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Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 5:47:17 PM

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Are there any drinks or foods that have been shown to help ease the pain of headaches. I take tylonal, asprin if I can find it, but generic pain killers like those tend to do squatt for my headaches

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 6:47:45 PM

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I chew on rose petals for headaches. It helps a bit.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 6:57:04 PM

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I use white willow bark for head aches, fever and joint pain. It is an aspirin like herb. The first aspirin was derived from it's cousin meadowsweet. If you are allergic to aspirin, have ulcers, or GI diseases, you should not take it. Also, do not take this if you are currently taking NSAIDS < /motrin/ibuprofen, alleve/naprosyn >
It works very well, better than ant pharmacuetical I have tried.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 7:18:56 PM

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White Willow Bark in capsule form can be found in most health food stores and is known to aid in the relief of headaches.

Edited to say Oops i just echoed mbmbn...didn't see her post when i posted mine...

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 7:42:41 PM

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Would I need a dr's ok on using the willow bark pills?

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 8:06:06 PM

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Nope, not at all. Only if you have any of the conditions mentioned above or tinnitis. < ringing in the ears >
It is as safe as aspirin. If you take aspirin, you can take this herb.

Most MD's are not too supportive of natural medicine. My experience as a nurse and patient is, they won't object, but will poo poo it. Pretty much I use herbs exclusively, except for my kidney medicine which I must take.
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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/5/2006 8:28:06 PM

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I've also had some luck with a B complex designed for migraines. I think it also contains willow bark and some other things.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/6/2006 5:18:00 PM

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/6/2006 7:36:00 PM

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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

Are there any drinks or foods that have been shown to help ease the pain of headaches. I take tylonal, asprin if I can find it, but generic pain killers like those tend to do squatt for my headaches

Timely question,I just heard the other day that 'gatorade' can help get rid of a migraine ...not sure if it works ...but it might be worth a try.

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Ps/Even though I Know that too much caffeine can produce headaches & coming right off it can give one a horrid one for a few days ...an aspirin taken with *caffeine (such as a hot tea or regular hot coffee) will enhance its pain relieving effect.This works for migraine as the major pain comes after the blood vessels constrict & then 'over dilate' ...so they need to be shrunk back to normal size ...& the caffeine helps to do this.

Disclaimer:I am not an accredited physician,the above is a lay persons shared experience.

*caffeine-Be Sure to Double check the pain aids ingredients as some products 'already' have the caffeine added.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/6/2006 8:17:38 PM

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While caffeine (or caffeine withdrawal) can aid in actually getting a headache- I chug a coke and some ibuprofen when I'm lacking in my exedrine becauseone of it's main components is caffeine, it can help.

Otherwise, water (or gatorade to help hydrate) can be a help to cleanse stuff out of the body, get overall more hydrated, and open up the blood vessels some more.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/6/2006 8:41:19 PM

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Well we werecloths shopping when it started so I was hot getting tired and doing a lot of put this on take it off, put that on take that off, and upt something new on.

So maybe being hot and tired is what dd it.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/6/2006 9:56:59 PM

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Are there any drinks or foods that have been shown to help ease the pain of headaches. I take tylonal, asprin if I can find it, but generic pain killers like those tend to do squatt for my headaches

After having past disussions with you I'm willing to bet on a few things that are causing your headaches.

1. You're having caffiene with drawl.

2. You're having sugar withdrawl.

So try having some sweet tea. Then again you might be diabetic. So try green tea.

3. You may be having some blood pressure issues.

4. How much water do you drink compared to soda and such? What's your sodium intake?

On a daily basis I will drink a gallon of water, two cups of coffee, and eat 5 small meals a day. When I feel myself get hungry, I can easily start having a headache if I"m perfoming a vigours task.

Try changing your diet some first before seeing a Dr for a few blood test and prescription medications.

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RE: Foods or drinks that aid in headache relief - 3/6/2006 11:05:55 PM

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I don't drink any soda's except if I am out at a restarant, and that's not even like once a month. mmm I drink one or two glass of water a day. I don't know what soduim in take is, if you mean salt next to none we don't use salt. I don't at least. unless everything you eat has soduim. I don't eat much sugar either. I don't eat candy or cakes or chocolates or chips or nothing. Same with caffien no soda's no energey drinks.

I was out buying clothing when the headache hit.

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