Headaches

Last week I dealt with daily headaches that felt upwards of 9's on a scale of 1-10. They were pretty awful. Most mornings I would wake up with a throbbing headache and I would make my special ice pack for my head (a mid sized towel rolled up around 3 ziplock bags filled with ice, then wrapped around my head and cinched in place with two chip clips). I would usually keep the ice pack on for a few hours until the pain subsided down to a 7. Not a comfortable level for the headache, but better than a 9. Although the last two days I have had some headache relief (only getting up to a 5 or so), I got another bad headache this evening.

My new theory is that there is something or multiple things that I am eating that is triggering the headaches. I have a suspicion that it may be nitrates in deli meat. After doing research, I also found that pickles contain nitrates! I did not know that... and I have been indulging on pickles lately. :-( So no more pickles, deli meat, bacon, or other processed meats for me! Hopefully I will see some results. If not, I'm going to have to try something else.