65% Of patients with headache have ceased to drink wine as a precautionary measure, but not all types have to trigger headache.

-46% Of patients who come to the consultation of Neurology with headache ensure that drinking wine produces them headache

-while that 27% and 16.2% of those interviewed say that red wine and cava, respectively, always triggers them headache, only 6.7% and 5.4% claimed with respect to white wine or sweet

-the Spanish Neurology Society remembers that the dates navidenACE can also increase the seizure frequency of headaches due to excess food, changes in the pace of life and dream and the abandonment of treatments

Spain, December 2012.- although the headache produced by wine consumption is frequent, at least among patients with migrainenot all types of wine produced headache alike. In addition it has been determined that there is a special sensitivity to different types of wine depending on the type of patient, such and as it can be seen from the headache study and wine does all types of wine produced headache? presented in the LXIV meeting annual of the Spanish society of Neurology (SEN).

The vast majority of patients suffering from headache often point to the stress and the consumption of alcohol as the main triggers of the crisis. And within the alcoholic beverages, wine tends to be the most mentioned ”, points out Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa, Member of the headache study group of the SEN and coordinator of the study. Put that wine is part of our Mediterranean diet, we had interest in learning is necessary to recommend to all of our patients to stop taking it to wine, or if it is simply that the patient try to identify the type and/or the amount which, if desired, can ingest. The results of our study indicate that, in a vast majority of cases, just learn how to choose the type of wine that each patient can consume with moderation, ”.

Wine and the headache study all types of wine produced headache? He pointed out that 65% of patients with cluster headaches have stopped taking wine out of fear to escalate the crisis, while only 14% claim to have any type of wine-induced headache and provided that they consume it. Approximately 46% of the patients who come to the Neurology consultation with headache ensure that drinking wine produces them headache, although for them, 50% maintain that it is only occasionally. However, these figures seem to be increased among patients suffering from migraine (50.4%) and even more so if they are suffering form chronic (60%).

However, not all types of wine affect likewise patients with headache. While 27% and 16.2% of those interviewed say that red wine and cava, respectively, always triggers them headache, only 6.7% and 5.4% claim it with respect to white wine or sweet.

Headache produced by the ingestion of alcoholic beverages can be caused by different factors and is not consumption in large quantities, since the majority of patients referred to take small amounts of certain wines, already produces les headache. A theory speaks of the concentration of histamine and thiamine in these products; apparently much more histamine, could lead to greater headache. However, the fact that beer is much histamine and not sole produce headache, dismantle this theory ”, explains Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa. In recent studies points to the polyphenols, which moreover would in a heart-healthy way, could perhaps be responsible for the occurrence of headaches in patients who consume wine, especially migraine. Therefore, influences the type of wine, but perhaps also so young be. For that reason a study being carried out to determine if greater debugging or age of a wine can reduce that sensitivity and possibility to produce headache ”.

These data confirm that it is not advisable to prohibit long lists of foods because Yes, that all we will get is a decrease in the quality of life of our patients and more at times like this, in which the consumption of this type of beverage increases ”, notes Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa. additionThere are several studies that show that small amounts of alcohol, 100cc of 40cc of high or low graduation, does not increase the frequency of migraine. The important thing is the moderation ”.

In any case, the SEN recalled that Christmas can also increase the seizure frequency of headaches due to excess food, changes in the pace of life and dream and the abandonment of treatments. And of course for the hangover. The headache is one of the symptoms of this withdrawal, along with the pale, dry mouth, experiencing nausea, dizziness or hyperexcitability. Approximately 50% of headache patients have had hangover on occasion and 30% of them, especially among patients with migraine, ensure that pain experienced is similar to your usual headache ”.

Approximately 85-90% of the Spanish population has had an episode of headache in the past year. Among the primary headaches, migraine is the most prevalent (12-13% of the Spanish population, 17-18% in women, representing 3.5 million affected in Spain), followed by headache in clusters which, according to estimates by the SEN, affects 9 people for every 100,000 inhabitants. 4.5% Of the population over 14 years complies with criteria for chronic daily headache, i.e. suffer from headache more than 15 days a month.