If you’re still trying to track down the cause of your migraine here’s a very simple test you can try. Eliminate fizzy drinks (sodas) and watch if you migraines reduce.
Recently I recently published an article on migraine and caffeine intake. It mentioned the improvements found in a study done on adolescents who drank a liter of cola a day and suffered from daily migraines.
Quitting cola eliminated chronic headache in 100 percent of the 36 subjects. Headaches totally ceased in 33 (91 percent) of the subjects. Daily or near-daily headaches ceased in the remaining 3 subjects, though they continued to get infrequent migraines without aura.
Such a spectacular result must really make it worth your while to try eliminating fizzy drinks for a period (say two to three weeks).
(1) Hering-Hanit R, Gadoth N. Caffeine-induced headache in children and adolescents. Cephalalgia 2003;23:332-335.
Thanks to Barry Spencer for his confirmation of the excellent results of this study.
I am astounded at the results of that study. I would be interested to see if other studies have confirmed these results.
It seems so blatantly obvious that if you discontinue drinking fizzy drinks, you cut your likelihood of experiencing migraines. Has anyone heard of another study? Or, have you tried stopping drinking fizzy drinks and stopped getting migraines?
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