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    What foods reportedly cause migrane headaches?

    Question #21756. Asked by that one guy. (Aug 23 02 7:27 PM)


    Barrow boy

    The following foods and drinks are known to precipitate migraine attacks in some people (a minority of sufferers):

    Cheese (especially matured {cheeses;} cottage cheese and cream cheese tend to be all right)
    Oranges and other citrus fruits
    Alcohol, especially red wine, brandy, and whisky
    Chocolate
    Vinegar and pickled foods
    Smoked foods
    Sour cream and yogurt (some people are sensitive to all dairy products)
    Nuts
    Yeast
    Wheat
    Onions
    Bananas
    Pork
    Caffeine (found in tea, coffee, cola drinks, and chocolate)
    Avocado
    Foods containing nitrites and nitrates (such as hot dogs, salami)
    Foods containing monosodium glutamate (avoid all processed foods unless you're sure they do not contain it %97 it gets into almost everything!)

    Interestingly, a study at Charing Cross Hospital in London, England, involving 60 migraine patients isolated the following foods as the most common culprits in causing attacks:
    Wheat (found not just in bread, but in all flour-based products and also as a thickener, as in soups): 78%
    Oranges: 65%
    Eggs: 45%
    Coffee and tea: 40%
    Milk and chocolate: 37%
    Beef: 35%
    Corn, cane sugar, and yeast: 30%
    Peas: 28%
    This is a very exhaustive list and it is highly unlikely that you would be sensitive to more than one or two of these foods %97 if any.

    http://www.articleindex.com/Health/Causes_of_Migraine_Headaches.htm

    Aug 23 02, 7:41 PM
    that one guy

    Correct. I be impressed with the completeness of your answer. Good show! Jolly good job!

    Aug 23 02, 7:48 PM
    Gnomon

    Migraine is caused by a reduction in the pressure in the blood vessels within the brain. It usually requires two things to cause a migraine attack:

    1. A sudden relief from strain, for example if you were working on something difficult all week and then suddenly finish up on a Friday evening and go home.

    2. Some sort of triggering agent such as a food (chocolate is the most common trigger) or a bright flashing light.

    This is why most migraines happen on a Friday evening or over the Weekend.

    Aug 24 02, 6:28 PM


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