Morton Olga, Shehata Mishkat, Gabbitas Nicole, Kassam Shireen
Calderglen Medical Practice, Hunter Health Centre, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, UK (OM); Judges Close Surgery, West Sussex, UK (MS); Grimsby, UK (NG); and King's College Hospital and King's College London, University of Winchester, Hampshire, UK (SK).
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2022 Aug 20;19(4):585-590. doi: 10.1177/15598276221120520. eCollection 2025 May-Jun.
Migraine is a common headache disorder that adversely affects quality of life. It is usually considered a chronic lifelong disorder. Although several treatments are available, their benefits need to be considered with knowledge of potential side-effects and it is rare for people with migraine to be free of attacks. There are some well known dietary and lifestyle triggers of migraine and patients are usually keen to explore lifestyle approaches to manage the condition. Given the lack of high quality studies, physicians tend not to emphasize these lifestyle approaches. Therefore, many patients are left to explore these options for themselves. There is a growing body of evidence to support the role of a healthy diet, along with elimination of alcohol and reduction in coffee intake, in the prevention and treatment of migraine. Here, we report 3 cases of the successful treatment of migraine using a whole food plant-based diet, resulting in significant reduction or elimination of medication use.
偏头痛是一种常见的头痛疾病，会对生活质量产生不利影响。它通常被认为是一种慢性终身疾病。尽管有几种治疗方法可用，但在考虑其益处时需要了解潜在的副作用，而且偏头痛患者很少能完全避免发作。偏头痛有一些众所周知的饮食和生活方式诱因，患者通常热衷于探索通过生活方式来控制病情。由于缺乏高质量的研究，医生往往不强调这些生活方式方法。因此，许多患者只能自己去探索这些选择。越来越多的证据支持健康饮食、戒酒和减少咖啡摄入量在偏头痛预防和治疗中的作用。在此，我们报告3例采用全食物植物性饮食成功治疗偏头痛的病例，结果是药物使用显著减少或停用。
