Certain factors can provoke or trigger migraine in some people. If the pattern of your attacks of migraine suggests that you are sensitive to stimuli or triggers that you can easily avoid, your physician may help you modify your lifestyle. Keeping a migraine headache diary will help you and your physician identify specific triggers. Not all migraines have the same provoking factors nor do all these factors necessarily provoke an attack
Each person has different triggers, but these are some "trigger" factors which are most common among migraine sufferers:
There are a number of dietary triggers that have been reported,
these include: alcohol, especially red wine; foods with monosodium glutamate
(MSG) (see table below ); foods that contain tyramine, such as aged cheeses;
and preserved meats with nitrates and nitrites (see second table below
). Your migraine headache diary is an important tool for identifying migraine
triggers. This will help you and your physician identify associations between
your diet and migraine.
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bacon bratwurst beef jerky corn dogs corned beef ham hot dogs lunch meats |
liverwurst
pork and beans salami sausage smoked fish spam turkey lunch meats |
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caffeinated foods and beverages monosodium glutamate (MSG) smoked or pickled fish/meat Aged cheese alcohol nuts chocolate yogurt onions figs liver |
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