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Does anyone get a migraine in their stomach???

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ihatethecold · 28/09/2017 17:31

It's really hard to explain the feeling but when I get a migraine I sometimes feel like it's in my stomach.
Am I weird??

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MargotsDevil · 28/09/2017 17:33

I've been nauseous when I've had migraines but never solely in my stomach. I have taught children who suffer from stomach migraines though; it is an actual diagnosis if that helps?

MattBerrysHair · 28/09/2017 17:41

My dm and dsis both have epic migraines that always involve lots of vomiting.

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ihatethecold · 28/09/2017 17:55

I don't get really bad migraines like I've read some people have on here.
I'm never sick but I get such an odd feeling in my stomach whilst I have a migraine.
I wish I understood it?

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Mosaic123 · 28/09/2017 20:23

TMI - I sometime get the feeling that my stomach has gone on strike if I get a migraine. It feels very delicate. If I eat I sometimes see it again. I have to take soluble paracetamol for the headache as if I take tablets they don't stay down for long.

DuckOffAutocorrectYouShiv · 28/09/2017 20:26

My bowels go weird when I get migraines. I've been under neurology for over 20yrs with them, apparently it's a parasympathetic nerve thing.

soimpressed · 28/09/2017 20:27

According to my doctor the stomach stops working when you have a migraine. That's why you have to take soluble medication as soon as the symptoms start otherwise the meds won't work.

Rahrahcantdo · 28/09/2017 20:28

Other than nausea and vomiting migraines seem to shut down my digestive system. TMI but the after effects last for days afterwards - feeling very foggy and not being able to go to the loo. I bloody hate migraines.

TollgateDebs · 28/09/2017 20:32

Think it is called Gastric Stasis. Husband has to take migraine medication very quickly or his stomach can't process it.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 28/09/2017 20:33

I know what you mean and get them occasionally. My migraine started like this as a child.

NickMyLipple · 28/09/2017 20:45

I think it's fairly common for children to have abdominal migraines.

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ihatethecold · 28/09/2017 21:13

I've taken a sumatriptan tablet and 2 aspirin but I still feel weird

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Fishcalledlola · 28/09/2017 21:24

This is really interesting. I didn't know meds didn't work if you didn't take them early enough, it makes sense now.
My DD is 5 and has been diagnosed with abdominal migraine, the doctor said its common in kids if their parents suffer migraines
As my migraines wear off I'm always starving and crave greasy/salty food. I don't really eat it at other times.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 28/09/2017 21:52

You have a very short window to get them down you ! That’s why injections and nasal sprays can be good (but really expensive) .

Mugshotzforlunch · 28/09/2017 22:10

Gosh yes. I have had a fair few stomach migraines. I remember my first one as a child and we had to get the doctor to confirm that's what it was because my school didn't believe my mum they honestly thought she made it up.
I end up in bed for a few days when I have an attack. Really not pleasant at all.

Silvercatowner · 29/09/2017 04:17

I sometime get the feeling that my stomach has gone on strike if I get a migraine

This. My stomach stops working during a migraine. I generally sleep off my migraines so when I wake I feel blissfully almost recovered. With one migraine recently when I didn't manage to sleep I actually felt my stomach 'come back to life'. It was an odd feeling - not unpleasant but odd.

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