Do cramps increase migraine?

According to the World Health Organization , 51% of the population experiences 2 or more intense attacks of headaches a year, of which 14% will become migraine; But what is causing this disease? The answer can be found in the colic suffered by some infants.

An investigation published in the magazine, Journal of the American Medical Association , suggests that there is a strong relationship between colic in the first days of life and the risk of migraine in childhood or adolescence.

Directed by Silvia Romanello, from the Robert Debré Hospital in Paris , the research compared the medical history of 208 children aged six to 18 who had gone to the emergency room for a migraine, with another 471 children of the same age who went to the hospital for another health problem.

Among those affected by headache, 72.6% had suffered from newborn colic, compared to only 26.5% from the control group.

As a result, it was concluded that both problems could share some physiopathological mechanism, such as the hypersensitivity of certain nerve endings of the intestine.

Infant colic remains a mystery to medicine; however, it is thought to be a gastrointestinal discomfort, a maturing problem or a way to release stress, but it is still being studied.


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