According to recent research, in both Europe and America, the number of women who suffer from an abnormality as bothersome as migraine practically triples the number of men who suffer from this disease. Apparently, the brain of patients with this disease presents a significant enlargement in two very specific areas that is not detected in healthy people or in men with migraines. On the other hand, we must take into account all kinds of external factors that can influence the development of this ailment: tension, overwork, economic instability or nervousness. Factors, on the other hand, that are inherent to the current social construct.
Times of crisis increase the chances of suffering from migraine
Migraine is such a severe ailment that it is likely to limit the performance of our daily tasks and can be a key factor when requesting temporary leave from work. Although experts have not yet found the exact key that makes the generation of the pathology possible, today it can be affirmed that it has a genetic character and that, although its cure is not yet a real possibility, there are effective methods to prevent its onset and control its symptoms.
The women’s brain seems to respond with a greater sense of alarm to any factor that can trigger a migraine attack, a factor that could give us a key to understanding why pain manifests itself more clearly in us than in men. However, and although it is important to know how to detect the signs that anticipate the suffering of a migraine, we do not have to be unnecessarily scared since around 78% of the detected cases ultimately result in benign headaches.
The current situation, both in European countries and in some American nations, is not very helpful since it causes continuous emotional instability, especially in those women who suffer economic or labor problems. Therefore, taking care of our lifestyle by respecting adequate guidelines for eating, sleeping and practicing physical exercise can be an adequate treatment to prevent this kind of headache.