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Nausea with Migraines

Everyone hates migraines. While a migraine is awful for many reasons - one of the reasons that many people may not think about is the feeling of nausea. For many people, nausea goes hand in hand with migraines, and it can be debilitating. Approximately 80% of migraine sufferers get nauseous and 30% or so actually throw up from their migraine nausea. This can lead to dehydration and other issues.

Treating the Nausea

First of all, speak with your doctor if you do get nauseous during a migraine and see what medications he might recommend. Some painkillers and migraine medications may actually cause nausea, so be careful not to take these! One drug family that is popular to stop nausea is the triptan drugs. The herb feverfew has also been shown in studies to help with this issue. A suppository may be necessary if you aren't able to keep anything down. You should speak with your doctor about this option as well. Other suggestions that you can do yourself include eating bland foods such as crackers, staying in a dark, cool room, and avoiding food odors. If you feel an attack coming on, try to eat something healthy so that you'll have a full stomach. You may want to keep some crackers by your bed so that you'll always have something nearby if you feel yourself getting nauseous.

Other Nausea Help

Many people and researchers highly recommend ginger for nausea. In January of 2006, a new study reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that having a dosage of at least 1 gram of ginger helped people who were nauseous. You can take ginger by pealing ginger root and eating this. There are lollipops with ginger that are generally made for pregnancy and can certainly be helpful for migraine sufferers. Strong ginger tea might help, as can ginger ale, candied ginger, Japanese pickled ginger, and gingerbread cookies. Some people say that ginger aromatherapy has been helpful with their nausea. Make sure that you are using 100% purse essential oil.

Yet Other Ideas

Other researchers recommend having some sugar to help with nausea. You might try some toast with jam or brown sugar and cinnamon to calm your nausea. Finally, sports drinks may do the trick. It gives you sugar that you need and may help to calm your stomach and your nausea.

Certainly, if you get migraine headaches it can only help to try these solutions for your nausea. While they don't attack the issue of the migraine, they help to cut down on one of the main, and most difficult symptoms.