Abstract:
Migraine is a kind of headache accompanied by neurologic, gastrointestinal and autonomous variation and its prevalence has increased in the last few years. Different factors trigger migraine includes fatigue, exercise, sleep deprivation, bright lights, head trauma, infection, menstruation etc. The role of nutrition triggers, have become much more questionable with the increase in the rate of migraine occurrence. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the dietary triggers of migraine among patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted in district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Data was collected from local hospital by interviewing the 90 patients who were previously diagnosed with migraine by neuro-physician. Nonprobability sampling and judgmental sampling methods were used for study. A selfdesigned questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding demographics, clinical signs and symptoms, dietary habits and others. The findings suggested that most of migraine patients were early adults (20-35 years). 80% patients were belonging to lower middle socioeconomic status and 63% were not satisfied about their social circumstances. In regard to dietary habits most of the patients were using caffeinated beverages, soy sauce, high fat diets, pickled products, tyramine rich diets and skipping their main meals. Majority of migraine sufferers were overweight and obese because of less physical activity and poor eating practices. These findings demonstrated that dietary factors and obesity can trigger and contribute in increasing severity of migraine attacks. Lack of awareness regarding headaches and their triggering factors is also contributing in worsening the condition.
Page(s):
63-63
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Food & Nutrition Conference" August 18th-20th, 2022, University of Swat, Swat (Book of Abstracts), Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Obesity
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Migraine
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Adults
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Diet
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crosssectional study