Headache after eating

[captainheadache]

I get intense, throbbing headaches 2 hours after eating food.  The more sugar content, the more intense the headache, and the longer the headache lasts.  If I eat something like a snickers bar or a piece of cake, the intensity is debilitating and the pain can last for days.  Just about anything with more than a few grams of sugar gives me a headache.  I've dealt with this since I can remember, and I've been physically and mentally drained for most of my life (ie, if I can go 2 or 3 days a month without having some kind of head pain, I'd be ecstatic).  

Here's some extra information:
I'm very underweight.  I am about 5' 10" and I weigh 120 ~ 125lbs.  The most I've ever weighed was 135, and I had to work very hard lifting weights at the gym for months to reach that weight.  I have about 5% body fat.

My mom is diabetic (type II) and her parents were diabetic (needed insulin shots, so type I?)

My half-sister has Grave's Disease.

I've been to the emergency room a few times because of headaches, but my blood sugar is always "normal".  MRI's have shown nothing abnormal.

I yawn incessantly after eating - especially during the afternoon.  I can yawn 20+ times a minute for over an hour depending on how much I eat.  After the yawning stops, the headache usually starts to kick in.

I wake up and have to go pee at least 1 to 3 times a night.

I've wasted lots of time and money seeing internists and specialists.  No doctor has ever run a test outside of standard "blood work", which shows my blood sugar as being "normal".  Every doctor is eager to treat the symptom, but the best "cause" I've heard is that "headaches just happen to some people".  The diagnosis is always given about 5 minutes after I say that I have headaches, and then I'm sent off to the pharmacy to pick up the latest prescription migraine medication.  I'm very frustrated by this.

Any recommendations?

[js911411]

You may want to check and see if you have a protein intolerance or you body can not asorb proteins. Many people have allergies to proteins or can not digest those proteins. It sounds like with you not being able to keep on weight that may be your issues. Protein helps people with muscle mass. I hope this helps on your search for a cure. :-)

[sioveh]

it could be parasites too. Most thrive on starch and sugar. My brother had such a bad reaction to starch/sugar (sluggishness, brain fog, fatigue) he wouldn't eat anything all day, then eat a huge meal before bed.
He's been treated for a bacteria called blastocystis hominis and is fine now. But while he was sick, he found that many parasites can cause such symptoms, including the common yeast candida.

[maria_kay081106]

Amazing to read this forum, it has helped me to look further into my headaches. Last year I suffered headaches the palpitations, tiredness and other things so I did research and changed my diet. However, the last two or three months they have returned slowly getting worse, my diet has gone backwards. It's crazy..

Im 10kg over weight I used to be 20kg after having a baby 4 years ago. Ive had problems losing weight because of anti depressants and all kinds of contraception's.

Ive had small changes and I eat smaller portions that I used to, I have increased eating rice again.. Due to relatives moving in. So I visited my doctor's again asking questions. Last year the did the normal blood and nothing came out and didn't check further. I tried another doctor but they couldn't see anything, I told them changing my diet a little has helped but they too couldn't really say anything about it. It helped for awhile but its back, need a solution not a short fix. I feel so helpless that they can not help.

I desperately wanted to see a nutritionist at that time but my husband won't allow me because it's expensive but I know that they will be able to help me more that my GP. They really upset in Feb this year, they told me twice i had the flu(no tests) when really i suffered a urine and kidney infect for about 3-4 weeks (waited for appointments and test results too) and lost 5kg. so i changed places. I hate Doctor's they want to treat the symptoms, I want the real cause..

Anyways, I will wait for my blood test checking for food allergies friday. I am worried because we plan for a baby about november so Im worried I don't want to suffer the next year of this.

[maria_kay081106]

Amazing to read this forum, it has helped me to look further into my headaches. Last year I suffered headaches the palpitations, tiredness and other things so I did research and changed my diet. However, the last two or three months they have returned slowly getting worse, my diet has gone backwards. It's crazy..

Im 10kg over weight I used to be 20kg after having a baby 4 years ago. Ive had problems losing weight because of anti depressants and all kinds of contraception's.

Ive had small changes and I eat smaller portions that I used to, I have increased eating rice again.. Due to relatives moving in. So I visited my doctor's again asking questions. Last year the did the normal blood and nothing came out and didn't check further. I tried another doctor but they couldn't see anything, I told them changing my diet a little has helped but they too couldn't really say anything about it. It helped for awhile but its back, need a solution not a short fix. I feel so helpless that they can not help.

I desperately wanted to see a nutritionist at that time but my husband won't allow me because it's expensive but I know that they will be able to help me more that my GP. They really upset in Feb this year, they told me twice i had the flu(no tests) when really i suffered a urine and kidney infect for about 3-4 weeks (waited for appointments and test results too) and lost 5kg. so i changed places. I hate Doctor's they want to treat the symptoms, I want the real cause..

Anyways, I will wait for my blood test checking for food allergies friday. I am worried because we plan for a baby about november so Im worried I don't want to suffer the next year of this.

[edithdell]

Hello,
I have the same symptoms but have read a book called Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates and believe I have found the problem. Candida and leaky gut from all the medicines and antibiotics I have taken in the past. As well as my diet being so bad as I struggle with withdrawal. I started the diet 5 days ago and I have less and less headaches and my sleep and improved amazingly. I really think I may have found the answer. It may be something you may want to try and not the klonopin.

[edithdell]

I also wanted to tell you that I went to a nutritionist and she said that my problem is that my digestive system and my liver are sick and that it why this is happening, She said that since they are the guards of the brain castle and that what I am eating is not being processed properly and too much glutamate is getting to my brain. I was told to eat a fat, protein and carb with each meal and snack and given digestive enzymes and probiotics to take. This is to build up my intestinal wall so it is healthy again. The headaches were worse so I am going to have to move slower and going to see a accupressure doctor who can get my liver on the right track as well. It seems my liver and digestive system are so compromised they are why I am so sick. It is also from allergies. I tested allergic to everything food wise and it is from my compromised digestive system. I am sure it is from the klonopin I took and I hope and pray that my brain heals soon and takes in all the GABA it needs to counteract the glutamate I eat with foods. The lower the glutamate level I eat the less the headaches. If you look up benzo support sites you will see many people that have diet issues like ours.