Knowing the types of fasting headaches with traditional medicine
From the point of view of traditional medicine, lack of sleep and rest, low blood sugar during fasting, reduced caffeine consumption, reduced smoking, dehydration, anemia, and digestive and stomach problems are common causes of headaches.
According to Dr. Salam medical magazine, Dr. Gholamreza Kordaafshari recommended: Fasting people should adjust their sleeping hours so that they do not suffer from annoying insomnia. In this regard, napping (that is, sleeping for half an hour from about an hour before noon) has an uplifting effect.
He stated that it is not recommended to sleep with a full stomach immediately after dawn, and added: Sleeping with a full stomach causes an unpleasant taste in the mouth, a feeling of boredom, headache and lethargy. It is recommended in the early hours of the night.
Headache caused by low blood sugar
This traditional medicine faculty professor said: People who suffer from headaches during fasting due to low blood sugar should definitely eat the Suhoor meal, but avoid consuming foods and drinks that contain processed sugars and sugar in large amounts during this meal. .
Kordafshari added: Consuming fast-acting sugars such as white sugar, candy, chocolate, and sweets prepared in confectioneries causes rapid absorption of blood sugar and high insulin secretion, followed by a rapid drop in blood sugar, and as a result, addiction to eating sugar and sugar. Sweetness is created.
Headache due to dehydration
This expert of traditional medicine continued: lack of fluid intake and dehydration, especially on hot summer days in Ramadan, for people with headaches and migraines, causes aggravation of the disease that consumption of fruits such as cucumber, watermelon, melon, grapes, Pears, apples, beets, cherries and apricots are recommended between iftar and dawn.
Headache due to reduced caffeine consumption
This professor of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine considered the reduction of caffeine consumption to be one of the most important causes of headaches during Ramadan and said: To prevent this, people should consume tea, coffee and caffeinated substances in their diet 2 to 3 weeks before the start of Ramadan. reduce to gradually get used to receiving its small amount during the month of Ramadan.
According to him; Consuming decaffeinated green tea instead of black tea can help in this regard.
Headache due to anemia
Kordafshari further described anemia as another cause of headache in Ramadan and in other months of the year and said: It is recommended for patients suffering from anemia to drink honey syrup with boiling water (without lime) after dawn and before going to bed. consume
In the end, this traditional medicine expert advised: Also, for these patients, a glass of grape juice syrup diluted with water will be effective for these patients every time during Iftar and Suhr meals.
July 19, 2013 16:53
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