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dietary tracking

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Dietary tracking for Cluster Headache involves systematically monitoring food intake to identify potential trigger foods that may precipitate or exacerbate headache episodes. By documenting nutritional consumption and correlating it with headache frequency and intensity, patients can help modulate neurological inflammatory responses and reduce trigeminovascular activation through personalized dietary modifications.

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Luna_Petunia_

4.0

The food diary is a very smart idea. I had daily migraines for years. Diagnosed with IIH, but still getting migraines after starting treatment for it. Turns out the aspartame in the diet sodas I was drinking daily were a trigger. None of my doctors e...View more

Dietary modificationDietary tracking

KC-394

4.0

I had a similar experience a couple years back - excedrin migraine, tylenol/Aleve, triptans, steroids, fioricet, muscle relaxers and a few others I’m forgetting - nothing worked. My dr said it was a rebound migraine and to stop all meds and to only t...View more

Medication withdrawalAntihistaminesDietary tracking

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BirdBeans

5.0

Identifying my food triggers reduced about 30% of my migraines. Identifying my most prolific food trigger (gluten) has reduced my migraines by about 90%. Going gluten free has been nothing short of life changing.

Dietary trackingGluten avoidance

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Fantastic_Mud_6798

4.0

I also second keeping a log. This is how I found that both sugar and alcohol are huge triggers for me. It’s also how I found that my migraines are *mostly* related to my monthly cycle. (This was valuable info for my doctor in helping me find solution...View more

Dietary trackingHormone therapy

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