What Causes Headaches After Eating Pulses And Non-vegetarian Food?

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015

Question: dear sir

whenever i eat pulses or nonvege dinner next day i have head ache some time it will be 1 full day or 2 days can i know the reason some time if i drink coca or soda it will not me there can you suggest the resasone

thank you
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Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take carbohydrate rich food

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
I have gone through your query. Headaches are due to many reason and it can be primary or secondary.
Headache associated with high protein and low carbohydrate is commonly reported more in persons having dieting or body building with protein supplements. As your headache is also precipitated with high protein containing pulses or non veg I will advise you to take some sweet carbohydrate rich food along with this.
May be you are predisposed to migraine like headaches which also precipitates on fasting or low carbohydrate diet.
hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Neeraj Kumar (22 hours later)

I hv already sent my problem i hv not got any reply

even if i eat eggs potato red rice i will get gas sort of thing & head ache above said things t in carbohydrate table

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
May be migraine headache

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,

If you are having headache and gastric upset on eating both carbohydrates and protein rich food then it may not be related to diet and may be something else. Indigestion needs to be ruled out anyways. Excluding complex proteins like pulses etc will be needed.

You need to provide details about nature of headache, intensity, associated features like nausea, vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia.
Relieving factors.

One possibility may be primary migraine attack with associated gastric upset.

For treatment take pain killers with omeprazole and need of prophylaxis can be assessed if symptoms are continuous and present most days of month.

Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr
Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Neeraj Kumar (21 hours later)

nature of headache are as follows

1. after launch i feel very sleepy if i sleep or not i will get headche
2. some times if feel like vomiting
3. some time i will get hicupp's with sour salvia
4. even little alchohol leads to head ache within 2 hours
5. as i said pulses nonveg egg's next day with heavy head
6. along with headache i will get eye ball's also pain

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Migraine like headache

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,
Your narration seems to be related to primary migraine headache precipitated by stress, alcohol and associated with nausea, vomiting.
Also you may be having reflux acid peptic disease.
I will advise you to take omeprazole or pantoprazole with domperidone.
Also take Flunarizine (Sibelium )10 mg daily for migraine prophylaxis. And some pain reliever like Naxdom for acute headache.

Please consult your doctor and get a prescription for the same after physical examination.

Take timely meals, adequate sleep and rest and refrain from alcohol, chocolate, excessive coffee and stress.
You can also visit a neurologist who can examine you and advice appropriate investigation.
One clarification regarding eye pain if it is strictly unilateral and associated with redness. How many times in a month you get such headache. And for how long you are having such headache.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E