1, the cause of migraine
In winter, most patients with headache in outpatient department are migraine, and most of them are unilateral headaches. Experts say that stress, nervousness, spicy diet, lack of sleep and temperature changes can all lead to migraine. The large temperature difference between day and night in winter, or the rapid change of indoor and outdoor temperature, will lead to a feeling of tightness in the head, and more seriously will cause migraine.
2, migraine massage
(1) Baihui point
Located in the center of the head, at the intersection of the ear intersection line and the center line of the head. Baihui point is a gathering place of qi and blood of the whole body. Pressing this point when you have a headache can make the whole body qi and blood flow smoothly and effectively relieve the headache.
(2) Fengchi point
This point is located in the depression near the hairline under the occipital bone behind the ear, which has the functions of clearing away heat, reducing fire, dredging qi and blood, dredging meridians and collaterals, and has a rapid analgesic effect.
(3) Hegu point
Also known as Hukou point, it is located at the midpoint between the back of hand and metacarpal bone 1 and 2. Hegu point has the effects of calming and relieving pain, dredging meridians, clearing heat and relieving exterior syndrome.
3. Preventive measures
Wear a scarf and hat to keep warm when going out in cold weather; When you go to a heated room outdoors, take off your scarf and hat first, so that your body can adapt to the temperature difference and reduce the chance of headache. You can also take some measures to improve the blood circulation of the head and face, such as applying a hot towel to your neck 10 ~ 15 minutes.
4. What can't you eat for migraine?
1, food containing tyramine
Migraine patients will induce severe migraine after eating food containing a chemical called tyramine, so migraine patients should not eat chocolate, beer, liquor, broad beans, bananas, oranges, animal offal and other foods.
2, can not eat more monosodium glutamate, soy sauce.
Some migraine patients will also have migraine attacks after excessive use of monosodium glutamate and soy sauce. This is because monosodium glutamate contains monosodium glutamate.
3, do not eat sugar substitute food
Sugar substitutes can overstimulate or interfere with nerve endings, increase muscle tension and lead to migraine. Diet coke, diet soda, sugar-free chewing gum, ice cream, multivitamins and many patented drugs all contain aspartame, so people who are allergic to sugar substitutes will have a headache if they take a sip of diet soda.
4, can't eat pickled food
Some migraine patients only need to eat pickled fish, bacon, sausage, bacon, ham and other pickled foods, and they will have a headache after half an hour. It turns out that these foods contain nitrite, which can dilate the branches of the external carotid artery and cause headaches for infants.
5. Don't eat aluminum products
"Alum" may be added to foods such as vermicelli and fried dough sticks during processing. If you eat too much, your body will ingest more aluminum, which is extremely harmful to people's nervous system and easy to cause migraine.
6, should not drink red wine
Red wine contains a large number of flavonoids, which can inhibit xanthene transferase after entering the human body and easily induce migraine periodic attacks.
7. Coffee and its products
Caffeine can stimulate the nervous system and interfere with sleep. Drinking caffeine can be addictive, and abstinence from coffee can lead to migraine. Therefore, migraine sufferers had better not eat coffee or caffeinated food.