Foods That Trigger Migraine – What Are These?

Here are the foods that trigger migraine. Check out below!

FOODS THAT TRIGGER MIGRAINE – If you are suffering from a migraine, these are the triggers, in the form of food, that you must avoid.

According to the National Institutes Of Health (NIH), migraine is “a type of headache characterized by recurrent attacks of moderate to severe throbbing and pulsating pain on one side of the head”. Its four stages are prodrome, aura, attack, and post-drome.

Some of its symptoms are increased sensitivity to light, noise, and odors, vomiting, and nausea.

It can be triggered by certain factors like starting of a period, stress, and tiredness. There are also foods and drinks that cause a migraine.

Foods That Trigger Migraine
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What can even worsen the pain are routine physical activity, movement, and sneezing or coughing. This is more common in women than men and for people with disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, sleep disorders, and epilepsy.

In terms of triggers, these are the foods you must avoid according to a post from WebMD:

  • Foods with tyramine in them, such as aged cheeses (like blue cheese or Parmesan), smoked fish, and Chianti wine
  • Alcohol, especially red wine
  • Caffeine, which is in coffee, tea, colas, and other sodas
  • Foods with nitrates, such as pepperoni, hot dogs, and lunch meats
  • Dried fruits
  • Potato chips
  • Pizza, peanuts, and chicken livers
  • Bread and other baked goods with yeast, such as sourdough bread, bagels, doughnuts, and coffee cake
  • Chocolate
  • Cultured dairy products (like yogurt and kefir)
  • Fruits or juices such as citrus fruits, dried fruits, bananas, raspberries, red plums, papayas, passion fruit, figs, dates, and avocados
  • Nuts and nut butters
  • Olives
  • Soy products (miso, tempeh, soy sauce)
  • Tomatoes
  • Vegetables like onions, pea pods, some beans, corn, and sauerkraut
  • Vinegar

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