Other foods that have been known to cause headaches include cultured dairy products, chocolate, dried or pickled fish, canned soup, nut butters, pudding and ice cream, freshly baked bread, dried fruit, overripe bananas, papayas, and any beverages containing caffeine.
The list of foods that could potentially trigger headaches is so long, it’s nearly impossible to avoid everything. Doctors recommend keeping a food journal to monitor your diet and see how it correlates with headaches. It’s a lengthy trial-and-error process, but once you find out exactly which foods seem to trigger your headaches, it becomes easier to avoid the specific offenders.
The worst-case scenario is that the food causing your headaches is a food you love. If you simply can’t live without indulging in gorgonzola, Côtes du Rhône, or MSG-laden Chinese food but you know a headache is sure to follow, a preemptive dose of pain reliever is usually enough to mitigate the damage. But don’t say you weren’t warned.
