Dr Garima Gupta (Pain Physician)
Suffering from Migraine? Have a coffee.....This is a standard response and most people who suffer from migraine know about this.
But do you know coffee can also act as a trigger for an attack of migraine.
Caffeine as a Migraine Reliever?
In an headache ,the blood flow to the brain increases thus causing a tightness in the head. Coffee causes the vessels carrying the blood to constrict, thus relieving the headache.
Caffeine as a Trigger?
But a lot of caffeine in different forms like tea, coffee or caffeinated drinks can act as a trigger....and sudden caffeine withdrawal is even more frequent trigger as body gets use to it.
Caffeine taken regularly to subside episodic attacks of migraine can change the nature to a more chronic one.
Tips to avoid this-
100g coffee- 40 mg caffeine
100g tea- 11mg caffeine
1 can of red bull - 77.4 mg
When to see a doctor-
