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texasgirl19 Apprentice
texasgirl19
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has really bad headaches? Ive been suffering from them now for about 7 years and I think it is because of gluten. :( I try not to eat anything with gluten in it, but it is really hard because I am the only one in my family with this problem so I tend to eat gluten alot. thanks

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has really bad headaches? Ive been suffering from them now for about 7 years and I think it is because of gluten. :( I try not to eat anything with gluten in it, but it is really hard because I am the only one in my family with this problem so I tend to eat gluten alot. thanks

Yes many of us who are gluten intolerant do get headaches from being exposed to even trace amounts of gluten. My boyfriend is the same--we both get migraines--but don't if we are stricly gluten-free. I found I simply can't live in a "mixed" household (i.e., where others eat or handle gluten). I even get it from breathing in minute amounts of glutenous dust! My boyfriend fortunately is a little less sensitive. Am hoping you are less sensitive than me too. Best in any case to get really strict about your diet however as well as having your own gluten-free cutting board etc. etc.! You might want to invest in getting a really small fridge to keep your food in your room or whatever... for myself I even have to use gluten-free soap and shampoo and lotion not to mention lipstick etc. I also find its important to wash my hands a lot before I put anything to my mouth just in case I got some cross contamination (CC) of gluten from someone else...

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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I had a headache every single day for about three years until I stopped eating gluten.

summerteeth Enthusiast
summerteeth
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I had horrible headaches before going gluten-free. I don't think I went more than three days without a headache from age 8 to age 20. They would get so bad I would vomit.

I still occasionally get a migraine, but less than once a month, which is much better than it was! And they don't last nearly as long as they used to (usually now less than half a day).

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I'm another one who had almost daily headaches for about a year before going gluten-free.

texasgirl19 Apprentice
texasgirl19
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omg thanks for replying...It wasnt until a year ago that I found out that I couldnt eat gluten...now that I know I need to stay on a strict diet bc I get headaches every day. thanks ya'll

Fey Rookie
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A month-long migraine was what made me research Celiac and gluten-free diets. I've had daily headaches for YEARS that would subside with a daily dose of 2-6 Excedrin Migraines per day. Then this migraine came that nothing would fix it, including every migraine medication out there... I spent an entire month nauseous and sick.

Second day of being fully gluten free, the migraine went away. Now I'm back to my daily headaches and Excedrin migraine regimen.

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