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Diet for the Patient with Headaches



Manual: Nutritional Services Policy and Procedure Manual (Ver 4)
External Reference: "(TJC PC.02.03.01, RC.02.04.01) (NIAHO DS.2)"

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Here is some sample content from Diet for the Patient with Headaches:

     GENERAL INFORMATION Foods with a high concentration of tyramine may cause headache, palpitations, nausea and vomiting 30 to 60 minutes after the food is eaten, in susceptible patients, including those patients who take monoamine oxidase inhibitors. FOODS WITH HIGH TYRAMINE CONTENT Ripened CheesesBleu Brick Brie Camembert Cheddar Emmentaler Fermented Cheese Gruyere Mozzarella ParmesanProvolone Romano Roquefort Stilton SwissPermissible CheesesAmerican Processed Cottage Cheese Cream Cheese RicottaMeat and FishBeef Liver Bologna CaviarChicken Liver Dried Fish Herring dried, salted, pickled Hard...
Second excerpt:
     ...Cream Soy Sauce Vinegar Yogurt Anything: Fermented Pickled Marinated FOODS THAT DILATE THE BLOOD VESSELS AND THEREFORE CAN PRECIPITATE A VASCULAR HEADACHE Alcoholic BeveragesAll Monosodium GlutamateFound in: Accent Canned Soups Chinese Foods Frozen Dinners Hamburger Helper Lawry's Seasoning Salt Check labels of all canned and packaged foodsNitriteBacon Bologna Canned Ham Hot Dogs Pastrami Pepperoni Salami Sausages NiacinFound in most B vitamins and multivitamins Niacinamide is...


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