Severe headache is a common symptom of migraine:

What is migraine? Is GM diet harmful for migraine?

Migraine is a genetic based neurological disorder which can be disabling for many.



Some of the common symptoms of migraine include severe headaches either confined to one side of the head or on both sides, sensitivity to light and sound, vertigo, nausea with or without vomiting, pain that increases with physical activity or interferes with your regular activity and hypersensitivity to touch and feel. During a migraine attack some people may also have problem in speaking and remembering the exact words which they want to express.



A migraine attack can last for hours, days or even weeks that can leave the person virtually disabled for that time period. The exact cause for migraine is not known but it is known to be an inherited disorder which can be induced by various triggers.



Some common triggers include hormonal changes, certain foods, stress, and changes in sleep-wake pattern, physical exertion, environmental changes and certain medications.
Foods that can trigger a migraine attack include alcohol, wine, beer, aged cheese, fermented/pickles or marinated foods, chocolate, monosodium glutamate, aspartame and caffeine overuse. Starving or staying hungry for long hours can also trigger a migraine attack.

General motors diet or GM diet involves eating specific foods to lose weight for seven days. It is not considered a well balanced diet as it doesn't involve consumption of all the five food groups in any of the seven days. For example on the first day you can have any fruits of your choice except bananas, on second day you can have any vegetable of your choice except potato, on third day you can a combination of vegetables and fruits besides potatoes and bananas, on the fourth day you can have up to eight bananas and up to three glasses of milk, on the fifth day you can feast on beef and tomatoes, on the sixth day you can include all the vegetables along with beef and on the last day you can have brown rice, all the vegetables, fruits and fruit juices.



As you can see that there is restriction of many foods for seven days. This causes restriction of calories due to monotony or if you don't like a particular food meant to be eaten on that particular day. For this reason if you starve or stay hungry then it can trigger a migraine attack. However if in your case starving or being hungry is not a triggering factor then you can go ahead with GM diet under the supervision of a health professional to lose weight.