This Hot Water Migraine Trick Can Help Ease Your Headache Without Side Effects

While headaches are painful, migraines are in their own league. People with migraines regularly often feel desperate to find a way to treat them. But taking ibuprofen doesn’t always do the trick like with other kinds of headaches. To get rid of migraines, we are often adivised to lie down in a dim or dark room, but a doctor on TikTok suggests a hot water trick. It might sound silly at first, but it’s worth a try for anyone suffering from migraines or headaches.

Treat your migraine with this hot water trick

The video begins with a shared clip of Andrea Eder, a business coach, as she fills a kettle with water. She explains that one way to get rid of a migraine quickly is by filling a tub or basin with water “as hot as you can handle” and soak your feet in it. It may sound too easy, but Dr. Sood, M.D., also known as @doctorsood on TikTok, explains how it works.

“If you suffer from migraine headaches here’s a hack to try, which has zero side effects and may help,” says Dr. Sood. “Soaking your feet in hot water. But why exactly does this help? This will dilate the blood vessels in your feet, pulling blood away from your head, which will ease the pressure on the blood vessels causing your migraine, which will in turn decrease your pain.” In the comments sections, while some say this hot water trick didn’t work on their migraines, others appreciated the advice.