Abdominal Migraine

treatments

Could your child's diet or activities be to blame? This thorough overview lists the types of pediatric migraines to which your child might be most susceptible.

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Parents discuss it

Migraine Page

Immerse yourself in this lively discussion as parents talk about their experiences with abdominal migraine.

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symptoms

There's currently no way to test for the condition. However, these tips on evaluating your own medical history might help put the brakes on your child's abdominal migraines.

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Parents speak

MakingContact.org

Read these stories of parents and children with abdominal migraine. Use this page to connect with others dealing with this confusing disorder.

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Living with it

Migraine 4 Kids

Children and their parents share personal migraine and abdominal migraine stories. Read about symptoms, triggers, treatments and coping strategies on this great kid-aimed site.

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Meet kids with migraines

Daily Health Updates

Video clip shows three children with various types of migraines, including abdominal migraine. Provides information on symptoms, diagnosis, triggers and treatment.

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The bottom line

Contact a Family

What does your child actually feel during an abdominal migraine? This resource details symptoms and will help you better understand and relate.

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Diagnosis and treatment

National Guideline Clearinghouse

Learn here how to prepare for your child's next doctor's appointment. A must-read for parents of abdominal migraine patients.

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This review of childhood migraines suggests that deep sleep is key to abdominal migraine relief. A must read if your child suffers from migraines.

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Once thought to be a disorder of children, this short abstract tells what doctors think of abdominal migraines in adults.

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Is it IBS?

IBS Self-help and support group

If your child experiences unexplained nauseau, vomiting or abdominal pain, he might be suffering from an abdominal migraine. This quick Q&A leads an IBS specialist to describe abdominal migraine and its treatments.

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Did you know that CVS, like Migraine, includes four distinct phases? They are descibed here in detail, as are the differences in childhood and adult CVS.

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Written by a doctor of pediatric gastroenterology, this review of CVS provides extensive info on the similarities between cyclic vomiting syndrome and abdominal migraine.

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Could it be CVS?

Encyc. of Children's Health

Unfortunately, CVS can carry other physical ailments, such as dehydration and esophigael tears, along with it. Learn how to identify and properly treat the syndrome.

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self-help

This CVS/migraine-tracking diary can be a useful tool. This one records the onset, description, duration and treatment of CVS/abdominal migraines.

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Ellen S
Unionville, Missouri

 

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