Food Allergies in Iranian Patients With Migraine and Tension Headaches

Background: Headache is one of the most common complaints of the nervous system around the world. Previous studies have proposed associations of food allergies with headaches. Therefore, this study evaluated the frequencies of food allergies in patients with migraine and tension headaches and their correlations with these disorders. Methods: : The study subjects comprised 40 patients with migraine and tension headaches. Headache disorders were diagnosed by a specialist and skin prick test (SPT) was performed to diagnosis food allergies in patients according to a standard technique. Results: our data revealed no significant differences in age and gender between patients with migraine headache and tension headaches. Other results showed the frequencies of food allergies to egg, wheat, fish, banana, orange, and soybean in patients with migraine headache were similar to patients with migraine headache. However, patients with migraine headache significantly differed from those with tension headache in allergies to tree nut (P=0.047), peanut (P=0.028), and cow milk (P=0.044). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that some food allergies might be related to migraine headache which diagnosis of them can help to better control and treatment of disease.