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Had Migraine Attack. Watery Yellow Color Fluid Leaking From Nose. What Could This Be?
Question: I had a major migraine this morning and later on had what felt like a nose bleed but instead of red its a watery yellow color. its happened a few times
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I am Dr.Omer and I am here to help you with your query
As you have said that you have migraine and today you had yellow nose discharge
I have seen the picture
Yellow discharge that dribbles down the nose without pushing it out can be due to following
Migraine people take medicine to stop the migraine attack like proponalol , ergotamine, these medicines put the patient to chronic sinus infection or allergic nose inflammation
When you get sinusitis or rhinitis ( nose mucosa inflammation) causes discharge of yellow mucous from nose , and hance presents simply bacterial infection and you need to take antibiotics with xray sinuses , or simply you need a visit to ENT specialist
The second cause is low spinal fluid headache , which presents with all the symptoms similar to migraine , and causes yellow discharge
In low spinal fluid headache , csf leaks from the nose or any other part of the brain and spinal cord , usually cerebrospinal fluid is white / transparent in colour , but when it trickles down the nose it may become yellow or pale. You need to visit the ENT specialist with NEUROLGIST review for that probable diagnosis
I hope this helps
Feel free to ask any further questions
Take care
I am Dr.Omer and I am here to help you with your query
As you have said that you have migraine and today you had yellow nose discharge
I have seen the picture
Yellow discharge that dribbles down the nose without pushing it out can be due to following
Migraine people take medicine to stop the migraine attack like proponalol , ergotamine, these medicines put the patient to chronic sinus infection or allergic nose inflammation
When you get sinusitis or rhinitis ( nose mucosa inflammation) causes discharge of yellow mucous from nose , and hance presents simply bacterial infection and you need to take antibiotics with xray sinuses , or simply you need a visit to ENT specialist
The second cause is low spinal fluid headache , which presents with all the symptoms similar to migraine , and causes yellow discharge
In low spinal fluid headache , csf leaks from the nose or any other part of the brain and spinal cord , usually cerebrospinal fluid is white / transparent in colour , but when it trickles down the nose it may become yellow or pale. You need to visit the ENT specialist with NEUROLGIST review for that probable diagnosis
I hope this helps
Feel free to ask any further questions
Take care
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