Night time migranes

[Debado]

Anybody ever heard of getting a migrane from gluten and coconut oil ONLY at night?

 

If I consume gluten or coconut oil, even in the morning,  I will get a migrane. But not until half way thru the night. I don't get this. Why at night? Why not right after I eat?

[knitty kitty]

Welcome to the forum, @Debado,

Migraines at night can be caused by high levels of histamine.  Histamine Intolerance can cause physical symptoms like migraines.

Foods contain histamine.  Our bodies make histamine, an important neurotransmitter.  Our bodies naturally produce more histamine at night as part of our circadian rhythm, our sleep-wake cycles.  

Some foods like gluten and nuts contain high histamine themselves or trigger our bodies to produce more histamine.  A low histamine diet is helpful, cutting out high histamine foods and histamine-release triggering foods.  

Our bodies can breakdown a certain amount of histamine, but sometimes our bodies cannot keep up with the amount of histamine needing to be broken down, and can be overwhelmed by the amount of histamine resulting in Histamine Intolerance and health problems like migraines.  

Vitamins C, B12, Pyridoxine B6 and thiamin B1 help lower histamine levels.  Our bodies use these vitamins to make an enzyme DOA (diamond oxidase) that breaks down histamine.  DAO from beef or pork kidney is an over-the-counter supplement that can be taken.  

Riboflavin B2 is very helpful for relieving migraines.  

Have you been diagnosed with Celiac Disease or suspect you have it?  

Happy Holidays!

[Scott Adams]

In people with celiac disease, gluten can trigger migraine headaches, and we have a category of research summaries on this topic:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/migraine-headaches-and-celiac-disease/