Forhead and Cheese

[alan2here]

This is a continuation of the discussion "My forehead tingles when I eat cheese" by Akkolon who said

"Whenever I eat cheese for some reason my forehead tingles, I have no idea why. I would just like to know why this happens, any ideas?"

I (Alan) get exactly the same anomali.

It doesn't work with pizza cheese and works with cheddar very well.

A cold tingly and shivery fealing, sometimes goes down my back too but mostly on my forehead. Not unpleasant, in face quite nice sometimes. Has to be a small chunk to work, a thin slice is not normally enough.

Oddly I get a similar feeling when watching cats licking themselves, puring and doing generally cute cat things although I fail to see the link.


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[Dr_Aparna]

Hi,
Foods containing tyramine (red wine, aged cheese, smoked fish, chicken livers, figs, and some beans), monosodium glutamate (MSG), or nitrates (like bacon, hot dogs, and salami) are all known triggers of migraine.
Some types of migraine are associated with warning symptoms which can occur hours before the head ache actually comes on.Tingling and numbness are two of them.
This is the only association I can think of between the cheese intake and tingling on the forehead.Perhaps you are fortunate enough that you don't actually suffer full-blown attacks.

[alan2here]

Thanks for the insight, it is useful. I do then consider myself lucky as I cannot remember ever having a migraine.