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Can caffeine actually help a spinal headache after spinal medication for a csection?
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Yes: The number 1 treatment for spinal headaches is caffeine and fluids. Between this and lying down, most spinal headaches resolved in a few days. If your headache does not get better in a few days, your doctor may recommend a “blood patch”. This involves injecting a couple of ounces of your own blood into the epidural space to form a clot over the small tear from the spinal injection.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Yes: Caffeine may improve the headache which usually gets better within one week. If there is no improvement, the doctor may recommend a minor procedure, a lumbar epidural blood patch.
Answered 10/31/2012
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