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¾ Dark chocolate
¾ Citrus fruits
¾ Aspartame (artificial sweetener)
¾ Caffeine
¾ Monosodium glutamate - This is an additive with natural and artificial
forms, that is commonly present in canned foods, Chinese food,
seasonings (like soy sauce) and tenderizers.
¾ Pickled foods
¾ Brewer's yeast, including fresh yeast, coffee cake, doughnuts
¾ Certain dairy products like buttermilk and sour cream
¾ Excess of onions
¾ Certain fruits like papaya and passion-fruit
¾ Preserved or marinated foods like olives
¾ Some snack foods
¾ Peanuts
¾ Broad beans, peas, lentils
Doctors normally advise you to stay away from such trigger foods and factors for
a considerable time. You can then try to eat these foods after a gap of a month
or more to help you better understand the extent and effect of such trigger
factors. You cannot ascribe any single factor as the apparent reason for such a
trigger. It could be combination of several factors.
However, dietary restrictions do not in any way reduce or eliminate a migraine
attack. You can probably reduce the intensity. Nevertheless, the major triggers
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