will cutting gluten help my migraines?

If you have an intolerance, then yes.

You can get rid of your migraines with a nutritarian diet. Check the link for more info.

https://www.drfuhrman.com/disease/Headaches.aspx

How much did you get paid for that plug?

I doubt he got paid anything. All you have to do is watch PBS, Dr. Furhman is on there almost every week.

This was very informative! I also get migraines all the time. Sometimes I have a headache 24/7 as well. I'm so used to it that I don't even realize it sometimes unless my partner asks me if I have one. Which is almost everyday. I do know that when I cut out carbs almost completely my migraines DO go down, but they don't go away totally. I've been trying to re-introduce SOME carbs into my eating as I'm nearing the end of my weightloss. I found the magnesium VERY interesting and will do some research on that. Thank you ALL for all of the info. I really thought I was a freak because I would get migraines/headaches ALLL the time. Now I don't feel so alone.

Do you have a gluten allergy or sensitivity? If you don't, I wouldn't expect it to make any change for you. I went gluten free for a year hoping it would help my digestive issues - no change. Try if you want to, but it is not easy, or cheap. So I would think that one through.

Mentally, going gluten free is difficult.... but MANY foods are naturally gluten free. I have celiac disease, and I had migraines, tremors, ataxia, and a plethora of intestinal issues before I was diagnosed. Going gluten free has changed my life. It is actually easy to eat gluten free. Fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, turkey.... these are all gluten free. When you eat naturally gluten free, it is no more expensive than regular groceries.

It is when you get into the processed gluten free substitute junk that is when it gets expensive. And those are all empty calories so you don't want them anyways.

^^THIS^^ skip the processed substitute junk.

I can't speak for gluten, but aspartame will trigger a blinding migraine for me. Giving up diet sodas helped a great deal with that.

This was very informative! I also get migraines all the time. Sometimes I have a headache 24/7 as well. I'm so used to it that I don't even realize it sometimes unless my partner asks me if I have one. Which is almost everyday. I do know that when I cut out carbs almost completely my migraines DO go down, but they don't go away totally. I've been trying to re-introduce SOME carbs into my eating as I'm nearing the end of my weightloss. I found the magnesium VERY interesting and will do some research on that. Thank you ALL for all of the info. I really thought I was a freak because I would get migraines/headaches ALLL the time. Now I don't feel so alone.

Don't feel alone. It runs in my family. I find some foods agrivate it. Oddly some of those same foods help it, like caffiene and dark chocolate. But only in moderation.

I have a headache almost every day. I read that this may be because of the lack of magnesium in my body.
I don't know anything about the gluten free diet.
I get so desperate, that I carry my migraine meds with me at all times.

I suffer from migraines and cluster headaches. The clusters are worse, they are nicknamed the suicide headache. My last round lasted 3 months. No meds have ever helped either one. I tried magnesium and had good results. I did a lot of research first. It worked for me. It works for a lot of people. Some people have no results with it. Like anything else, you just have to try it.

I would not suggest taking a large amount to begin with, unless you will close to a bathroom at all times. I only take 250 mg a day now and it seems to be keeping them away. When I first started the intensity went down a bit and after about 2 weeks they stopped. Some people get injections.

Try it and see, it might help. I also had to go gluten free and it did not affect my headaches at all.

It's one of those things where finding the trigger can be difficult. I was very reluctant about the magnesium but was desperate. My cluster headaches wake me up and night and come in three's. They are worse than migraines, mine only last 45 minutes to an hour but I have to stand up the entire time. But when you have three a night and go without sleep so long you are willing to do anything.

I was also getting the cluster migraines before I started taking the TOPIRIMATE. Maybe you should suggest this and try it? I forgot to mention the clusters. They suck the worst! Mine would last for days on end, just as I'd get comfortable enough to be able to deal with the pain I'd have to move for some reason and it would throb all over again. UNBEARABLE. I would not wish any of these pains on my worst enemy. My best to you! Good luck with yours.

I have been on that and several other drugs. They did not help. I said no meds have ever helped. That is the reason I looked for other ways. Migraines can come in clusters, although usually don't. Cluster headaches are not migraine headaches. Clusters will come at the exact same time anywhere from a few days to a few months. You could set an alarm by it. Being still and in a cool environment do not help. The most common issues reported are having to stand up and pace, or keep your head moving a little. Some people get to the point where they start banging their heads into walls. A small percentage have to live in assisted living homes. There is a reason they are called suicide headaches. Migraine pain is horrible and can last for days. Clusters do not respond to pain meds. I was even put on heavy sedatives at one point in the hopes they wouldn't wake me up. Didn't work.

From my own research and talking to doctors I learned that for some unknown reason most sufferers have a magnesium deficiency in their brains. I decided to give it a try. It worked for me. I did learn quickly though to start with a small dose. I take drugs when I have to, am not against it. I prefer to fix what I can with food or supplements and save the drugs for something they can actually help with.

i have tried mangesium and it didnt really work for me. as i already suffer with ibs as well which is usually linked to dairy i must admit i thought i might try the gluten for my headaches!! i shall try for a while and keep you posted!!

This might sound strange, but there is a theory that digestive problems/IBS are a kind of migraine, because of how the gut and the brain are linked. The gut is seen as a second brain. And digestive problems often go hand in hand with migraines or other neurological disorders. I've read quite a bit about this because I'm on the autism spectrum (I have Asperger Syndrome) and there has been quite a bit of research on how the gut-brain link relates to autism. I don't get migraines (unless you count my digestive problems as a gut migraine) but when I describe to people what sensory hypersensitvity is like, they say it sounds like a migraine. Except I have it all the time, so I have learnt ways to manage it.

But - and here is a possible link - a lot of people say a gluten-free diet is very helpful for autism. Many autistic children are put on a gluten free casein free diet and it apparently helps them tremendously, with both their processing and their digestion. So a gluten free diet can potentially help with neurological/processing difficulties. Although, personally, I tried it and it didn't help me. Well, I find it helpful to eat natural unprocessed foods - fruit, veg, rice, meat, etc (most of which are naturally gluten free anyway), but processed gluten-free food (even gluten free muesli) gave me the same problems as regular processed food.

What I have done for myself is experiment with different foods to see what makes me feel better and what makes me feel worse. Apparently the best base to start with is lamb, rice and pears. Those are the foods least likely to cause problems. So I started there and added other stuff to my diet to see what was okay and what wasn't. I pretty much know now what I should and shouldn't eat, although I don't always stick to it!

Good luck with going gluten free. I hope you find a diet that helps your migraines.

I don't know because I've never tried keeping gluten out of my diet. One thing that does make me have daily migraines though is taking Tylenol for them. Any kind of pain meds can cause rebound headaches that are hard to get rid of.

Have you seen a neurologist for them? Mine was very helpful and Verapamil, actually used for high blood pressure mainly, pretty much got rid of them completely, after 30 years of suffering.

Good luck, I pray you get relief!