Both migraines and any ailment related to the head are symptoms that, on numerous occasions, are linked to childhood diseases. However, these headaches do not necessarily have to be related to viral processes but can originate from other causes. According to recent research, it has been found that around 5% of school-age children frequently suffer from headaches.
Factors that cause headaches in children
The causes that can cause migraines in children can be, as in the case of adults, of a different nature. We can find ourselves with emotional factors linked to stress –family, academic problems, etc.- that, ultimately, trigger tension responses that refer to the muscles, indirectly causing the dreaded headaches. Some foods such as chocolate, nuts, bananas or cheeses can also trigger this kind of pathology. Other causes may result in excessive exposure to the sun, little physical exercise, poor diet, fatigue or some kind of muscle injury.
The most common headache in children is the one that is linked to viral processes of all kinds and common illnesses. The suffering of this class of migraines is limited to the duration of the pathology itself and is controlled in a more or less simple way through analgesic drugs prescribed by the family doctor. However, children can also suffer headaches that have a more specific character, such as migraines, tension headaches and headaches caused by injuries.
Since children are usually patients with whom we must take special care, we must go to the pediatrician with the aim of having him prepare a medical history based on the symptoms presented by the ailment itself. Although the doctor will give us more precise instructions about the actions that we as mothers should undertake, it is usually advisable that, when faced with a severe headache, the child rests in a dark and quiet place.