The vasomotor symptoms of abdominal migraines are vomiting and nausea.
The difference between CVS and abdominal migraines is that CVS mostly causes severe nausea and vomiting while abdominal migraines mostly cause pain but can also cause vomiting.
Cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a rare disorder that usually starts in childhood.
It causes repeated episodes of being sick (vomiting) and feeling sick (nausea).
The cause of CVS is not fully understood.
The vomiting episodes are not caused by an infection or another illness.
The symptoms of abdominal migraines are recurrent episodes of pain in the middle of the abdomen (belly), with attacks lasting 1 to 72 hours and complete normality between episodes.
The differential diagnoses for abdominal migraines is irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, mast cell activation syndrome, and celiac artery compression syndrome.
The diagnostic criteria for abdominal migraines are the patient much have experienced at least 5 stereotypical attacks of abdominal pain that lasts from 1 hour to 72 hours and associated with all of the following characteristics which include midline, location, periumbilical or poorly localized.
Abdominal migraines are not very common and less common in adults.
Abdominal migraines are very rare and only 1 to 4 percent of children have abdominal migraines and in adults abdominal migraines are even more rare.
Adults can develop abdominal migraines although abdominal migraines are most common in children but you can get abdominal migraines later on in adulthood.
Abdominal migraines are neurological as the pain does not originate in the stomach but instead originates from the brain and neurological system.
Abdominal migraines occur in the middle of the belly and around the belly button and can feel like a soreness or dull ache which can be either moderate or severe.
Abdominal migraine episodes most often start suddenly and end abruptly and can last for 1 to as long as 72 hours.
Adults can get abdominal migraines although they are more common in children.
It's rare for adults to get abdominal migraines but it is possible.
You can relieve abdominal migraines by taking Ibuprofen or other NSAIDS, Triptans, and Anti Nausea medication.
Chronic abdominal migraines are migraines that cause abdominal pain that are associated with migraine symptoms like sensory hypersensitivities to sound and light as well as nausea, vomiting, acute headaches and general pallor.
Abdominal migraines can cause constipation as well as diarrhea.
An abdominal migraine is a neurological and brain based condition.
Dehydration can cause abdominal migraines as dehydration along with stress or fatigue are triggers for abdominal migraines.
You can get diarrhea with abdominal migraines.
Abdominal migraines can also cause vomiting and nausea.
Abdominal migraines are not serious although they can cause emotional distress, pain and disrupt your life.
Abdominal migraine pain is located in the middle of your stomach and around your belly button.
The abdominal migraine pain can be a dull ache feeling pain or soreness which can be moderate to severe.
Triggers of abdominal migraines are bright light, poor sleep, travel or hunger.
Stress and dealing with difficult emotions can also be a trigger for abdominal migraines.
An abdominal migraine is a recurrent episode of moderate to severe stomach pain which lasts for between 1 hour to as long as 72 hours.
Other symptoms of abdominal migraines are pale appearance, loss of appetite, vomiting and nausea.
The pain connected to abdominal migraine is generally located in the middle of the stomach around the belly button.
It can feel like a dull ache or soreness and may be moderate to severe.
In addition, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and a pale appearance (pallor) can occur.
To fulfill the IHS diagnostic criteria for abdominal migraine, the person must have experienced at least five stereotypical attacks of abdominal pain lasting from 1 h to 72 h and associated with all of the following characteristics: Midline location, periumbilical or poorly localized. Dull or “just sore” quality.
An abdominal migraine literally means that someone feels the symptoms of a regular migraine but in their abdomen.
The pain does not originate there in the stomach however, it is still a brain/neurological-based condition.
Once the migraine sets in, pain receptors are triggered in the abdomen instead of the head.
The main symptom of an abdominal migraine episode is abdominal (belly) pain.
The pain is usually in the middle of your belly around your belly button.
It may feel like a dull ache or soreness and can be moderate or severe.
Abdominal migraines (AM) are unprovoked episodes of central abdominal pain associated with migraine symptoms such as sensory hypersensitivities to light and sound, vomiting, nausea, acute headaches, and general pallor.
While common in children, AM is considered a rare diagnosis in adults.
Foods such as chocolate, food with monosodium glutamate (MSG), and processed meats with nitrites might trigger abdominal migraines in some people. Swallowing a lot of air may also trigger them or set off similar tummy symptoms.
It can cause bloating and trouble eating.