What reason is female migraine?

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According to statistics, women are three times more likely to suffer from migraine than men, which is closely related to women's menstrual cycle, hormone fluctuations and food incentives. About a fifth of migraines are caused by food. Some substances in food can change the chemical composition of the brain and change the blood vessels outside the skull. What is the cause of migraine in women?

What reason is female migraine?

Physiological factors: women are prone to migraine before menstruation, because a large number of prostaglandins are released in the blood before and after menstruation, which can relax smooth muscle, expand blood vessels, and make the relaxation and contraction function of blood vessels disordered.

Physical factors: various causes of inflammation and injury inside and outside cranium; Traction, extension, displacement and expansion of blood vessels caused by tumor compression; Meningeal stimulation, muscle contraction, direct stimulation of the sensory nerve dominating the head and face, etc.

Neuropsychiatric factors: when the body and mind by the adverse stimulation of the external environment, often produce anxiety, anger, excitement and other emotions, leading to migraine attacks. According to another survey, 84% of patients with depression will have migraine symptoms.

matters needing attention

Avoid foods that cause migraine, such as ham sausage, canned food, refrigerated food, aged cheese, pickled food, salted fish, etc; 2. Intake of magnesium: studies have found that people with migraine caused by food have extremely low levels of magnesium in their blood. Therefore, we can take more magnesium rich foods, such as beans, bananas, seafood, nuts, etc; 3. Exercise: yoga, aerobics, swimming and so on have a good auxiliary effect on the treatment of stress migraine.