kaiz: (divas: shirley bassey)
kaiz ([personal profile] kaiz) wrote in [community profile] headache 2011-10-23 04:32 pm (UTC)

How have other folks handled food-related migraine triggers?

I don't have any specific food triggers, as in "If I eat X I get an instant migraine". However, all my food triggers are of the "push me over the edge" variety. So, if I haven't been sleeping + a weather front is moving in + I've been in bad pain for a few days, then certain foods will most definitely kick me over the edge an into a full-blown migraine. Those include soy, vinegar, lime and lemon, most alcohol (esp. wine), chocolate, and sharp cheeses. Any foods with nitrates will usually give me a dull, precursor headache no matter what, so I tend to avoid those anyway.

I've never heard of the low tyramine diet; definitely going to be looking into that, thanks for the heads' up!

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