I wish I had something exhilarating to say about the diet experiment, but I don't. The simplest truth is that I've been to the ER once on the no-wheat no-tyramine diet, and I'm in day one of another pretty bad one right now. Today I decided to let the tyramines back in. Despite not feeling abstention made a significant difference I'm still going to go through the motions and finish the whole thing out.
Research shows skin pain sensitivity increases with migraines. Why don't they just ask me?
Actually, honestly, I thought it was obvious. Just like the light and sound and smell sensitivity...sensation just gets more painful when a migraine's on. I thought it was all accepted truth. Hell, I thought light and sound sensitivity were just normal headache stuff. It wasn't until I started paying special attention that I learnt that they were part of what defined a migraine.
But yes--if you didn't know--steer clear of the skin of a migraine sufferer. Do not brush their hair. Especially if they're female or fat or depressed.
Two out of three ain't bad.
Showing posts with label wheat. Show all posts
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23 April, 2008
24 March, 2008
Diet Plan
Had another appointment with the specialist today. He's been stonewalled in his attempt to get me anaesthetised either as an in- or an out-patient, so he's going try and get me a referral to Cedars Sinai.
He's out of medicine, he says.
I brought up dietary mods, and he agrees that tyramine and wheat are a good place to start, although wheat is difficult. I don't doubt that for a second. The idea is to quit as much as possible for three or four weeks, and if it has made a difference, start introducing foods slowly back in and see what makes the needle wiggle.
I figure wheat will be the first thing back in, if I don't snap horribly beforehand. His tyramine recommendations are from the National Headache Foundation, and look...oh, I don't know what's doable and what's not. His summary of the whole thing is that I'll be eating European-style--fresh food, freshly cooked. It would be great if it were just that simple.
Here's what I can have:
* fresh meat, poultry, eggs.
* a fairly generous range of foods dairy-wise, but I don't think I'll take advantage of that. Since I can get protein from meat, I won't lean on cheese for it instead.
* most vegetables and fruit
It also seems to be limiting my chocolate and molasses and licorice consumption. Honestly, putting chocolate in that sentence makes it seem so much less appealing I could even give that up for a heartbeat or two.
I figure that in the first day or so of the juice cleanse I'll do a long slow Wholefoods/Trader Joe's shopping excursion and lay out a plan for a few weeks of healthy eats, and work out how often I'll need to be shopping to sustain this lifestyle.
He's out of medicine, he says.
I brought up dietary mods, and he agrees that tyramine and wheat are a good place to start, although wheat is difficult. I don't doubt that for a second. The idea is to quit as much as possible for three or four weeks, and if it has made a difference, start introducing foods slowly back in and see what makes the needle wiggle.
I figure wheat will be the first thing back in, if I don't snap horribly beforehand. His tyramine recommendations are from the National Headache Foundation, and look...oh, I don't know what's doable and what's not. His summary of the whole thing is that I'll be eating European-style--fresh food, freshly cooked. It would be great if it were just that simple.
Here's what I can have:
* fresh meat, poultry, eggs.
* a fairly generous range of foods dairy-wise, but I don't think I'll take advantage of that. Since I can get protein from meat, I won't lean on cheese for it instead.
* most vegetables and fruit
It also seems to be limiting my chocolate and molasses and licorice consumption. Honestly, putting chocolate in that sentence makes it seem so much less appealing I could even give that up for a heartbeat or two.
I figure that in the first day or so of the juice cleanse I'll do a long slow Wholefoods/Trader Joe's shopping excursion and lay out a plan for a few weeks of healthy eats, and work out how often I'll need to be shopping to sustain this lifestyle.
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