Did Gluten Cause My Headache?

There is a well documented increased risk of experiencing headaches with celiac disease. One study found the prevalence of headaches in adults with celiac disease was 26 percent and in children with celiac 18 percent. The good news is that the gluten-free diet appears to help the headaches with up to 75 percent of adult patients and 70 percent of children with celiac reporting their headaches improved when they followed the gluten-free diet. But, how can eating gluten cause severe headaches? Once diagnosed with celiac and on a gluten-free diet, will a single gluten exposure lead to a headache attack? What other neurological issues are related to celiac disease and are they reversible? We’ll discuss this and more on today’s episode of Raising Celiac. The Raising Celiac Podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Global Autoimmune Institute.