Severe headaches during pregnancy

Approximately 20% of expectant mothers during pregnancy experience very severe headaches that cloud the entire waiting period of the baby and prevent them from quietly enjoying their wonderful position. As a rule, women suffer these painful attacks, because they are afraid to harm the health and life of the fetus with uncontrolled intake of medications.

Meanwhile, suffering a severe headache during pregnancy is also not recommended. In this article we will tell you why the head of future mothers can be ill, and how to get rid of this unpleasant symptom as quickly and safely.

Causes of severe headaches during pregnancy

During the period of bearing the baby, the following reasons can cause severe headache attacks:

• migraine;
• emotional and physical overstrain;
• craniocerebral trauma and tumor neoplasms;
• increase or decrease in blood pressure, various vascular disorders;
• neuralgia, exacerbation of osteochondrosis;
• unexpected weather change;
• a meager diet, a lack of sugar that enters the body;
• In the early stages of pregnancy, the cause of severe headache usually becomes hormonal changes.

Than to remove or take out a strong headache at pregnancy?

Of course, you should report the problem to the treating physician, who will conduct a detailed examination and identify the true cause of the ailment. If the seizures are caused by hormonal changes or other, reasonably innocuous reasons, the following recommendations can help you:

• try to sleep in a dark and well ventilated room;
• wash your head with warm water;
• do a gentle scalp massage with your fingertips;
• tightly tie your head with a scarf;
• Attach ice or slightly mashed cabbage leaves to the place of pain concentration;
• drink a mug of sweet tea or broth of rose hips, lemon balm, chamomile or mint.

If you can not cope with the seizure yourself, try taking a pill of Paracetamol - this is the safest drug in this situation that will not harm your future son or daughter. You can also drink Ibuprofen to get rid of a severe headache during pregnancy, but only until the beginning of the 3rd trimester. On rare occasions, No-Shpa can help .

Contrary to popular belief, Citrimon during pregnancy, especially in the early stages, can not drink, since this medicine negatively affects the baby's future and can provoke numerous malformations.