Diet and migraines (or TIA)

[Jaquta]

Can dehydration, food allergies (?soy) or too few calories trigger migraines?
I had issues last week with vision and slurred speech.  Doctors were querying a 'mini stroke' or migraine.

I'm a little apprehensive of symptoms returning or they being precursors to a stroke.  Are there preventative measures I could be taking?  (My GP has insisted I exercise for a minimum of 20 minutes each day.  It was only three times the week before before this happened.  Should I be concerned?  I have been trying to make dietary changes due to recently diagnosed anemia.  I have lost nearly six kilo's in the past three weeks through diet and exercise.  In general I am probably feeling a little better.)  

Thanks for your time and any feedback.

J

[James G Beckerman, M.D.]

Some migraine triggers may include

Chocolate
Alcohol
Caffeinated beverages
Nuts
Aged cheese
Processed meats (like bacon and sausage)
Foods containing MSG

Seems like a healthy diet will help keep the migraines away!

[Jaquta]

Thanks!  I expect it was just a migraine (easy enough to say now after some distance from the event).  I did have a low-fat ice-cream an hour earlier which incidentally did have a tiny bit of chocolate in it.  Or it could equally have been from stress.
There was other stuff too but no one has said either way so I guess it's OK to assume that it was the lesser of the two possibilities.

I mentioned ages ago about getting chest pain and short of breath with exercise, etc.  The chest pains have resolved with iron supplements.

I have been eating healthier although I still have a long way to go especially before the behaviors become second nature.  I have had a lifetime of poor eating habits (unhealthy in some respect) so I am trying to be patient with myself and to not let my expectations, etc defeat me.  I am struggling a little with flexibility and I desperately hope I'm not about to sabotage everything I've achieved recently.
I think the difference this time has been having health concerns act as a motivator -which have been extremely powerful.  I'm hoping they will be enough to carry me through this difficult period at the moment.

Thanks for everything.  

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