How does WLS help with migranes?
I like this picture...I was reviewing the benifits of WLS....and it just made me ponder...how does WLS help resolve Migraines? Any suggestions?
and the picture comes from the ASMBS....all those Surgeons in one place...so it is a credible representation I believe.
http://www.asmbs.org/Newsite07/patients/benefits.htm
DS Surgery June 2006, Been fine every since. Weight stays the same. Rarely remember I had surgery.....except for the daily vitamins.
I'm thinking also that since vascular pressure causes migraines, that maybe the decrease in mass causes a lessening of pressure on the vascular system, thus reducing the frequency of migraines?
Now, if anyone could tell me if WLS reduces the severity of cramps, I'd be one happy camper right now. OWWWWWWW!!!
Weight-loss surgery may reduce migraine frequency in obese patients
MedWire News: Severely obese migraine patients who undergo weight-loss surgery may experience a reduction in the frequency and severity of their headaches, results of an Israeli study suggest.
"Recent reports demonstrated that among migraine patients, obesity is associated with increased migraine severity and is also a risk factor for transformation to chronic migraine [more that 15 headaches a month]," explained lead researcher Dr Gal Ifergane from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva.
To investigate whether weight-loss surgery can reduce headaches among obese patients, Dr Ifergane and team studied 29 women with an average body mass index of 42.4 kg/m2 who underwent the procedure.
All the participants, who were aged an average of 32 years, completed questionnaires on the frequency and severity of their migraines before and 3 months after undergoing weight-loss surgery.
The team found that the patients experienced around 50% fewer migraines and a significant reduction in the severity of their headaches after undergoing weight-loss surgery.
The participants also reported a significant reduction in disability caused by migraines after undergoing weight-loss surgery.
However, there was no association between the degree of weight loss and migraine susceptibility among the patients.
Dr Ifergane concluded: "Bariatric [weight-loss] surgery seems to improve migraine frequency, severity and associated disability, although the mechanism is not yet clear."
The research was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
