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Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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Is peanut oil a trigger?

daninflorida
daninflorida
I know peanuts are one of the worst triggers because of a chemical that's in them, but what about peanut oil?
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
Peanuts can be either or both an allergen or a migraine trigger. Peanut allergy almost always shows up in early childhood. Headache is not one of the listed symptoms. Unlike many allergies, peanut allergy is not "grown out of".

The two risk factors are not related. If a person is migraine triggered by peanuts, they should probably avoid peanut oil.

It is quite possible for a person to be triggered to migraine by peanuts and not be bothered by peanut oil due to the fact that the use of peanut oil usually involves heating it to very high temperatures, thereby changing its properties some way.

If you are allergic to peanuts, avoid them and their byproducts (oil). If you are triggered to migraine by peanuts, avoid them but to conclude you would also be triggered by peanut oil may be in error.

Best thing, in my opinion, is to experiment on your own and try to determine first hand if peanut oil is OK or not.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
Also, ::

"I know peanuts are one of the worst triggers"

is true for SOME and not others.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Peanuts are a trigger for me, but that didn't start until just a few years ago (and I'm 47). I have to avoid anything with peanut oil and lots of things that are processed in the same facility as peanuts--like plain M & M's. Peanuts and peanut oil are hidden everywhere (potato chips, thai food, lots of restaurants)! If it is a trigger for you, then avoiding it in all those unexpected places might really improve things for you!
Itchy101
Itchy101
I have a question. I grew up regularly eating popcorn at movie theaters. I never had an issue with them. They mostly use peanut oil to cook the popcorn no matter the theater. Anyway, now whether I eat popcorn at the theater or not. Shortly after I leave the theater I instantly get a migrane headache. This only happens at the theaters. Is it possible I'm allergic to the peanut oil? How can that be? Ask, because I regular have peanuts regularly throughout the week. I don't have any reaction eating regular peanuts. So, why is this?
oceans11
oceans11
Migraine's are a weird beast! Everyone & I mean EVERYONE is going to have a different trigger & most of those triggers will ebb & flow, sometimes causing & sometimes nothing!

I know that one of my triggers for nuts is walnuts but I can eat peanuts all day everyday & nothing.

itchy101, do you think it's the peanut oil or the movie screen itself?