1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
meetings had become a giant headache—
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I'm starting to get a headache.
The symptoms include fever and headache.
The city's biggest headache is traffic.
Managing your finances can be a real headache.
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Both conditions also involve symptoms outside the intestines, such as headaches or brain fog.5
Only celiac disease involves symptoms related to malnutrition, which occurs because the small intestine is damaged.
—Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Feb. 2025
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—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
In addition to vomiting and diarrhea, patients may experience nausea, stomach pain, fever, headaches and body aches.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
This includes symptoms such as anxiety, cold sweats, headaches and heart palpitations.
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Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Less frequent side effects can include chest discomfort, weakness, headache, rhinitis, hypoglycemia and vitamin B12 deficiency (with long-term metformin use).
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
In addition to vomiting and diarrhea, patients may experience nausea, stomach pain, fever, headaches and body aches.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
This includes symptoms such as anxiety, cold sweats, headaches and heart palpitations.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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