Doctor confirms simple hack that can get rid of headaches: ‘Worked a treat’

A doctor has revealed a simple hack that can help you get rid of your migraine headache with “no side effects.”

Millions of people suffer from migraines without relief but one woman on TikTok claimed to have found a solution for her recurring pain.

Dr. Kunal Sood, a board-certified acute and chronic pain doctor from Maryland, reacted to a TikTok video of a woman claiming that soaking your feet in hot water can ease migraine pain.

In the video, she said that she has suffered from migraines “forever” and has found relief from this simple but strange hack.

The doctor confirmed that this easy trick can work.

The medical expert said that soaking your feet in hot water can help relieve you of aches without any of the side effects that medications may leave you with.

Sood explained that hot water helps to dilate the blood vessels in your feet, which pulls the blood from your head down to your feet. When the blood is pulled to your feet, it will ease the pressure in your head.

The clip went viral with 3.1 million views as people flooded the comments claiming that the trick worked for them.

“Migraine gone in about 10-15 minutes with no gross feeling after,” one TikToker commented.

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“I did this last week. Soaked my feet for 10 minutes in hot water and it worked a treat. I had a mild headache for about four hours after,” another said.

Others shared similar tricks for ways they got relief from head pain.

“I put my hands and feet in hot water with a frozen bag of peas on my neck,” one person said.

Lauren R. Natbony, founder and medical director of Integrative Headache Medicine of New York, described to Fox News how migraines differ from headaches, as they are a “debilitating neurological disease characterized by recurrent episodes of severe head pain.”

Migraines are also associated with sensitivity to light and sound — and can cause nausea and vomiting, according to the Mayo Clinic.

“It may take time to find the most effective combination of therapies,” Nathbony said. “I tell my patients that we need to keep exploring different strategies, such as medication, lifestyle changes and alternative therapies, until we find what works best.”