Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I've been doing Paleo for a few weeks, maybe a month, with no problems. Then this week I got slammed w/ the worst headache I've ever had in my life, of short duration but leaving me recovering for several days afterward.

I know little about Paleo, but I have a few hypotheses as to the cause:

1.) Some sort of vitamin deficiency is hurting my neural functions.

2.) I cheated by eating a massive sub-sandwich midweek, and my body has punished me severely.

Any advice from you guys is welcome. Either I'm doing something wrong w/ my diet I need to fix, or I need to push through and things will get better.

flag	asked Oct 15 2011 at 22:38 swt83 21●1

	my bet is you ate something with a large amount of aspartame or MSG in it that caused it. – The Quilt Oct 16 2011 at 0:03
	And it did not have to happen right before the headache. It can be 4 days prior. – The Quilt Oct 16 2011 at 0:03
	Quilt...do you arrive at that from the "left me recovering for several days" part? – JayJay Oct 16 2011 at 1:23
	hey Jay before you criticize how about you read my very in depth blog on this very subject. Let me drop some knowledge on you. – The Quilt Oct 16 2011 at 2:40
	Here ya go Jay.....read this and the cites. jackkruse.com/… – The Quilt Oct 16 2011 at 2:46

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January · Answer 1 · 2011-10-15 23:04:31Z UTC

Did you eat anything during the headache? Early on in my Paleo journey (and was very low carb), I'd get killer headaches that would only resolve if I ate a banana or something else starchy/sweet.

If the headache recurs, I'd get it checked out; an MRI isn't out of order for sudden, unexplained intense brain-pain. It's easy to chalk up all new and unusual symptoms to a change in diet -- and very often they may be -- but as a just-in-case it wouldn't hurt to ask a doc.

(And, welcome, from another newbie.)

AdrianaG · Answer 2 · 2011-10-19 20:04:37Z UTC

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A number of people have reported weAther related migraines brought on by changes in barometric pressure recently.

answered Oct 19 2011 at 20:04

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Huey · Answer 3 · 2011-10-15 23:26:24Z UTC

Don't forget the possibility of a tooth abscess. I only say that because of your reference to "worst ever". That was my worst ever. The infection got into the sinus cavity and oh boy, it was murder. And yes it did come and go in short-duration sessions.

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