The increase in hunger and thirst can cause some pain in the body. If a person has pain that comes in the form of attacks, not more than 1 or 2 a month, and these pains are relieved by non-medication methods, Anadolu Medical Center Neurology Department Director Prof. Dr. Yaşar Kütükçü said, “However, fasting can trigger this pain in people with chronic pain such as migraine. As long as you do not experience a very severe pain such as migraine, it is possible to relieve these pains without breaking your fast.
Stating that some of the patients with migraine-like pain can fast provided that they continue the preventive treatment, Anadolu Medical Center Neurology Department Director Prof. Dr. Yaşar Kütükçü, “For example; If a patient who has 2-3 migraine attacks a month is taking preventive treatment so that the attacks do not come, he can arrange the time of drug intake according to Ramadan and continue his fast because the number of attacks is less. Migraine sufferers should pay particular attention to fasting, because hunger triggers 100% migraine attacks. Patients with frequent attacks and very severe attacks feel that the attack is coming and take their medication beforehand. However, since they cannot take the drug during fasting, these people are likely to have severe attacks. Since this situation differs from person to person, the person should definitely test himself. People who experience severe pain should not take the pain seriously and insist on fasting. Because fasting can seriously disrupt the balance in painful patients.
Applying ice or cold to the head reduces the severity of the attack.
Stating that even if the sleep pattern is disturbed, people who can sleep for enough hours and use their medicines regularly and in accordance with the fast can fast. Dr. Yaşar Kütükçü said, “These people may experience mild to moderate headaches during Ramadan. However, these pains can be relieved with breathing or relaxation exercises. Breathing exercises can be done just like during labor. While trying to control the pain on your own, more oxygen is sent to the tissues by ensuring that the body receives good oxygen.
Sharing that the exercises in which the person relaxes his/her own muscles are also very useful, Prof. Dr. Kütükçü said, “It would be very beneficial to do these exercises in a quiet and calm environment, if possible, accompanied by popular music. For distraction exercises; you can do something else, listen to music or do anything that relaxes you. If you have the opportunity, you can lie down in a dim and quiet environment. You can go out into the fresh air. In addition, squeezing your head with a scarf or cheesecloth, applying ice or cold on your head during migraine pain helps to reduce the severity of the attack.