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What you need to know about headaches and intestinal complaints<\/h2>\n

A headache is pain that can occur in different areas of the head: on one or both sides of the head, the forehead, the top of the head, or the neck and back of the head. In some cases, the shoulders may also hurt. The pain may be located in one place or radiate. A headache may feel like pressure, or it may be sharp, throbbing, or dull, and it may develop gradually, remain present in the background, or begin suddenly. The pain can be very severe and may be accompanied by nausea. A headache can last less than an hour or continue for several days.<\/p>\n

A headache may be a primary headache caused by a change in the chemical activity of the brain and the nerves or blood vessels around the skull. The muscles of the neck may play a role, or there may be a combination of these factors. The most common types of primary headache are:<\/p>\n