Migraines More Likely for People With Celiac Disease, Study Says
Early research also links headaches to gluten problems, Crohn's
disease and colitis THURSDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Migraine
headaches are more likely to plague people with celiac disease
than those without it, according to new research. The connection
between the digestive tract and the brain has been studied in
Europe, but this is the first time American researchers have
linked celiac disease and other bowel problems with migraines,
said study co-author Dr. Alexandra Dimitrova. "We found
significantly higher prevalence of headaches in patients with
celiac disease compared to those without it," said Dimitrova, a
neurology resident at the Neurological Institute at Columbia
University Medical Center in New York City. Celiac disease is an
autoimmune disease that affects one out of every 133 people in
the United States, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation.
People with the condition can't eat pizza, pastries and other
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