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Foods I avoid
Oct 14^th, 2009 at 1:05pm

I know this has been discussed before but wanted to get some opinions. I went to see a nutrionist about some weight loss and general well being. I am eating a yeast free diet as I also suffer from Crohn's disease. One of the things she uses frequently in her program are variouos nuts. I have always shied away from peanuts and things made from or containing peanuts. Does anyone else feel that peanuts is a trigger. Also, can I get away with almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc? Very interested in everyone's opinions.
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Chad CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 738 Emmaus, PA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #1 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 1:28pm I've eaten peanuts, peanut butter, cashews, pistachios etc... during cycle and it never triggered anything for me.
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #2 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 2:15pm I tried very hard for many years to find a trigger. Never did for me, aside from alcohol. YMMV Marc
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #3 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 2:26pm Marc wrote on Oct 14^th, 2009 at 2:15pm: I tried very hard for many years to find a trigger. Never did for me, aside from alcohol. YMMV Marc Same here. Best wishes, George
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FramCire CH.com Alumnus Offline Life like a froward child must be humored a little Posts: 1710 Bolivar, MO USA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #4 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 2:43pm jerky and chocolate are 2 triggers for me. I know of no others
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #5 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 3:06pm I try religiously to avoid anything any member of the medical community has deemed "good for me."
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QnHeartMM CH.com Sponsor Offline I AM a Phoenix! Posts: 1783 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #6 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 3:08pm Joe eats mixed nuts daily, haven't ever attributed that to being a trigger.
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Martin CH.com Veteran Offline Ready for anything this world can dish! Posts: 101 Ottawa, Ontario Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #7 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 3:18pm Nothing I avoid....... I can't relate any foods, nuts included, to attacks. Attacks come, attacks go, some are fast, some are slow. But, I'm weird, alcohol isn't a trigger in cycle and caffeine/energy drinks do not kill my hits.. ever.
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #8 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 4:22pm I'm Joe! I eat mixed nuts as part of my daily diet and have never noticed it to be a trigger. Triggers for me: Alcohol, radically changing sleep cycles, extended stress and letting myself get really really hungry. All are bad triggers! Joe
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lorac CH.com Old Timer Offline Imagine Posts: 433 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #9 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 4:50pm Chocolate seems to be one for me. and acording to dr OZ...cheese is a trigger. DARN I love cheese, and been eating it lately, and getting more hits.
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Re: Foods I avoid
Reply #10 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 5:08pm

Eating various nuts here daily too, no trigger noticed.

After 30 years of this CH Tom Foolery, the only food/drink trigger I've come across is alcohol.

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burnt-toast CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 1751 economy\|USA\|PA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #11 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 5:34pm Alcohol is completely off-limits - killer CH every time. Chocolate and ice-cream seem to fall into the maybe category. Sometimes there seems to be a rapid and less than desireable reaction, other times... nothing. So I eat both from time to time and hope for the best. burnt-toast (Tom)
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seaworthy CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 706	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #12 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 6:08pm Doesn't matter what I eat because no matter what it is I get hit within an hour of finishing.
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #13 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 6:23pm 22 years chronic. Nuts are not a trigger. In fact nothing is. Quote: and acording to dr OZ...cheese is a trigger. Oh, I would love to meet this T.V. Doctor and ask him to please expound on his reasoning. If he was talking Migraines... maybe.
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Reply #14 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 7:00pm

As we've all heard for many years, nuts, cheese and chocolate are on the long list of potential Migraine triggers.

By far MOST CH'rs are not bothered by the typical list of Migraine triggers. Yes, I know that there are exceptions, but I'm willing to bet that I'm correct for about 85%-90%.

Eventually the medical community will catch up with things that we already know as fact.

Think of all the doctors resisting high flow O2 for example..........

Marc

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Reply #15 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 7:02pm

seaworthy wrote on Oct 14^th, 2009 at 6:08pm:

Doesn't matter what I eat because no matter what it is I get hit within an hour of finishing.

Are these regularly scheduled meal/snacks, and if you skipped one, would you get hit within an hour of skipping?

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jon019 CH.com Alumnus Offline "Ya gotta believe!" Posts: 1656 USA Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #16 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 7:25pm Nuts...all kinds...no problem. Cheese...no problem. Chocolate...no problem. Problems: Alcohol...ANY kind. MSG...and all it's iterations....Tomatoes in all forms. SKIPPING meals (low blood sugar?).... Best, Jon
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Re: Foods I avoid
Reply #17 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 9:16pm

bejeeber wrote on Oct 14^th, 2009 at 7:02pm:

seaworthy wrote on Oct 14^th, 2009 at 6:08pm:

Doesn't matter what I eat because no matter what it is I get hit within an hour of finishing.

Are these regularly scheduled meal/snacks, and if you skipped one, would you get hit within an hour of skipping?

Nope. Always after I eat.

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Re: Foods I avoid
Reply #18 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 5:20am

Even if you may think I'm "nuts": Biologically speaking, Peanuts aren't nuts, peanuts are beans. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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(n.b.: They grow in clusters.) Grin

I believe peanuts are a trigger for me. Not a few peanuts, but a couple of weeks ago I've had plenty and after that a few more CH hits than usual. This is not the first time I thought that plenty of peanuts could be a trigger for my CH.

Peanuts contain plenty of arginine, from Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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Peanut, valencia, raw, Nutritional value per 100 g: ... Arginine 3.001 g ...

Another quote from the Wikipedia arginine article: "For being a precursor of NO, (relaxes blood vessels), arginine is used in many conditions where vasodilation is required. "

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Wayne CH.com Old Timer Offline RedBull Rules!! Posts: 368 Christchurch, New Zealand\| Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #19 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 5:30am Chocolate definitely, strangely alchohol generally isn't except for white wine, no idea why.
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Re: Foods I avoid
Reply #20 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 6:35am

Nuts don't bother me unless I mix them with chocolate.

Nuts combined with chocolate, Alcohol (any amount any kind), dairy products (some cheeses), some yeast breads, and any foods loaded with MSG. The above are some of my triggers as far as food goes. I can eat a limited amount of chocolate without getting a hit.

As for other triggers... I have to go to work in a few so, I don't have time to list them all, but I have listed them in previous posts on the board.

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #21 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 6:59am Quote: Peanuts aren't nuts And neither are cashews; botanically speaking, they're seeds which grow at the end of a fruit (the cashew apple). Thus endeth the botany lesson for the day.
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birdman CH.com Old Timer Offline Will try anything once! Posts: 426 x0\|staten island\|USA\|\|0\|0\|NY,New_York Gender:	Re: Foods I avoid Reply #22 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 8:40am Wow! Thanks for the replies! I have always tried to avoid MSG and keep my sleep pattern steady. Was suprised that only one person had a feeling that peanuts could trigger. Maybe I get both migraine and cluster? Who knows! As far as alcohol goes, only bothers me when in cycle. Thank God!!!
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Re: Foods I avoid
Reply #23 - Oct 16^th, 2009 at 3:34pm

Just like everything else with CH, triggers seem to be different depending on the person. When I'm in cycle the following are triggers:

Alcohol (although I can sip a beer EARLY in cycle but NEVER wine or the hard stuff)
Dairy - for the past few cycles, hits seem to have followed any milk, cheese or ice cream intake
Garlic - this ALWAYS sets me to a Kip 8 or 9 when in cycle.

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