Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of migraines

Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by noyeastguy on Monday October 11, 2021 @11:30AM (#28829463)

I used to get aura-style migraines. After following a yeast and wheat free diet my migraines went away. I started on the diet based on a small study as a way to suppress hidradenitis suppurativa symptoms. I’ve now been on this diet for 7 years and have not had a single migraine. It’s clear to me that the cause of migraines are inflammation, in my case caused by innate immunity (with a failure to down regulate) to fungi and 1,3, 1,6 beta glucans.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by berdon on Monday October 11, 2021 @11:33AM (#28829493)

I get aural migraines from Niacin and MSG. Most wheat based flour is enriched with Niacin. You might look into seeing if Niacin is your trigger and be able to eat wheat/yeast again.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by MarkMarine on Monday October 11, 2021 @11:50AM (#28829686)

I actually got an aural migraine while reading the article, and I had a pizza last night which is a rarity (my wife is gluten intolerant and I mostly follow her diet.)

Now I’m curious about this, thank you for posting this.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by halfmatthalfcat on Monday October 11, 2021 @12:25PM (#28830034)

My mother has had the same journey. She's had migrations for as long as I can remember and recently removed lectins from her diet. Haven't had a migraine since, it's actually amazing.

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