Headaches and coordination

[Guest guest]

This isn't new, but it is interesting ... we had been talking earlier about

brain

changes when some people eat gluten, here is another study where said

changes were visible on an MRI.

http://praxis.md/index.asp?page=newsarchive & news_id=2818 & news=health

Wheat protein triggers headaches

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Praxis Press) A protein found in wheat and other grains,

called gluten, may be able to trigger headaches in persons with

gluten-sensitivity and limiting intake can reduce these symptoms, according to a

new study. Researchers evaluated 10 patients who were sensitive to gluten with a

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and found changes to the brain. All had

experienced occasional headaches and some suffered from unsteadiness and failure

of muscle coordination. When nine of the patients were given a gluten-free diet,

the headaches went away completely in seven, and the other two showed partial

improvement. The authors recommend that patients with unexplained headaches and

MRI findings be tested for gluten sensitivity.

-- Heidi Jean