Drinking water, replace the headache medicine

When a headache strikes, do not rush to find a cure headaches. Try to relieve by drinking a glass of water. Water consumption regularly shown to reduce the severity of headaches and migraines.

The scientists found that drinking about seven glasses of water each day is enough to get rid of the pain and improve patient comfort that is often plagued by headaches.

This was evidenced by the 2005 Dutch study that showed that bladder disorder patients are advised to drink enough water migraine claim they are lighter.

Dr.Mark Spigt, lead researcher and his team recruited 100 patients who routinely suffer from mild to severe headaches. Then they were asked to do some things to relieve headaches, such as by improving the quality of sleep, avoid caffeine, and reduce stress.

But half of the respondents were asked to drink 1.5 liters of water a day for three months.

At the end of the study, all patients were asked to answer questionnaires Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Index to find out how they’re doing. The result, patients who drank more water than normally experienced significant improvement.

“We suspect the headache patients benefit from the consumption of water and it seems reasonable to recommend them to drink water in a certain period so that the pain subsides,” the researchers said.

Even so, according to Ahmed Dr.Fayyaz of Migraine Trust, the benefits of drinking water that could be perceived that the patient is a placebo effect. But he said that regular consumption of healthy water and make more comfortable feeling.

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