Causes of headache, weakness and nausea

Headache( cephalgia) is a common complaint that few people take seriously. An unpleasant sensation can occur on a change of weather, against a background of overwork or emotional overstrain. If the headache is accompanied by nausea and weakness, this should alert.

The appearance of these symptoms may indicate serious pathologies that pose a threat to health and even life. The leading place among the provocative causes of this triad of symptoms is occupied by craniocerebral trauma and nervous system disorders.

If on the eve of a person there were no emotional or physical injuries, among the possible causes, experts note migraine, brain tumor, poisoning, obesity, allergies, vegetovascular dystonia, hypertension and much more.

An accurate diagnosis can be made by a qualified specialist after a comprehensive examination. Self-diagnosis can seriously harm you, because diseases that cause headaches, nausea and weakness, often have a similar symptomatology.

Common causes of

To diagnose a specialist, you will need a whole symptom complex, after analyzing which you can come to the right conclusion. Let's talk about the causes of unpleasant sensations based on those complaints that may appear:

• dizziness and fainting. The cause may be a pathological condition of blood vessels. Migraine is the most common ailment accompanied by such symptoms;
• high fever, lethargy, chills. This may indicate a meningitis or infectious processes of the brain;
• nausea and vomiting: stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, craniocerebral trauma;
• pain in the temple area and the back of the head can talk about front;
• temperature of 38 degrees can indicate the development of acute respiratory viral infection or influenza. This headache covers the forehead, whiskey and eyes;
• tinnitus indicates a disturbance of the vestibular apparatus. An expanding headache, which is aggravated by turning the head and movements of the eyeballs, may indicate an arterial hypertension. If the noise in the ears is also accompanied by pain in the ears, this often indicates intracranial pressure. Noise in the ears also speaks of cervical osteochondrosis.

The appearance of headache and nausea during pregnancy is quite common. This is due to a significant restructuring in the body of a woman. Changing the hormonal background, fatigue, fluctuations in blood pressure - all this can provoke a deterioration in well-being.

We examined only some of the symptoms that may appear in patients. Apparently, even one sign may indicate a large number of pathologies. That is why it is so important to consult a specialist if you feel worse.

Diseases as the cause of discomfort

Let's look in more detail which diseases can trigger the appearance of the triad of symptoms and learn how to deal with them. First, let's talk about such dangerous pathologies as meningitis and encephalitis.

Meningitis

If a patient complains of a sudden deterioration of the condition, down to a blackout, then there is a possibility of developing an infectious brain injury. When meningitis affects the envelope of the brain, and possibly also the spinal cord. The pathological process is developing because of the introduction of pathogens.

Meningitis can cause viruses, bacteria and fungi. Most often, the causative agent of meningitis is transmitted by airborne and by contact-household way. Patients complain of sharp and bursting headaches, which as if waves spread throughout the head.

At the peak of a painful outbreak, there is a feeling of nausea and even vomiting that has nothing to do with eating. After vomiting, relief does not come, the headache continues to bother. Confusion is aggravated by the appearance of a convulsive syndrome and the occurrence of hallucinations. Headache with meningitis is the dominant symptom, the appearance of which is due to the edema of the brain.

Strong analgesics are only able to eliminate meningeal pain for a while, after a while it comes back again. Loud sounds, bright light - all this can strengthen cephalgia. The headaches are so unbearable that the patients tightly squeeze their head and groan. A special feature of meningitis is that even during the incubation period, patients may experience headache, nausea and lethargy.

For the disease is characterized by the appearance and other signs:

• muscle pain;
• dizziness;
• lack of appetite;
• pallor or even cyanosis of the skin;
• numbness of the neck;
• photophobia;
• diarrhea;
• rash;
• sound sensitivity;
• significant increase in body temperature;
• sleepiness.

Depending on the causative agent of the disease, antibacterial, antiviral or antifungal therapy is prescribed. Analgesics, as well as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are used to relieve pain. With chronic headaches, patients can recommend intravenous laser irradiation of the blood.

Encephalitis

Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain in which a gray or white substance is affected. The disease can appear as a separate process or against a background of other pathologies. Most often, the causative agent of encephalitis is a viral infection. Neuroinfection can penetrate the body through the bite of a mosquito or mite. Also the virus is transmitted by contact, airborne and alimentary( via food) way.

For encephalitis, the appearance of such symptoms is typical:

• temperature increase;
• dyspepsia disorder;
• respiratory disorders;
• vomiting;
• photophobia;
• drowsiness and lethargy, until comatose;
• motor anxiety;
• impaired perception of objects;
• dizziness.

If an encephalitis is detected, the patient is urgently hospitalized. Strict bed rest and constant supervision are shown.

Intestinal flu

This is an infectious disease in which the intestinal mucosa is affected by rotavirus infection. The causative agent of the disease is highly contagious, that is, it is contagious, and is a danger to others.

Intestinal flu is characterized by an acute onset. The incubation period lasts only a few days. The patient's temperature rises sharply, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea. In fecal masses, you can even detect blood veins.

Spasmodic pains in the abdomen are typical for rotavirus infection. Also, the disease is often accompanied by symptoms of a viral infection: a runny nose, sore throat, sneezing.
Intestinal flu is a huge danger for children. Therefore, with abundant and frequent vomiting, as well as diarrhea, always consult a pediatrician.

Treatment includes primarily rehydration therapy to compensate for loss of water and nutrients. Also, doctors prescribe adsorption agents for toxin removal and probiotics to restore normal intestinal microflora.

Patients should comply with the semi-post regimen and do not contact healthy people. It is extremely important to maintain a sparing dietary diet. The basis of the diet should be liquid cereals, vegetable soups, compotes, jelly. Do not forget about the sufficient consumption of natural water, which will help to quickly rid the body of harmful substances.

Intoxication

Headache due to poisoning arises from the general intoxication of the body caused by pathogens and their toxins. They can get into the stomach with poor-quality food. In addition, toxins enter the body together with drinking, air, and also through the skin.

That's why the headache is aggravated by the appearance of pain in the joints, a rise in temperature to 37 or higher, diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and other symptoms. Headache and nausea can cause food poisoning, poisonous fungi, medicines, heavy metals, alcohol.

Intoxication also occurs with prolonged constipation and intestinal obstruction. When poisoning from the body is mandatory and as soon as possible should remove toxins. In order to prevent dehydration, drink a large amount of liquid. From medicamental agents should take sorbents, it will help the body to clear of pathogens and products of their decay.

ARVI

ARVI is a group of acute diseases affecting the upper respiratory tract. The cause of the disease is a viral infection. The most likely route of transmission is contact with an infected person. Patients constantly cough and sneeze, as a result of which a large number of pathogens are thrown outward.

With ARVI, the following symptoms appear:

• a sore throat;
• temperature increase;
• shortness of breath;
• headache;
• cough and sneezing;
• lethargy and apathy;
• in the eyes;
• continuous lacrimation;
• nausea, and in severe cases and vomiting.

But why does headache appear in ARVI?This is due to such factors: increased intracranial pressure, inflammatory process, intoxication. In case of a viral infection, bed rest and quarantine should be observed.

The room in which the patient is located should be ventilated periodically. Hypoxia can cause increased headache. In the first days, patients are prescribed antiviral drugs. Depending on the patient's complaints, symptomatic medications are used.

Headache of tension

The headache of tension is episodic and chronic. To cause another attack can be emotional shock, muscle strain, insomnia, mental stress, taking some medications. Patients describe pains as squeezing from both sides, as if a hoop was put on their head. Discomfort can appear in the morning and do not go through the whole day.

In a chronic process, irritability, anxiety and even depression develop. The treatment can use antidepressants to combat anxiety, muscle relaxants to relieve muscle spasm, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief. Non-drug therapy includes head and collar massage, a warm bath, a cold compress on the forehead.

Migraine

This is a chronic neurological disease, the main manifestation of which is a periodic headache on the one hand. Migraines are also called a disease of aristocrats, as it most often occurs in people engaged in mental work. Cause of the disease can worsen blood supply, a CNS disorder, hypotension, hypertension, uneven expansion of cerebral vessels.

Seizure can trigger physical exertion, nervous overexertion, weather change, dehydration, lack of sleep and much more. Some people can be relieved by a massage of the neck and head, sleep, washing their hair, contrast shower. But if the attack was played out in earnest, drug-free funds can not be dispensed with.

Increased intracranial pressure

Intracranial pressure shows the level of pressure of cerebrospinal fluid on the brain. Its increase can be observed with inflammation and edema of the brain, hydrocephalus, hematomas, neoplasms. Also, increased intracranial pressure may be a symptom of serious diseases, for example, stroke, meningitis, encephalitis, craniocerebral trauma.

Patients are troubled by bursting and pressing pain. Coughing, sneezing and even tilting the head can trigger an attack of pain. Usually it occurs in the morning immediately after awakening. The pathological process can affect the work of the digestive tract, causing constipation or diarrhea, pain in the abdomen.

Treatment is carried out in several stages. First of all, it is important to identify the cause of the pathological condition and eliminate it. To adjust the level of intracranial pressure, hormonal agents, osmodiuretics, neuroprotectors are used.

Sometimes puncture is required to reduce pressure. Important is the correction of nutrition, which includes the restriction of liquid and salt. In the rehabilitation period, homeopathic remedies can be prescribed.

So, the headache, nausea and weakness - is a symptom complex, typical for a variety of diseases. Migraine, meningitis, encephalitis, intoxication are just some of them. Early diagnosis is the key to your speedy recovery. Do not do self-diagnosis, but contact a competent specialist and follow his recommendations.