Read 44 times since Thursday, December 22, 2011
For thousands of people across the country, the presence of migraine symptoms is an indication of a difficult time ahead. Migraines are often completely debilitating, making the sufferer unable to do anything until the pain has gone.
Migraine symptoms can be related to many things and a full-on migraine is substantially different to a bad headache. Sufferers often have recurring problems, triggered by a variety of things including environment, stress and food intolerance. Testing can help to isolate the potential causes of your migraine, leading to fewer problems in the long term.
What are your symptoms? Doctors often split them into two groups: those that arrive without any other physical warning, and those that are preceded by what's referred to as an "aura". This usually manifests itself through problems with vision, including flashing lights and shaky vision; numbness is also an indicator of up-coming head pain, and other things can be potential migraine symptoms, such as problems with speech or heightened senses.
The other side-effects arrive with the migraine. Symptoms here include extreme headache pain, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and blurred vision. If you suffer this way, you'll know that you are unable to concentrate, need to lie down and can't work or study. Painkillers may help, but often the migraine is too strong for over-the-counter medicine and you will need to get advice on alternative treatment.
These intense head pains are often linked with your diet. Food intolerance testing may help to identify foods that work against your system rather than with it, and a positive change to your diet may help to reduce the frequency and intensity of your migraines and, in some cases, remove the problem entirely. It is now easier and more affordable to test for this type of problem, and with a variety of substitute foods for common intolerances such as wheat and gluten, it's easier than ever to change your diet for the better.
In addition, migraine symptoms can be managed by a change in your environment, so it's worth looking at your home and work spaces to see if computer time can be reduced, smoking eliminated, noise reduced or stress managed in order to help prevent the occurrence of your next migraine.
Taking the time to look at both your diet, your environment, your work patterns, current medication and any other external factors may help you to beat your symptoms and lead a more comfortable life. Dr. Gillian Hart is a Scientific Director for YorkTest Laboratories who specialise in food intolerance testing to help identify causes for migraine symptoms and IBS symptoms. For more information visit YorkTest.com or call 0800 074 6185.
|
|
