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Migraine is an intense headache that can last for days if not cured. It is not a normal headache and can be triggered by many different causes. Hence, doctors usually advise their migraine patients to keep a diary to track the triggers as the only possible solution would be to avoid those triggers.
Migraine can be triggered due to strong lights, strong sunlight, fluorescent lights or constantly bickering lights or television. Migraine is also caused sometimes while working on computer with poor light around causing stress on the eyes. Another factor that triggers migraine is a loud explosion or sudden sound like that of firecrackers.
In some cases excessive medication for treating migraine can itself prove dangerous triggering more headaches. It is also triggered by intense emotional pressure or stress which weaken the body’s natural defenses. Excess physical work can also trigger migraine.
In many people suffering from migraine, food is a very important cause. Eating specific trigger foods can lead to migraine in up to 48 hours. Common known migraine trigger foods include dried fish, red wine and beer, olives, beans and chili peppers, dried fruits, citrus fruits and bananas. Dairy products especially cottage cheese, sour cream and whole milk, chocolate, caffeine and alcohol beverages, pizza, yeast breads and sausages are a few of the known migraine trigger foods that should be avoided.
Hormonal fluctuations, especially during menstrual cycles in women can cause migraines too. Artificial hormones secreted by medications like pregnancy control pills also lead to migraines. Some migraine patients are very sensitive to certain kind of strong odors and smells too. Migraine patients are also advised to maintain healthy sleeping habits as slight changes in those habits will lead to migraine. Motion travel is another known trigger for migraines.
One of the less controllable triggers includes changes in weather. Most people suffering from migraine were affected not by the weather as such but sudden or drastic changes in weather. This is not constant across all the people who suffer from migraine headaches. While change in temperature and humidity triggers migraine in some people, change in barometric pressure triggers migraine in others.
In other words drastic changes like bright sunlight for a whole day followed by a cloudy, windy day with rain can trigger migraine in some people. Also dehydration caused by warm weather, excessive precipitation, physical activity, side effect of another medication and living in high altitudes is known to trigger migraine as well.