Allergy Headache or Migraine?

Allergy Headache or Migraine?
by Anuradha Goel

eating something it means that you are suffering with an allergy headache. Usually
the allergy headaches are accompanied with the hives, difficulty in breathing, swelling
of lips, vomiting, and / or rapid heartbeats! In case are facing the similar trouble next
time, consult your doctor immediately as it might turn out to be a serious one!

Now a point worth mentioning here is that often people get confused that the
headache they are going through is migraine or the allergy headache.

The idea is that the triggers that give rise to an allergy in case of some of the
individuals, for some others these trigger migraine. So to locate the difference is not
an easy task.

For example consider an allergy and a headache ailment - Nasal allergies also known
as hay fever & migraine. The scientists have proved in a recent study that almost
34% of patients who were suffering with hay fever were also suffering with migraine.
And on the contrary, only 4% of the cases who had migraine did not have hay fever.
The link, as the study shows, can yet not be defined clearly - it might be histamines
that are also incidentally the triggers for migraine. To differ among the two, you can
bank on congestion. In cases of migraine the patients would also suffer with
congestion.

About The Author

Hi, I am Anuradha Goel, a web content writer from India. I have been writing about
various medical, travel and technical topics for last 5 years. I hope the information
shared in this article helps you.

Usually whenever we get a headache,
it is a result of some allergic reaction
or some other cause as well. In case
it is a result of some allergic reaction,
it can be avoided provided we are
able to locate the trigger of this
allergy. For instance, some people
suffer with a headache when they are
over exposed to the hydrocarbons
such as petroleum & perfumes. This
implies that their allergy with the
hydrocarbons resulted in a headache.

Another interesting example can be
the food allergy. When ever you have
a headache immediately followed by

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