Susie Youssef has confessed that she suffers from disabling migraines that force her to keep a bucket under her desk while broadcasting live on television.
The Project presenter made the comments during Sunday’s episode of the current affairs show following a segment on the “gender pain gap” which alleges that the medical professions do not take women’s pain seriously.
“It’s an incredibly important conversation and there are amazing women who are willing to open up,” the 40-year-old began.
‘I suffer from chronic migraine and have had it for years. “Light sensitivity is a problem and my job is to be in front of the lights,” she added.
“You’ve all witnessed this and I did this show with a bucket under the desk, afraid I would throw up from a migraine,” Susie told her co-hosts.
Susie Youssef (pictured) has confessed she suffers from disabling migraines which force her to keep a bucket under her desk while living on TV.
‘It’s one of those things I hope people take more seriously. “I’ve been lucky to have medical professionals who have listened to me,” he continued.
‘I have had countless friends who suffered from endometriosis and they have not been heard. It’s an important story.
Migraines usually feel like a very bad headache and can cause stabbing pain on only one side of the head.
Sufferers sometimes experience warning symptoms such as feeling tired, craving certain foods, mood swings, or a stiff neck before a migraine hits.
Others have vision problems, feel dizzy or even have difficulty speaking, and attacks can last between two hours and three days.
The Project presenter made the comments during Sunday’s episode of the current affairs show following a segment on the ‘gender pain gap’.
‘I suffer from chronic migraine and have had it for years. Light sensitivity is a problem and my job is to be in front of the lights. “You’ve all witnessed this and I did this show with a bucket under the desk, worried I was going to throw up because of a migraine,” Susie told her co-host.
Bright sounds and lights can often make migraines worse.
Taking pain relievers such as ibuprofen and paracetamol can help reduce pain in some cases.
Other patients use triptans, medications that work like serotonin, the brain chemical that helps calm overactive painful nerves.
Some people also take medications in combination with anti-nausea medications that prevent one from feeling unwell or sick, an unpleasant side effect of migraines.
The gender pain bias shows how many women feel the healthcare system treats them worse because of its innate sexism; One doctor blames the medical system for viewing women as “so-called dramatic or manic.”
Recently, Dr. Amir and Dr. Nisha discussed the issue, telling British newspaper The Lorraine that prejudice exists in medicine.
According to Dr Amir: ‘What you’re referring to is this unconscious bias that women (have) painful medical conditions that are ignored or not taken as seriously as men, simply because of their gender.
“And that’s because women can be dismissed as the fairer sex, or as having lower pain thresholds, or as being dramatic or manic.
‘All of these terms are misogynistic and apply to women and not men.
“And all of that is resulting in women’s painful medical conditions being delayed, misdiagnosed, or not receiving proper treatment, so they suffer longer.”
‘It’s one of those things I hope people take more seriously. “I’ve been lucky to have medical professionals who have listened to me,” he continued.
