Some German surgeons actually postpone operations to avoid periods of high humidity or storms - to enable patients to benefit from more optimum conditions for recovery. It is widely accepted that surgical scar tissue is more painful in stormy weather. When air ions are negatively charged, people feel well and revitalised while a high concentration of positive ions can induce a depressed mood. Positive ions are produced when two weather fronts collide which can induce severe migraine headaches. Just before a storm, ions are positively charged and can make people who are weather-sensitive feel quite ill with painful joints, headaches, bowel upsets and breathing difficulties.
Some people find an ioniser can be helpful.
Before a thunderstorm, the hot humid, positively charged atmosphere triggers the brain to produce serotonin and these increased levels can lead to symptoms of tension, headaches, anxiety, nausea and vomiting. Please remember Gut Reaction's founder has no formal medical training or background and cannot advise on individual medical conditions or provide answers to queries of a medical nature. The copyright to all pages on this site is held by Gut Reaction. No part may be reproduced without the express written consent of Gut Reaction.