Migraine elimination diet

Migraine elimination diets aim to restrict or eliminate migraine triggers found in food or drink.

Migraine trigger foods and drinks

 * Tyramine
 * Histamine or histamine releasing foods
 * Phenylethylamine
 * Tannins
 * Caffeine even decaffeinated (histamine)
 * Gluten

Food additives

 * Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners
 * Food coloring, especially FD&C yellow dye #5 and red dye #40
 * Monosodium glutamate (MSG) as an additive only, used as a flavor enhamcer
 * Nitrites and nitrates: found in bacon, luncheon meats, smoked ham, and hot dogs
 * Sulfites

Example diets

 * Comprehensive Migraine Elimination Diet Food list version 3 Mar 1 2015 - Migraine.com
 * Migraine Elimination Diet - Foods by category - Jeffrey Warber

Learn more

 * Elimination diet foods to eat, foods to avoid Migraine.com