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13/02/2024

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A. What is Typhoid Fever?

Typhoid fever is a serious bacterial infection that easily spreads through contaminated water and food. Along with high fever, it can cause abdominal pains, headache, and loss of appetite.

Typhoid fever may also be referred to as typhoid.

With treatment, most people make a full recovery. But untreated typhoid can lead to life threatening complications.

Typhoid is caused by bacteria called Salmonella typhi (S. typhi). That is why it is named Typhoid. It’s not the same bacterium that causes the foodborne illness salmonellosis (salmonella).

B. How do People Get Typhoid Fever?

Typhoid fever is contracted by drinking or eating the bacteria in contaminated food or water. People with acute illness can contaminate the surrounding water supply through stool, which contains a high concentration of the bacteria. Contamination of the water supply can, in turn, taint the food supply. The bacteria can survive for weeks in water or dried sewage.

About 3%-5% of people become carriers of the bacteria after the acute illness. Others suffer a very mild illness that goes unrecognized. These people may become long-term carriers of the bacteria -- even though they have no symptoms -- and be the source of new outbreaks of typhoid fever for many years.

C. What are the Symptoms of Typhoid Fever?

It can take a week or two after infection for symptoms to appear. Some of these symptoms are:

- high fever
- weakness
- stomach pain
- headache
- poor appetite
- rash
- fatigue
- confusion
- constipation
- diarrhea
- Serious complications are rare but can include intestinal bleeding or perforations in the intestine. This can lead to a life threatening bloodstream infection (sepsis). Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain.

If you have any of these symptoms, tell your doctor about any recent travels you may have taken outside the country

For travelers, you should know that there are some regions which have a higher incidence of typhoid. These include:

> Africa
> India
> South America
> Southeast Asia

Worldwide, typhoid fever affects around 11 million to 20 million people per year. The United States has about 350 cases per year.

D. How is Typhoid Fever Diagnosed?

After the ingestion of contaminated food or water, the Salmonella bacteria invade the small intestine and enter the bloodstream temporarily. The bacteria are carried by white blood cells in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, where they multiply and reenter the bloodstream. People develop symptoms, including fever, at this point. Bacteria invade the gallbladder, biliary system, and the lymphatic tissue of the bowel. Here, they multiply in high numbers. The bacteria pass into the intestinal tract and can be identified in stool samples.

If a test result isn't clear, blood or urine samples will be taken to make a diagnosis. The only way to know for sure is to have a sample of blood or stool (p**p) tested for Salmonella Typhi.

If you have a fever and feel very ill, see a doctor immediately. Don't guess. Health is wealth.

E. How is Typhoid Fever Treated?

Typhoid fever is treated with antibiotics which kill the Salmonella bacteria. Prior to the use of antibiotics, the fatality rate was 20%. Death occurred from overwhelming infection, pneumonia, intestinal bleeding, or intestinal perforation. With antibiotics and supportive care, mortality has been reduced to 1%-2%. With appropriate antibiotic therapy, there is usually improvement within one to two days and recovery within seven to 10 days.

Don't forget, typhoid is an infectious disease; bacteria infection; salmonella typhi bacteria. So, when infection is caused by bacteria, those bacteria might have come across and made for themselves some food and medicines inside your body from the organs where they thrive. These make them breed and spread very quickly and destroy the antibiotics you might use. Those bacteria which destroys antibiotics (the drugs you are using to cure the typhoid) are called resistant bacteria.

Resistant bacteria have developed the ability to defeat drugs designed to kill them. Your doctor may order special tests to see if the bacteria causing your infection are resistant. Results from those tests may affect what antibiotic treatment you receive. That is why you cannot treat typhoid with self medication.

People who do not get appropriate antibiotic treatment may have fever for weeks or months and may develop other health problems. Why? This is because inappropriate antibiotic will not kill the bacteria but only make them strong and breed more. People who do not get treatment at all can die from these health problems.

Several antibiotics are effective for the treatment of typhoid fever. Chloramphenicol was the original drug of choice for many years. Because of rare serious side effects, chloramphenicol has been replaced by other effective antibiotics. The choice of antibiotics is also guided by identifying the geographic region where the infection was contracted (certain strains from South America show a significant resistance to some antibiotics.) If relapses occur, patients are retreated with antibiotics.

For those traveling to high-risk areas, vaccines are now available.

F. Can Typhoid Fever be Prevented?
Tips to Avoid Typhoid

When traveling to countries that have higher incidences of typhoid, it helps to follow these prevention tips:

✓ Be careful about what you drink:

• Don’t drink from the tap or a well.
• Avoid ice cubes, popsicles, or fountain drinks unless you’re certain they’re made from bottled or boiled water.
• Buy bottled drinks whenever possible (carbonated water is safer than noncarbonated water, be sure bottles are tightly sealed).
• Nonbottled water should be boiled for at least 1 minute before drinking.
•It’s safe to drink pasteurized milk, hot tea, and hot coffee.

✓ Watch what you eat:

• Don’t eat raw produce unless you can p*el it yourself after washing your hands.
• Avoid food from street vendors.
• Don’t eat raw or rare meat or fish. Foods should be thoroughly cooked and still hot when served.
• Eat only pasteurized dairy products and hard-cooked eggs.
• Avoid salads and condiments made from fresh ingredients.
• Don’t eat wild game.

✓ Practice good hygiene:

• Wash your hands often, especially after using the bathroom and before touching food {use lots of soap and water if available — if not, use hand sanitizer containing at least 60 khal (vinegar)}.
• Don’t touch your face unless you’ve just washed your hands.
• Avoid direct contact with people who are sick.
• If you’re sick, avoid other people, wash your hands often, and don’t prepare or serve food

G. What Organic Medicines Work for Typhoid Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria?

Several studies have identified plants that could be effectively used singly or in combination to treat multi-drug-resistant (MDR) strains of typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella typhi).

Top on the list are:
✅Azadirachta indica (neem tree)
✅Ocimum gratissimum (scent leaf)
✅Carica papaya (pawpaw)
✅Morinda lucida.Morinda lucida belongs to the plant family Rubiaceae. It is commonly called Brimstone tree. It is Oruwo or Erewo in Yoruba, Eze-ogwu or Njisi in Ibo.
✅and many more

Disclaimer
Don't treat any disease by yourself without doctor's recommendation. It may worse the condition.

Can your Organic Home Treat Typhoid Fever?

AlhamduliLlaahi Robbil-'Aalameen. Yes. We can bi-idhniLlaahi and we have been for long period of time with fantastic outcomes and rich testimonies.

You can easily contact us at Al-Mustapha Home of Prophetic Herbs on call or WhatsApp via 08114797786 or 09038442215.

At our side, we will request you to go for a Widal Test. From the result, we will take the necessary steps.

Various measures are considered according to your result —which may be different from others— before we prescribe your medications.

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08/02/2024

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Overview

Banana, fruit of the genus Musa, of the family Musaceae, is one of the most important fruit crops of the world. The banana is grown in the tropics, and, though it is most widely consumed in those regions, it is valued worldwide for its flavour, nutritional value, and availability throughout the year. Cavendish, or dessert, bananas are most commonly eaten fresh, though they may be fried or mashed and chilled in pies or puddings. They may also be used to flavour muffins, cakes, or breads. Cooking varieties, or plantains, are starchy rather than sweet and are grown extensively as a staple food source in tropical regions; they are cooked when ripe or immature. A ripe fruit contains as much as 22 percent of carbohydrate and is high in dietary fibre, potassium, manganese, and vitamins B6 and C.

Bananas offer potassium, magnesium, calcium, and other important nutrients for your health.

Bananas are the unsung heroes of the fruit world. These glorious golden crops are affordable, transportable, and if they’re Chiquita, adorable. Dan Koeppel, author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, calls bananas “one of the most intriguing organisms on earth.”

Unlike highly industrialized foods, such as eggs and meat, bananas are a miracle of biology and are the fourth most-valuable food crop globally.

Banana Nutritional Facts:

Bananas are most commonly known for being a good source of potassium, but as per the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate guidelines, their nutritional worth doesn’t end there. In fact, this fruit is packed with a plethora of vitamins and minerals that are essential to your health, making them one of the world’s most appealing superfoods.

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calculations, which are based on a 2,000-calorie diet, a medium-size banana contains only 105 calories. Although it seems obvious that these fruits are a relatively healthy snack, they get a bad reputation because of the large amount of carbohydrates they have:
29 grams (g) for a medium-sized banana.

Here are some of the other nutrients in bananas, using roughly a 7-inch-long banana for reference:

Minerals in a Banana
• Potassium: 451 milligrams (mg)
• Magnesium: 34 mg
• Calcium: 6 mg
• Iron: 0.3 mg
• Zinc: 0.2 mg

Vitamins in a Banana
• Vitamin C: 11 mg
• Vitamin A: 4 micrograms (mcg)
• Vitamin B6: 0.5 mg
• Vitamin E: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.8 mg

Health Benefits of Bananas Intake

✓ Muscle Regeneration
During a workout, your muscles use up their glycogen stores (the main storage form of glucose) for fuel, leaving them partially depleted. It is important to replenish lost carbs, sodium, and potassium so your muscles don’t break down and you don’t get fatigued

When you sweat, you lose potassium, which is an electrolyte crucial for heart function and muscle contraction. Low levels of potassium can result in cramps and muscle soreness.

A banana can make a great post-workout snack because it contains potassium, magnesium, and carbohydrates.

These nutrients enhance recovery, restore glycogen stores, and support muscle growth.

✓ Fight Inflammation
Bananas contain natural flavonoids, which act as antioxidants to reduce swelling, irritation, and inflammation. Quercetin is the predominant flavonoid found in bananas and is one of the most abundant antioxidants in the human diet. It plays an important role in fighting free radical damage, which happens when antioxidant levels in the body are lower than those of free radicals, resulting in an overloaded immune system.

Inflammation is at the root of several chronic illnesses, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis, so bananas act as a preventative measure as well.

✓ Hangover Helpers
Alcohol makes you p*e — a lot, which causes you to lose nutrients and electrolytes, including potassium.

Potassium deficiency results in cramping, soreness, and poor muscle function — which explains that feeling of having been hit by a truck after a night out.

Bananas are 75 percent water, which can help reverse the dehydration caused by excessive alcohol drinking.

✓ Improve Your S*x Life
Studies suggest that potassium deficiency can cause a decrease in testicular testosterone. Increasing banana consumption and raising testosterone levels will improve libido and s*xual endurance.

Bananas contain tryptophan, which is an amino acid that produces serotonin, a neurotransmitter linked to less depression and improved sleep and memory. Eating bananas boosts serotonin levels in the brain that in turn regulates mood and boosts s*x drive.

Last, bananas are a good source of carbohydrates, which give you energy and increase blood circulation throughout the body (including to your ge****ls).

✓ Aids Digestion
The carbohydrates in bananas are easy to digest and are filled with nutrients that promote gut health.

Potassium in bananas can help restore normal bowel functions after diarrhea by regulating fluids and restoring electrolytes. Eat less-ripe (green) bananas if you have diarrhea because the resistant starch in them helps to slow down bowel movements.

Bananas contain insoluble fiber, which adds to the bulk of your stool and helps to move food through your digestive system. This is why bananas are a good choice in helping to relieve constipation — just make sure that they’re nice and ripe.

✓ Asthma
The Imperial College of London found that children who ate one banana a day reduced their risk of developing asthmatic symptoms by 34 percent.

Bananas are filled with antioxidants that may help clean up your immune system and reduce airway stress and tissue damage.

✓ Cancer
One study found that the consumption of fruits including bananas during a child’s early life was associated with a lower risk of leukemia.

Bananas are rich in vitamin C, which is an antioxidant that may prevent oxidative damage to the DNA by destroying free radicals. Oxidative damage occurs in cells and can lead to mutations and problems such as cancer, rapid aging, autoimmune disorders, and more.

According to Japanese scientific research, a fully ripe banana produces TNF (tumor necrosis factor), which has the ability to combat abnormal, cancer-causing cells.

Ripe bananas may help act as an anti-cancer agent by stimulating the production of white blood cells.

✓ Heart Disease
According to the American Heart Association, potassium-rich foods (like bananas) are important in managing high blood pressure because potassium lessens the effects of sodium. The more potassium you eat, the more sodium you lose through urine.

High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease, and potassium helps control it by helping to ease the tension in your blood vessel walls. Less tension equals lower blood pressure, which means lower risk of heart disease.

✓ Depression
Bananas can help increase levels in your brain of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates mood and social behavior, as well as cognitive, s*xual, and digestive functioning.

Depression is associated with low levels of vitamin B6, which is found in bananas.

Bananas in the Diet

Fresh bananas are available year-round. Unlike some fruits, bananas continue to ripen after picking.

Bananas will ripen steadily at room temperature. To ripen faster, people can try keeping them in a paper bag.

Refrigerated bananas will ripen more slowly. The outer p*el of the banana will darken in the fridge, but the banana itself will stay intact longer.

Tips for Serving and Eating

Here are some tips for using bananas:

🍌 Add a sliced banana to your morning cereal or oatmeal for a more nutritious breakfast.
🍌 Mash ripe bananas and use to replace butter or oil in baked goods.
🍌 Add mashed bananas to muffins, cookies, and cakes for a naturally sweet flavor.
🍌 Add bananas to a smoothie.
🍌 Take a banana to work or school for a healthful, portable snack.

Other Banana Products

Other banana products include banana chips, banana bread, banana chocolate and banana powder.

People should check the label of processed products before buying them, as they may contain added sugar, salt, or fat.

Plantain is a savory cousin of the banana that is popular in Central America. People need to cook plantain before eating it. Plantain chips are also available to buy.

Risks

Some people should take care not to eat too many bananas.

Beta-blockers: Doctors often prescribe these drugs to reduce the risk of complications that they associate with cardiovascular disease. Beta-blockers can raise potassium levels in the blood.

Consuming too much potassium can be harmful to those whose kidneys are not fully functional. If the kidneys are unable to remove excess potassium from the blood, it could be fatal. People who use beta-blockers should eat high potassium foods, such as bananas, in moderation.

What else should you know about beta-blockers? Find out here.

Allergy: Bananas may trigger an allergic reaction in some people. Anyone who experiences itching, hives, swelling, wheezing, or difficulty breathing should seek medical help at once. A severe reaction can lead to anaphylaxis, which can be life threatening.

Migraine: Bananas may trigger migraines in some people.

There some other cases which warrant one to reduce the intake of banana. I will have to discuss this later, in-sha-Allaah. I will also explain some other foods to avoid eating together with banana.

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06/02/2024

POWERFUL REMEDY FOR INTESTINAL WORMS

To do this, you must have:

✅Ingredients

- A handful of papaya leaves

- A handful of avocado leaf

- Two (2) limes

- Five (5) cloves of garlic

✅ USE

Boil the ingredients in a liter of drinking water

✅Dosage

Take three cups a day for a week

Advice

Limit sugar consumption during treatment.

03/02/2024

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Overview

Polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition that affects women of reproductive age. It usually starts during adolescence, but symptoms may fluctuate over time.

PCOS can cause hormonal imbalances, irregular periods, excess androgen levels and cysts in the ovaries. Irregular periods, usually with a lack of ovulation, can make it difficult to become pregnant. PCOS is a leading cause of infertility.

PCOS is a chronic condition and cannot be cured. However, some symptoms can be improved through lifestyle changes, medications and fertility treatments.

The cause of PCOS is unknown but women with a family history or type 2 diabetes are at higher risk.

What is PCOS?

PCOS is a problem with hormones that affects women during their childbearing years (ages 15 to 44). Between 2.2 and 26.7 percent of women in this age group have PCOS.

Many women have PCOS but don’t know it. In one study, up to 70 percent of women with PCOS hadn’t been diagnosed.

PCOS affects a woman’s ovaries, the reproductive organs that produce estrogen and progesterone — hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle. The ovaries also produce a small amount of male hormones called androgens.

The ovaries release eggs to be fertilized by a man’s s***m. The release of an egg each month is called ovulation.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), which are produced in the pituitary gland, control ovulation.

FSH stimulates the o***y to produce a follicle — a sac that contains an egg — and then LH triggers the o***y to release a mature egg.

PCOS is a “syndrome,” or group of symptoms that affects the ovaries and ovulation. Its three main features are:

~ cysts in the ovaries
~ high levels of male hormones
~ irregular or skipped periods

In PCOS, many small, fluid-filled sacs grow inside the ovaries. The word “polycystic” means “many cysts.”

These sacs are actually follicles, each one containing an immature egg. The eggs never mature enough to trigger ovulation.

The lack of ovulation alters levels of estrogen, progesterone, FSH, and LH. Progesterone levels are lower than usual, while androgen levels are higher than usual.

Extra male hormones disrupt the menstrual cycle, so women with PCOS get fewer periods than usual.

PCOS isn’t a new condition. Italian physician Antonio Vallisneri first described its symptoms in 1721.

What causes it?

Doctors don’t know exactly what causes PCOS. They believe that high levels of male hormones prevent the ovaries from producing hormones and making eggs normally.

Genes, insulin resistance, and inflammation have all been linked to excess androgen production.

👉🏽Genes
Studies show that PCOS runs in families.

It’s likely that many genes — not just one — contribute to the condition.

👉🏽Insulin Resistance
Up to 70 percent of women with PCOS have insulin resistance, meaning that their cells can’t use insulin properly.

Insulin is a hormone the pancreas produces to help the body use sugar from foods for energy.

When cells can’t use insulin properly, the body’s demand for insulin increases. The pancreas makes more insulin to compensate. Extra insulin triggers the ovaries to produce more male hormones.

Obesity is a major cause of insulin resistance. Both obesity and insulin resistance can increase your risk for type 2 diabetes.

👉🏽Inflammation
Women with PCOS often have increased levels of inflammation in their body. Being overweight can also contribute to inflammation. Studies have linked excess inflammation to higher androgen levels.

Common symptoms of PCOS

Some women start seeing symptoms around the time of their first period. Others only discover they have PCOS after they’ve gained a lot of weight or they’ve had trouble getting pregnant.

The most common PCOS symptoms are:

> Irregular periods. A lack of ovulation prevents the uterine lining from shedding every month. Some women with PCOS get fewer than eight periods a year or none at all.
> Heavy bleeding. The uterine lining builds up for a longer period of time, so the periods you do get can be heavier than normal.
> Hair growth. More than 70 percent of women with this condition grow hair on their face and body — including on their back, belly, and chest. Excess hair growth is called hirsutism.
> Acne. Male hormones can make the skin oilier than usual and cause breakouts on areas like the face, chest, and upper back.
> Weight gain. Up to 80 percent of women with PCOS are overweight or have obesity.
> Male pattern baldness. Hair on the scalp gets thinner and may fall out.
Darkening of the skin. Dark patches of skin can form in body creases like those on the neck, in the groin, and under the breasts.
> Headaches. Hormone changes can trigger headaches in some women.

What PCOS may cause

People with PCOS are more likely to have other health conditions including:

• type 2 diabetes
• hypertension (high blood pressure)
• high cholesterol
• heart disease
• endometrial cancer (cancer of the inner lining of the uterus).

PCOS can also cause anxiety, depression and a negative body image. Some symptoms such as infertility, obesity and unwanted hair growth can lead to social stigma. This can affect other life areas such as family, relationships, work and involvement in the community.

How PCOS is diagnosed

💠 Doctors typically diagnose PCOS in women who have at least two of these three symptoms:

▶️ high androgen levels
▶️ irregular menstrual cycles
▶️ cysts in the ovaries

💠 Your doctor should also ask whether you’ve had symptoms like acne, face and body hair growth, and weight gain.

💠 A pelvic exam can look for any problems with your ovaries or other parts of your reproductive tract. During this test, your doctor inserts gloved fingers into your va**na and checks for any growths in your ovaries or uterus.

💠 Blood tests check for higher-than-normal levels of male hormones.

💠 You might also have blood tests to check your cholesterol, insulin, and triglyceride levels to evaluate your risk for related conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

💠 An ultrasound uses sound waves to look for abnormal follicles and other problems with your ovaries and uterus.

When to see a doctor

See your doctor if:

👉🏽You’ve missed periods, and you’re not pregnant.
👉🏽You have symptoms of PCOS, such as hair growth on your face and body.
👉🏽You’ve been trying to get pregnant for more than 12 months but haven’t been successful.
👉🏽You have symptoms of diabetes, such as excess thirst or hunger, blurred vision, or unexplained weight loss.

If your periods are already irregular or absent and you’re trying to get pregnant, do not wait 12 months to see a specialist to be evaluated.

Also, keep in mind that if you do not wish to get pregnant, irregular or absent periods are not birth control in themselves.

It may still be possible to get pregnant even under these conditions. It’s best to use contraception in this case even if you have PCOS.

If you have PCOS, plan regular visits with your primary care doctor. You’ll need regular tests to check for diabetes, high blood pressure, and other possible complications.

Treatment

There is no cure for PCOS itself, but treatments can improve symptoms.

People who have irregular periods, trouble getting pregnant or excessive acne and hair growth should speak to a healthcare professional.

Some symptoms of PCOS can be reduced through lifestyle changes. Eating a healthy diet and getting enough exercise can help reduce weight and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Birth control organic medicines (organic contraceptive) can help regulate the menstrual cycle and reduce symptoms. Other organic medicines can reduce acne or unwanted hair growth caused by PCOS.

Treatments for infertility due to PCOS include lifestyle changes, natural medicines or surgery to stimulate regular ovulation. In-vitro fertilization (IVF) may be used but it has some risks.

Recommendation

There is no cure is different from there is no treatment. Treatment with lifestyle changes, good feeding and taking right organic and natural medications can help reduce symptoms and improve reproductive system and normalize hormonal imbalance.

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30/01/2024

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😨What’s a migraine?

A migraine is a common neurological disease that causes a variety of symptoms, most notably a throbbing, pulsing headache on one side of your head.

Your migraine will likely get worse with physical activity, lights, sounds or smells. It may last at least four hours or even days. Research shows that it (migraine) is the sixth most disabling disease in the world.

🤔What are the types of headaches? What type of headache is a migraine?

There are over 150 types of headaches, divided into two categories: primary headaches and secondary headaches. A migraine is a primary headache, meaning that it isn’t caused by a different medical condition. Primary headache disorders are clinical diagnoses, meaning there’s no blood test or imaging study to diagnose it. A secondary headache is a symptom of another health issue.

🤦🏽‍♂️What does migraine feel like?

People describe migraine pain as:

•pulsating
•throbbing
•perforating
•pounding
•debilitating
•It can also feel like a severe, dull, steady ache. The pain may start out as mild. But without treatment, it can become moderate to severe.

Migraine pain most commonly affects the forehead area. It’s usually on one side of the head, but it can occur on both sides or shift.

Most migraine attacks last about 4 hours. If they’re not treated or don’t respond to treatment, they can last for as long as 72 hours to a week. In migraine with aura, pain may overlap with an aura or may never occur at all.

What is an aura?

🤥What is an aura?

Let me quickly introduce this term to you before I move further. An aura is a group of sensory, motor and sp*ech symptoms that usually act like warning signals that a migraine headache is about to begin. Commonly misinterpreted as a seizure or stroke, it typically happens before the headache pain, but can sometimes appear during or even after. An aura can last from 10 to 60 minutes. About 15% to 20% of people who experience migraines have auras.

Aura symptoms are reversible, meaning that they can be stopped/healed. An aura produces symptoms that may include:

_ Seeing bright flashing dots, sparkles, or lights.
_ Blind spots in your vision.
_ Numb or tingling skin.
_ Sp*ech changes.
_ Ringing in your ears (tinnitus).
_ Temporary vision loss.
_ Seeing wavy or jagged lines.
_ Changes in smell or taste.
_ A “funny” feeling.

🫰What are the types of migraines?

There are several types of migraines, and the same type may go by different names:

💠 Migraine with aura (complicated migraine): Around 15% to 20% of people with migraine headaches experience an aura.
💠 Migraine without aura (common migraine): This type of migraine headache strikes without the warning an aura may give you. The symptoms are the same, but that phase doesn’t happen.
💠 Migraine without head pain: “Silent migraine” or “acephalgic migraine,” as this type is also known as, includes the aura symptom but not the headache that typically follows.
💠 Hemiplegic migraine: You'll have temporary paralysis (hemiplegia) or neurological or sensory changes on one side of your body. The onset of the headache may be associated with temporary numbness, extreme weakness on one side of your body, a tingling sensation, a loss of sensation and dizziness or vision changes. Sometimes it includes head pain and sometimes it doesn’t.
💠 Retinal migraine (ocular migraine): You may notice temporary, partial or complete loss of vision in one of your eyes, along with a dull ache behind the eye that may spread to the rest of your head. That vision loss may last a minute, or as long as months. You should always report a retinal migraine to a healthcare provider because it could be a sign of a more serious issue.
💠 Chronic migraine: A chronic migraine is when a migraine occurs at least 15 days per month. The symptoms may change frequently, and so may the severity of the pain. Those who get chronic migraines might be using headache pain medications more than 10 to 15 days a month and that, unfortunately, can lead to headaches that happen even more frequently.
💠 Migraine with brainstem aura. With this migraine, you'll have vertigo, slurred sp*ech, double vision or loss of balance, which occur before the headache. The headache pain may affect the back of your head. These symptoms usually occur suddenly and can be associated with the inability to speak properly, ringing in the ears and vomiting.
💠 Status migrainosus. This is a rare and severe type of migraine that can last longer than 72 hours. The headache pain and nausea can be extremely bad. Certain medications, or medication withdrawal, can cause you to have this type of migraine.

😩Migraine symptoms (The four stages or phases)

1️⃣ Migraine symptoms may begin 1 to 2 days before the headache itself. This is known as the *prodrome stage*. Symptoms during this stage can include:

— food cravings
— depression
— fatigue or low energy
— frequent yawning
— hyperactivity
— irritability
— neck stiffness

2️⃣ In migraine with aura, the aura occurs after the prodrome stage. During an aura, you may have problems with your vision, sensation, movement, and sp*ech. Examples of these problems include:

— difficulty speaking clearly
— feeling a prickling or tingling sensation in your face, arms, or legs
— seeing shapes, light flashes, or bright spots
— temporarily losing your vision

3️⃣ The next phase is known as the attack phase. This is the most acute or severe of the phases when the actual migraine pain occurs. In some people, this can overlap or occur during an aura. Attack phase symptoms can last anywhere from hours to days. Symptoms of migraine can vary from person to person.

Some symptoms may include:

— increased sensitivity to light and sound
— nausea
— dizziness or feeling faint
— pain on one side of your head, either on the left side, right side, front, or back, or in your temples
— pulsing and throbbing head pain
— vomiting

4️⃣ After the attack phase, a person will often experience the postdrome phase. During this phase, there are usually changes in mood and feelings. These can range from feeling euphoric and extremely happy to feeling very fatigued and apathetic. A mild, dull headache may persist.

The length and intensity of these phases can occur to different degrees in different people. Sometimes, a phase gets skipped, and a migraine attack may occur without causing a headache.

🤷🏽‍♂️What causes migraine attacks?

Researchers haven’t identified a definitive cause for migraine. But they still believe the condition is due to “abnormal” brain activity that affects nerve signaling, and chemicals and blood vessels in the brain.

There are also many migraine triggers that are continually reported, including:

✓ bright lights
✓ severe heat, or other extremes in weather
✓ dehydration
✓ changes in barometric pressure
✓ hormone changes in people assigned female at birth, like estrogen and progesterone fluctuations during menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause
✓ excess stress
✓ loud sounds
✓ intense physical activity
✓ skipping meals
✓ changes in sleep patterns
✓ use of certain medications, like oral contraceptives or nitroglycerin
✓ unusual smells
✓ certain foods
✓ smoking
✓ alcohol use
✓ traveling

If you experience a migraine attack, your doctor may ask you to keep a headache journal. Writing down what you were doing, what foods you ate, and what medications you took before your migraine attack began can help identify your triggers.

Other migraine attack triggers can be varied and seem random:

> hormone triggers in people assigned female at birth
> stress
> anxiety
> excitement
> poor sleep quality
> strenuous exercise (if you don’t do it often)
> bright lights
> changes in climate
> hormone replacement therapy drugs

Keeping a journal of when your migraine attacks occur can help you identify your own personal triggers.

🧑🏽‍⚕️How do you treat migraine?

Migraine can’t be cured, but your doctor can help you manage migraine attacks by giving you the tools to treat symptoms when they occur, which may lead to fewer attacks in general. Treatment can also help make migraine less severe. And God is so good, you may not even get attacked by your migraine anymore.

Your treatment plan depends on:

👉🏽 your age
👉🏽 how often you have migraines attacks
👉🏽 the type of migraine you have
👉🏽 how severe they are — based on how long they last, how much pain you have, and how often they keep you from going to school or work
👉🏽 whether they include nausea or vomiting, as well as other symptoms
👉🏽 other health conditions you may have and other medications you may take

Your treatment plan may include a combination of:

✅ lifestyle adjustments, including stress management and avoiding migraine triggers
✅ organic medications like cloves, figs, fenugreek, ginger, turmeric, garlic, khal water salt etc
✅ prescription migraine medications that you take as soon as an attack starts to keep it from becoming severe and to ease symptoms; black seed balm, olive balm, clove balm, extra virgin black seed oil etc are suggested
✅ prescription medications to help with nausea or vomiting such as mint oil, clove oil, extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin black seed oil, dawahul yaom, etc
✅ organic medications which make you relax and sleep soundly such as Brain Tonic, Brain Booster, chamomile, nahana, anise, etc
✅ hormone therapy if migraines seem to occur in relation to your menstrual cycle
✅ counseling
✅ alternative therapy, which may include meditation, acupressure, massage, acupuncture, hijama (cupping) and so on

Disclaimer
Do not use any drug if it's not prescribed to you by your health practitioner. It is self medication. It kills!

Don't say, 'It is organic!' Use every medicine according to doctor's prescription.

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👍🏽 For your health ailments or for others around you with any health issues;

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