I used to be plagued by around two excruciating migraines a week…..
Then I tried a low carb diet to lose weight (which I did, 9kgs, and have kept it off)…..
But an unexpected side effect of ketosis has been to completely halt gastric reflux, and to reduce the migraines to about 1 a month / or 1 per two months.
I’m certainly not alone in reporting this side effect, but I no longer care about the nutritional science or the weight loss….. I no longer have to serenade the porcelain throne twice a week!
I get migraines from time to time… probably around 6-8 a month. I can get lucky and have a two-week break or longer, or I might have a bad spell and have 3-4 in a week. I’ve been on various diets and throughout the last forty years I have yet to encounter anything that actually affects their onset in a reliable manner. It’s a shame, really, as I’d love to eat or exclude [x,y,z] and be rid of this ailment. But the latest research points to it being a hormone balance thing, so I may be so far out of whack nothing in my overall environment will knock it back into the normal range.
Certainly not all folk have reported success with low carb and migraines.
I suspect the key for those fortunates for which it does work is to formally enter ketosis. ie. That’s a very low carb diet. Less than 20gr carb a day!
/r/keto has a bunch of FAQS and how to’s on that.
I keep my triptans around… but they are growing dusty and unused.
I used to be plagued by around two excruciating migraines a week…..
Then I tried a low carb diet to lose weight (which I did, 9kgs, and have kept it off)…..
But an unexpected side effect of ketosis has been to completely halt gastric reflux, and to reduce the migraines to about 1 a month / or 1 per two months.
I’m certainly not alone in reporting this side effect, but I no longer care about the nutritional science or the weight loss….. I no longer have to serenade the porcelain throne twice a week!
I feel your pain.
I get migraines from time to time… probably around 6-8 a month. I can get lucky and have a two-week break or longer, or I might have a bad spell and have 3-4 in a week. I’ve been on various diets and throughout the last forty years I have yet to encounter anything that actually affects their onset in a reliable manner. It’s a shame, really, as I’d love to eat or exclude [x,y,z] and be rid of this ailment. But the latest research points to it being a hormone balance thing, so I may be so far out of whack nothing in my overall environment will knock it back into the normal range.
I keep triptans on hand now. They work.
Certainly not all folk have reported success with low carb and migraines.
I suspect the key for those fortunates for which it does work is to formally enter ketosis. ie. That’s a very low carb diet. Less than 20gr carb a day!
/r/keto has a bunch of FAQS and how to’s on that.
I keep my triptans around… but they are growing dusty and unused.
Good Luck to you! You need it!