Foods That Can Trigger Migraines

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Are there specific foods that can cause migraines?

There are not many situations worse than having a throbbing headache that makes you sick to your stomach and makes you feel like staying in a dark place for its duration.

If you have migraines, you aren’t alone in dealing with this health problem. It is estimated that more than more than 45 million people in the United States have migraines, cluster, or tension headaches that they find debilitating.

Women tend to have severe headaches more often than do men. Some scientists believe that women have more migraines than men because estrogen changes that occur naturally in women affect the brain chemical serotonin. When estrogen levels fall, so do serotonin levels, which might bring on migraine headaches.

One subject that all headaches seem to have in common is that certain behaviors or actions can set them off.

Some of the assumed causes of headaches like migraines include:

• Foods
• Tobacco
• Certain Chemicals
• Stress
• Other environmental factors
• Hormonal Changes