Raise your hand, if you love chocolate. OK, maybe not so fast.
Chocolate is a major trigger for headaches, especially migraines. And migraines are common among those battling multiple sclerosis.
Sure, that’s not good news, especially during holidays like Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, or … well … you get it.
But identifying triggers that can be eliminated (even disappointingly) can sure be good news.
Maybe tyramine is to blame. That’s a component of chocolate. Caffeine maybe factor, although that’s also found in some headache remedies (such as Anacin or Excedrin). Whopping amounts of sugar can also lead to headaches.
For any or all of these reasons, chocolate is not the headache sufferer’s friend. (To make matters worse, chocolate is a common craving during PMS for women – a time when we may be particularly susceptible to headaches anyway.)
I used to love chocolate. But once I discovered that consuming chocolate would lead to headache hangover, I was only too happy to give it up.
Here’s a hint. Dark chocolate seems to be the worst culprit, when it comes to chocolate-triggered headaches. White chocolate is the lesser foe, and milk chocolate falling somewhere in the middle.
So chocolate is the kiss of death for those who are prone to headaches. It won’t exactly kill us, but it can lead to death-defying pain in the brain.
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