Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D.
Dr. Russell Blaylock, author of The Blaylock Wellness Report newsletter, is a nationally recognized board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, and lecturer. He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed his internship and neurological residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. For 26 years, practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He recently retired from his neurosurgical duties to devote his full attention to nutritional research. Dr. Blaylock has authored four books, Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients, and his most recent work, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Find out what others are saying about Dr. Blaylock by clicking here.
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OPINION

Migraine Headaches Linked to GI Tract

Russell Blaylock, M.D. By Tuesday, 09 May 2023 04:35 PM EDT Current | Bio | Archive

It’s turning out that a great many things are linked to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, especially to either a leaky gut or abnormalities in the colon microbiota (bacteria).

Most people, even doctors, think that migraine problems are related only to the head, but in a large number of sufferers, GI problems either are present or even predominate.

Migraine headaches are significantly more common in people with celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis, and ulcerative colitis. The common link between these diseases is inflammation.

When the contents of the intestines leak out into the bloodstream, there is an inflammatory reaction that can reach the brainstem and trigeminal ganglion (a nerve cluster in the brain), triggering a migraine attack.

When probiotic organisms in the GI tract are abnormal, we see increased inflammation systemically, as well as in the brain.

In one study, researchers supplied some participants with probiotics (Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria) and found that the migraine patients who received the probiotics improved; 60 percent enjoyed complete relief.

In addition, quality-of-life scores among those who took probiotics increased from around 38 to between 80 and 100.

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It’s turning out that a great many things are linked to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, especially to either a leaky gut or abnormalities in the colon microbiota (bacteria).
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