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Does Diet Affect Migraines?

Headache & Migraine | Last Active: Mar 29 7:02am | Replies (4)

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@californiazebra

Caffeine, chocolate and cheese are also triggers for my afib. I discovered the reason cheese is a trigger is the tyramine in it. Chocolate has both caffeine and tyramine. You might want to look up foods with tyramine. It’s a long list and I’ve identified several foods on it that are triggers for my afib. The tyramine lists online were actually created for migraine sufferers. They vary a bit so check more than one and vet the source.

Soy sauce is also a big trigger for me on the tyramine list. That eliminates a lot of foods. A lot of Asian foods contain soy sauce but I recently learned the hard way that many Mexican meat marinades contain soy sauce. Surprise!

Tyramine is an amino acid and won’t be on food labels so you need to memorize the tyramine food list.

Aged foods, cured and processed meats, fermented foods/drinks, nuts and seeds, overripe fruit, aging leftovers, and more. Best of luck in finding your food triggers.

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Hello @californiazebra,

I appreciate the information on tyramine. I just found a list on WebMD with a listing of foods with high levels of tyramine. Here is a link to that list,
https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-tyramine
Has anyone else found these foods to trigger migraines?