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Symptoms of disease - headache during pregnancy

For anybody not a secret that pregnancy is not only a period of happy expectations, but also the time of the test organism "strength". If you have a predisposition to a disease, it is now, during pregnancy, you have all the chances of knowing about it. And problems with the nervous system is no exception.

Headache is one of the frequent complaints of pregnant women. According to statistics, every fifth woman during pregnancy have headaches. They may be a manifestation of diseases of the brain and its membranes, as well as a number of other diseases. Headaches in pregnant women are observed at many of the infectious and metabolic diseases, vascular dystonia, hypertension, diseases of the spine, etc.

The mechanism of occurrence of headaches during pregnancy:
At the present time it is generally accepted that headache as a general non-specific symptom caused by lesions of the brain vessels, the shells, the periosteum, soft tissues of the head. On the mechanism of occurrence there are four basic types of headaches: the vascular, muscular pain voltage, liquorodynamic, neuralgic, as well as headaches, caused by a combination of these factors. In those cases, when it is not possible to detect ..."real causal factors" talk about psychological causes.

Pregnancy is a special physiological state of the female body, in which the connection with the development of the conception is the functional restructuring of the various systems. The volume of circulating blood increases, venous pressure increases, increases the permeability of the walls of the blood vessels and altered vascular reactivity. Broken water-electrolyte balance, increase hydrophilicity and swelling of the tissues, the permeability of the blood-brain barrier. Production of cerebrospinal fluid and the pressure increases. These changes may affect a number of diseases of the nervous system, determining the dynamics of headaches during pregnancy.

Which diseases there is headache during pregnancy

The nature of headaches during pregnancy:
According to statistics, up to 90% of the headaches in pregnant - is a tension headache or migraine. You are worried about mild or moderate pain, she sided, lasts from a few tens of minutes to a few days? Sometimes it is not even the pain, and feeling the pressure, bursting open, pulling scalp? It arises as a result of prolonged tension of muscles of the base of the skull and scalp, is therefore called the tension headache. It is she is familiar to most people.

If you suffer from bouts of intense, throbbing pain, which covers half of the head, is located in the frontal, temporal area or in an eye-socket, most likely, you have a migraine. If such attack is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, sound, photophobia, if before you are a prisoner of aura - diagnosis can be confirmed.

It is necessary to note, that in itself tension headache or migraines do not have any negative effect on the course of pregnancy and fetal development.

In the first trimester of headaches occur because of the influence of hormones in the body of the pregnant woman, and in the third trimester of headaches arise due to the fact that a pregnant woman has to carry the extra weight and undergo changes the normal state of things.

Possible other causes of headaches during pregnancy:
- tension headache. This is usually not very severe pain, often covering the whole head, squeezing her like a hoop, or pulling. Is such a pain usually with stress, physical or emotional stress.
In some cases, tension headache can be caused by overexertion of muscles of the neck and the upper shoulder girdle in the long run in an awkward, forced position (for example, when sewing or reading a book). In this case, the pain starts from the back of the neck, neck and spread to the whole head.
- hypotension - low blood pressure. It is typical for the first trimester of pregnancy, especially if it is complicated by the development of early toxicosis of pregnant women.
- hypertension - high blood pressure, which is one of the symptoms of serious pathology of pregnancy - late toxicity (preeclampsia), often combined with the swelling and the emergence of protein in the urine;
headache may also be a consequence of the violation of blood circulation of a brain with cervical osteochondrosis, wegetososudistoi dystonia, etc.
- use of cold food.
- excessive consumption of caffeine;
- insomnia;
- general fatigue women from the fact that she has to carry the extra weight and undergo changes the normal state of affairs;
- allergy;
"hunger and dehydration.

In addition to taking pain medicines, there are other ways to reduce headache during pregnancy:

1. Learn what are the reasons of occurrence of throbbing pain. Stress is one of the most common factors, which causes a headache during pregnancy. You should think about, what for you is the cause of stress and try to avoid it. So, you have to find the causes of stress, but in the presence of tension, you can regularly and to eat and drink plenty of fluids. You should also entertain and engage in physical activity, when it is possible.

Apart from the rest, and try not to refuse the opportunity to relax through meditation, listening to music or writing something. Also try not to take in food products, which may cause headache, such as: alcohol, dietary SUPPLEMENTS, non-natural sweetness, aged cheeses, dairy products, etc. If possible, avoid communication with the tense people and more freely communicate with your partner.

2. Use compresses to reduce pain. Apply warm or cold compress to his forehead and at the base of your neck - it will show you the "miracles "of getting rid of the migraine.

3. If possible, take a shower, as often as possible. Given that a cold shower narrows the dilated blood vessels in the body, it is a simple means of headaches. If the shower is not possible, try to sprinkle cold water on the face, to reduce the pain.

4. Indulge in the relaxing and a still-massage. Full body massage done by a specialist, can work wonders, eliminating the nodes of the pain in your head. Ask that he/she concentrated on the neck, shoulders and spinal muscles, to decrease the voltage.

5. Make sure that you are not hungry or do not want to drink. The low level of sugar in the blood is usually causes headaches. You need to have a sufficient quantity of sugar in the blood, to maintain the ability to move. In addition to abundant supply, do not forget to drink plenty of fluids, especially water to avoid dehydration.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a headache during pregnancy

• Obstetrician-gynecologist
• Gynaecologist

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Do you feel head hurts during pregnancy? You should be very careful approach to your health in general. People pay not enough attention to the symptoms of the disease and don't realize that these diseases can be critically dangerous. There are many diseases that in the beginning didn't manifest in our body, but in the end it turns out, unfortunately, it have already been treated too late. Every disease has its own specific features typical symptoms - called symptoms of the disease. Definition of symptoms is the first step in the diagnosis of diseases in general. You just need a few times a year to be screened by a doctor, not only to prevent a terrible disease, but also to maintain a healthy spirit in a body and the organism in general.

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