Sleepless fatigue

Most of the time when I get a migraine I have extreme fatigue, and in most cases just collapse into a chair and sleep for several hours. I had a day like that on Tuesday.

However, today is different. I feel extreme fatigue but so far I am not able to get to sleep. I wonder if it is because my intestinal tract is all screwed up this morning?

In the book, The Migraine Brain, I learned something interesting. Apparently migraines can affect your intestinal tract and can cause either constipation or diarrhea. In fact in children who get migraines, their most common problem is this. They rarely have the headache that accompanies the migraine, which is what makes diagnosing migraines more difficult in children. According to The Migraine Brain, doctors have to eliminate all other causes to make a diagnosis of migraines.

So here I sit in a listless state, my intestinal track rumbling like a logging truck over rough roads.