{"id":10221,"date":"2022-09-24T18:21:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/?p=10221"},"modified":"2022-09-24T18:21:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:21:52","slug":"abdominal-migraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/abdominal-migraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdominal Migraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"preSlide slideIn\">A difficult to diagnose condition characterized by stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting in children<\/h2>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Abdominal migraine is common in children and usually begins between the age of 3 and 10 years of age.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Symptoms of abdominal migraine<\/h4>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Symptoms of abdominal migraine include a sore tummy, nausea and vomiting and can lead to days off school and time out of normal activities. Children may also have other symptoms with their tummy pain such as light sensitivity, nausea, sensitivity to movement. Children may have a loss in appetite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">While children often grow out of abdominal migraine, many will go on to develop migraine as adults.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Cause of abdominal migraine<\/h4>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Children with a family history of migraine are more likely to have abdominal migraine. Genetics play a role, there is a family history of migraines in about 60% of cases. While the exact cause is not known, it is thought to be a problem with the gut\/brain connection. Overactivation of the nerve connections between the gut and the brain stem may be responsible for the symptoms experienced. Interestingly children are often treated with similar medications given to adults with migraine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What are triggers for abdominal migraine?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">The triggers\u2019 for abdominal migraines are similar to those of common migraine:<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">Stress<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">Travel (or change in routine)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">Skipping meals or dehydration<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">Weather changes<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">Lack of sleep<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #2cbaf2;\">Excessive afferent stimuli (eg. flashing lights, strong odours)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How are they Diagnosed?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">There are no specific tests to confirm abdominal migraine, it is usually diagnosed by ruling out other conditions that cause similar symptoms for example reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac and stomach ulcers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The following factors help to rule in abdominal migraine:<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The child has had at least five attacks of abdominal pain, and include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Tummy pain in the midline behind the belly button, which is &#8220;sore\u201d , moderate or severe in intensity<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">At least two of the following four associated symptoms or signs:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Loss of appetite<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Nausea<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Vomiting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Pallor (pale skin)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Attacks that last between 2 to 72 hours without treatment<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">No symptoms between attacks<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The symptoms are not attributed to another disorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Medication for abdominal migraine<\/h4>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">While abdominal migraine isn\u2019t serious or dangerous, it can take some time to be diagnosed and cause much stress to the child and parents. As most children with abdominal migraine go on to develop common migraine, medical treatment for abdominal migraine is similar to that of common migraine. It is thought that both conditions share a common underlying pocess, a \u2018sensitised\u2019 brainstem. The upper cervcial spine has a close relationship with the brainstem and may play a role in the sensitisation along with the gut brain nervous pathways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A difficult to diagnose condition characterized by stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting in children Abdominal migraine is common in children and usually begins between the age of 3 and 10 years of age. 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