In 2025, Life hack to combat migraine attacks became popular in social networks: at the first suspicions, you need to eat a portion of Free potatoes and drink it. We checked whether such advice is justified from a scientific point of view.
Unusual folk remedy against migraine It became viral in Tiktok in May, also discussed Users of other social networks and Platform blog. Notes The fact that the stake and potatoes are able to help with migraines produced Russian federal Media And Portals About health. The potential benefit of such a combination Explained The presence of caffeine, salt and sugar in these products. However, the recipe appeared a few years ago - for example, it was talked about on the sites of specialized non -profit organizations in Great Britain And Australia.
Migraine is a complex neurological diseasemanifested in the form of a headache lasting from several hours to several days to several days, often one -sided and pulsating. Attacks are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity to light and sounds, and in some cases - audience, sensual and speech disorders (they are generalized by aura). Migraine suffers Approximately every tenth man on the planet, women and city residents are more prone to the rest of the disease.
To typical migraine triggers Relate Stress, hormonal changes, sleep disturbances, weather changes, bright light and pungent odors, as well as some food and drinks (for example, alcohol and chocolate).
To stop the attacks can Applied Special drugs, as well as non -drug methods: rest in a dark quiet room, cold compresses, compliance with the sleep and food regime. However, there are no universal funds, therefore WHEN Development of new methods of combating migraine - for example, distance electrical neuromodulation. As part of the prevention of people suffering from migraine, they recommend avoiding already famous triggers, regularly play sports and, according to indications, take medications.
“Verified” did not find studies in the scientific literature confirming that the simultaneous use of cola and potatoes of FRI helps to prevent or facilitate a migraine attack. The combined effect of these products on the well -being of people suffering from this disease was not studied. However, in this set, the key components can be distinguished and analyze how each of them acts on the human body with migraine. So, in Kolya it is caffeine and sugar, and in fries there are salt and saturated fats.
Let's start with caffeine. Scientific data on its ability to provoke or remove migraine attacks are contradictory. Scientists from the University of Poland Nikolai Copernicus in 2020 published a systematic review in which Included 28 research on this topic. It turned out that different experiments devoted to the connections between the use (or refusal to use) caffeine and the frequency of the occurrence of attacks are shown by rather heterogeneous results. At the same time, as a means of combating an already emerging attack, this substance demonstrated high efficiency, especially in combination with painkillers. At the same time, in 2023, scientists from China Installedthat coffee can reduce the risk of developing both ordinary migraines and migraines with aura.
As researchers explain, caffeine is able to help with migraines due to immediately a few mechanisms impact. Firstly, during an attack, blood vessels expand, and caffeine stimulates the reverse process-vasoconstriction. Secondly, it blocks adenosine receptors and thereby reduces pain. Finally, it improves the motility of the gastrointestinal tract and thereby contributes to the better absorption of painkillers.
The second component of Cola, theoretically capable of affecting migraine attacks, is a sugar that is in a drink Contained There are plenty (in a bank with a capacity of 330 ml - 35 g). Blood sugar fluctuations are one of the frequently mentioned food triggers migraines, that is, to lead to an imbalance of the sympathetic nervous system and, therefore, the attacks can be both periods of starvation and reactive hypoglycemia that occurs after consuming a large amount of carbohydrates or sweets. Doctors recommend people suffering from migraines for prevention to maintain a stable level of blood glucose.
It turns out that Kola is a very ambiguous drink to combat migraine. The caffeine contained in the drink is probably capable of helping someone, but the state of others, on the contrary, will only worsen. A sharp jump in glucose will have no therapeutic effect, rather, on the contrary, it will provoke or enhance pain. Therefore, it is better for people suffering from migraine to choose drinks with a reduced sugar content.
Let's move on to Free potatoes. These scientists show: the use of fried food increases the risk of migraine. So, Lebanese study 2022 revealed that in people who eat fast food more than twice a week, it is 1.36 times higher. Similar results In 2020, Egyptian scientists received: those who often eat fried and salty are more likely to suffer from chronic migraines than see a doctor with episodic attacks. Experts associate this with the fact that in fried foods Increased The content of omega-6 fatty acids, especially linoleic acid. They contribute to the development of pro -inflammatory mediators, and those, in turn, increase the body's sensitivity to pain. American study 2023 demonstrated that in patients with migraine who reduced the consumption of omega-6 fatty acids and at the same time increased the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, headaches were less common and less pronounced.
Free potatoes are not only a rather fatty, but also a very salty dish. At the same time, excess consumption of table salt can also be a risk factor for migraine - it influences on renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (which regulates pressure and vascular resistance), increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and disrupts the functioning of the endothelium (a layer of cells lining the inner surface of blood and lymph vessels, as well as the heart cavities). This leads to narrowing of the vessels, which is considered one of the key links in the pathogenesis of migraine. In 2022, Iranian researchers Studied Migraine urine tests and found out that the more sodium in the samples, indicating the use of salt, the more long and heavy attacks were. Researchers Markthat people who observe a diet with a low volume of salt in the diet are less likely to experience a headache, and it itself is less pronounced. It is noted that migraine can also develop with a too sharp rejection of salt, becoming a kind of manifestation of the abolition syndrome.
It turns out that Free potatoes, like other fried and salty food, in the vast majority of cases will more likely contribute to the appearance or strengthening of migraine than help to cope with the attack. Such a dish can relieve symptoms only if the headache appeared as part of the abolition syndrome due to an excessively sharp refusal of salt in the diet.
The nutritionist Nikola Ladlam-Rin in a commentary to Healthline recognizes that some people have a combination of cola with potatoes of fries with migraine, however warns: "Regular use of fast food can contribute to the development of long -term health problems ... which, together can aggravate the frequency and severity of migraines." High sugar level in the Red Related With the risk of development obesity, diabetes of the second type, caries, and an excess of caffeine - with violations sleep and anxiety. Saturated fats and salt in freet potatoes also increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity and metabolic violations. Dr. Kay Kennis from the British non -profit organization Migraine Trust Notesthat freet potatoes also contain a tiramin - a compound that helps narrow the vessels and thereby cause strong migraines. With the fact that caffeine can help cope with pain, the expert as a whole agrees, but advises to receive it not from fast food.
Thus, the recommendation to eat fries and drink it to earn a migraine to ease or warn it, at least controversial. Depending on the individual characteristics of the body, caffeine from the cola can also facilitate and provoke an attack, but sugar is more likely to strengthen the pain. Saturated fats of fries from potatoes, as studies show, will also rather aggravate an attack, and large doses of salt will reduce headache only in those who sharply abandoned this product.
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