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.