Abdominal migraine is a migraine variant

Migraine is a convulsive headache disorder characterized by various painful signs and symptoms such as a throbbing headache, nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, nasal congestion, blurred vision and many more that make it difficult for you to carry on with your daily activities. Migraine is not only restricted to head pain but also presents itself in other forms. Abdominal migraine is a migraine variant.

Abdominal migraine

There are many migraine variants and abdominal migraine is just one of them. It is also known as 'periodic syndrome'. Abdominal migraine is more common in children who usually have a family history of migraine and develop typical migraine later in their life. The most common symptoms of this migraine variant are periodic bouts of moderate to severe midline abdominal pain that may last from 1 to up to 72 hours, nausea, vomiting, flushing and paleness. Some adults also report abdominal migraine but this condition is not correctly diagnosed. Patients may have to take preventative measures and anti-nausea medications for relief.