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Pasta and milk are root cause of ill health for millions
By Jonathan Owen
Published: 21 January 2007

Case Study: 'Wheat made my head hurt'
Headaches blighted Pauline Napier's adult life until she found she had a wheat intolerance
"I would get a migraine two or three times a month. It used to take me two or three days to recover," says the 41-year-old office administrator from Sidcup, Kent.
"I went down most routes, everything from conventional medication to homeopathy, but nothing seemed to touch it."
A friend persuaded her to be tested for food intolerance. "I didn't think there would be any connection, but I had got to the stage where I would try anything.
"As soon as I got the results I started to cut out wheat from my diet. It was very difficult to start with, because wheat is included in so many things. But it has all been worth it because the migraines have gone. If people look at their diets they may find changes help. It worked for me."
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/hea...cle2171689.ece

'Half of Britons suffer headaches due to food intolerance'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1798


Thanks Anne!

More on gluten and headache in The Gluten File: Migraine/Headache

[NancyM]

Yeah, isn't that great? I wonder where this study is that is being published today?

[mistofviolets]

Yup...but multiple causes for headaches can mask results My dd had food induced migraines, classic migraines, and sinus headaches caused by chronic infection (her adenoids were blocking the drainage in the back of the throat) Getting treatment was a nightmare! (just getting the medical community to take a young child with headaches seriously was a nightmare!)

I suspect milk was the main reason for her lingering pain...we removed it in September, and she no longer has the reflux we'd lumped with migraines. I was able to reduce her migraine meds soon after. Now...as soon as she's off antibiotics, she'll be down to 1/4 of the original dosage...and hopefully med free by summer (fingers crossed!)

Thanks for the study info

[rachelb]

My sister has migraines and tried various food changes but didn't stick with them. She didn't take out gluten (no matter how many times I told her that she could be gluten intolerant because I am).

Rach

[darlindeb25]

My headaches have steadily gotten worse over the last year and 1/2. Then in December, I was put back on depression/anxiety meds, which I had not been on for 5 yrs. A chemical imbalance again. My sister asked me if it is possible that I am getting slowly glutened in some way and I could not think of anything, until now! At work, we have 2 women who are constantly eating--cookies, bagels, crackers, pastries, etc. I have caught one of them at my desk spreading her crumbs around and I have reminded them again and again. A week or so ago, I picked up my invoices from the oticians lab and they were covered with crumbs, and yes, I did about raise the roof and I nearly threw all of their jumk food in the trash. I never deny others food, yet I do request that they stay out of my work areas with the food. I wonder if I am being slowly glutened in the office. When I first moved to this island, my headaches went away. Kev said it's because the salt air is good for me. Slowly they came back and now I have to wonder!