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I have been having terrible headaches for the past 3 weeks, and they seem to get worse sometimes after I eat.
It is so hard to narrow it down, and the foods I do eat are so healthy and good for me.
My doc had to call in a RX med for me today because I am desperate. I can't take anything else,and have taken enough Tylenol.
Because of my artificial valve it limits what I can take for pain.
I feel your pain!
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TerryK
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Hypglycemia was the first thing that came to mind but the other thing that can cause headaches after eating are food allergies.
Many of us have a leaky gut which can cause us to develop allergies if a food is eaten very often. On my last test, I was extremely allergic to eggs, milk, wheat, soy, chicken, beef, almonds and mildly allergic to lots of other foods.
It's very hard to find anything to eat when one is allergic to so many foods. I started to eat rice and developed an allergy to that too.
Does your pulse go up after eating? It may even take 20 minutes or more for the pulse to go up if you are allergic. If so, then I would strongly consider food allergies.
Hope you get it figured out.
Terry
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Dear lymesc, Terry has a good point about food allergies. Celiac Disease may cause headaches, as well as food allergies in general. Celiac is an autoimmune disease that makes you ill when you consume gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, oats, rye, triticale, spelt, and some other grains. I become violently ill from microscopic amounts, so I have to be very careful. It is not easy sharing a kitchen with gluten-eaters.
luvs2ride
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Eat and get headache? Food allergies for sure.
Food allergies cause the body to respond with inflammation. In the case of a headache, it is inflammation in the brain. In my case, it is inflammation in my joints.
I am certain I have had food sensitivities for years and just didn't know it. Leaky gut was an issue.
I am far better today but in the beginning, just avoiding the allergic foods made me feel so much better and my arthritis calm down.
Just this past Thursday night, I indulged myself with a Calzone (full of cheese). I have a milk protein allergy and immediately went into coughing spasms that made my husband say "That's bronchitis!" Nope. That is an allergic reaction to the cheese.
Now, I have never reacted that way before. In the past, I would not have been able to walk out of the restaurant, the joint inflammation would have hit me so quickly.
BTW, a normal allergist could not find these allergies. It took a bloodtest from ALCAT and a stool test from Diagnos Tech to uncover my food allergies.
I am allergic to milk proteins and soy proteins.
I had leaky gut which has healed. In fact, after 3 yrs of treatment, I am nearly 100% healed. That is why I attempted the Calzone. I can eat small amounts of cheeze without symptoms, but the Calzone was too much. I am happy the response was a cough instead of joint pain. Perhaps we are changing the course of my disease?
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Could it be that there are unabsorbed antibiotics in your stomach that get absorbed (sucked in w/the food) once you've eaten, and that the headache is a herx from that extra antibiotic that was just absorbed?
I herx sometimes after eating, and I think sometimes its' because all of the antibiotics weren't absorbed when I took them earlier.
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i have noticed that when we eat out, i start sneezing afterwards. sometimes i've sneezed as many as 7 times in a restaurant. it's embarassing.
wonder if that's an allergic reaction too?
i don't do it at home, just in restaurants.
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Dear randibear, It could be an allergic reaction. I have VMR, or Vasomotor Rhinitis. My nose runs almost every single time I eat, or come into contact with cold air. However, you could be reacting to something only found in restaurant food. Another possibility is perfumes and chemicals people in the restaurant are wearing. I am chemically sensitive, and sometimes even the scent of soap bothers me.
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