresh air;
• With a decrease in caffeine consumption, an abstineent syndrome is often observed, accompanied by a headache;
• Changes in eye pressure;
• Sinusitis (inflammation of the apparent sinuses of the nose);
• Migraine. Arises due to violations in the work of the brain vessels. If migraines have previously been associated with the menstrual cycle, that is, it is highly likely that in the period of having a child, they will disappear.

Treatment of headache arising during pregnancy

Many drugs that can take an ordinary person are contraindicated pregnant, for example, ibuprofen, aspirin. But the doctor may write them if the woman suffers from the migraine.

Future moms can take paracetamol, but it is recommended to start trying to eliminate this phenomenon with non-drug methods:

• Relaxation. Rest can help get rid of stressful state. Doctors advise to take a tablet and sleep, but you can only try the second part of this recommendation. Very often good sleep helps and pain «as hand shoots». If a woman is subject to regular stress, it is very good to master any of the special techniques of relaxation, for example, meditation or yoga;
• Appeal to physiotherapy. When pain appears due to excessive muscle tension or stiffness, then professional physiotherapist can help. Most often assign massages, manual impacts, as well as a number of mobilization techniques and exercises that a woman can perform at home;
• Meeting Mode. Any doctor will say that pregnant women should eat little, but often. Headache for pregnancy may occur due to falling blood sugar levels. If a whole day you need to be in the running and on the legs, then it is necessary to take a meal with you. In addition, food must be balanced. It is necessary to abandon alcohol and caffeine;
• Regular physical education classes. They can help cope with pain caused by stress or strong overvoltage. Classes normalize the amount of blood sugar, find the breathing rhythm, disappears. At the same time, the body produces endorphins – hormones responsible for vigor and tide;
• Acupuncture. Modern science has not yet studied the acupuncture in detail, but there is information that it is well affected by the general state, eliminates headaches and nausea in the morning;
• Compresses. In warm water, a slice of bike or cotton fabric is pressed and applied to a patient. If a woman is tormented by frequent pain because of a voltage, it must apply compresses on the base of the neck. Use both cold and warm;
• Cool shower – an efficient and simple procedure for migranes. It contributes to the expansion of vessels and quickly eliminates discomfort. You can simply wash the cool water several times. Thus, even severe headache quickly retreats;
• Using small pads filled with wheat or herbs. They are heated in a microwave oven and apply to the patient;
• If an unpleasant phenomenon is caused by sinusitis or nasal mortgage, then it is necessary to reduce the use of dairy products (cheese, yoghurt, milk), because they enhance the separation of mucus and deteriorate accordingly.

Strong headache caused by migraine, during pregnancy, poorly treatless. The doctor can write a painful medicine that bouts. However, it is not possible to apply everything, for example, triptamine-based funds are strictly contraindicated.

Headache – as a symptom of serious pathology

In very rare cases, it may indeed indicate serious pathological processes in the body. For example, if accompanied by pain in the area of ​​the stomach, weakening of vision, vomiting, edema on hand, face and feet, this indicates a preeclampsia – serious condition, which is associated with an increase in blood pressure.

For pregnant women, this pathology is very dangerous, therefore, when the above symptoms, it is necessary to urgently contact the doctor or cause ambulance.

But in the overwhelming majority of cases it is a temporary and easily eliminated phenomenon.

Frequent headaches arising during pregnancy, usually concerned women only to the second trimester. After that, they can completely disappear or manifest very rarely. According to experts, this is associated with the stabilization of the hormonal background and the completion of the adaptation of the body to pregnancy.

Prevention

To begin with, you can try to track the pattern between the lifestyle and the occurrence of headaches or migraine.

It is worth noting that it is not always possible to avoid provoking factors, and during pregnancy their number increases even more:

• Slow walks in the fresh air;
• Sleep or rest;
• Use of aromatic oils of mint and lavender. The latter should be used with caution. You can drop a pair of oils on the handkerchief and periodically inhale when the pain has already manifested. And they are added to creams and massage oils, used in aroma lamps;
• Body position. It is worth avoiding uncomfortable poses, and is also not long in the same position;
• Herbs-based Soothing Decalation. Before their use requires a consultation of a specialist;
• Avoid stress and overwork;
• Set the day mode and the order of meals;
• There are some products provoking headaches. They should be abandoned;
• Intensive training. During pregnancy it is worth avoided high loads.

If you independently determine the cause, it fails or it requires the adoption of operational measures, then it is necessary to apply to a doctor. Only he can designate the right, efficient and, most importantly, safe treatment during pregnancy.