ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2015
What the Gut Can Teach Us About Migraine.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- The association between migraine and gut microbiota: a systematic review.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of Diet Based on IgG Elimination Combined with Probiotics on Migraine Plus Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Pain research & management · 2019Trial
- Fecal amino acid and short-chain fatty acid profiles in children with migraine: a targeted metabolomics study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Triggers Evaluation of High-Risk Dietary and Environmental Factors Preceding Migraine Onset by Using a Mobile Tracking App (Migraine Insight): Comparative Analysis Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- The Interplay Between Gut Microbiota, Adipose Tissue, and Migraine: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Migraine is associated with the development of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide, population-based study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Gut-brain Connection and Episodic Migraine: an Update.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Migraine as a Disease Associated with Dysbiosis and Possible Therapy with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- A causal effects of gut microbiota in the development of migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Article
- Association Between Migraine and Gastrointestinal Disease in Pediatric Patients: A Propensity Score Weighting Approach.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- The Pathogenetic Role of Melatonin in Migraine and Its Theoretic Implications for Pharmacotherapy: A Brief Overview of the Research.Nutrients · 2022Review
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- Repeated inflammatory dural stimulation-induced cephalic allodynia causes alteration of gut microbial composition in rats.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Article
- Supplementation with SCFAs Re-Establishes Microbiota Composition and Attenuates Hyperalgesia and Pain in a Mouse Model of NTG-Induced Migraine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a Polyherbal Formulation on the Management of Migraine Headaches due to Functional Dyspepsia: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Headache and immunological/autoimmune disorders: a comprehensive review of available epidemiological evidence with insights on potential underlying mechanisms.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2021Review
- A link between gastrointestinal disorders and migraine: Insights into the gut-brain connection.Headache · 2021Review
- Gut-brain Axis and migraine headache: a comprehensive review.The journal of headache and pain · 2020Review
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
During gestation, cells of the brain and gut develop almost simultaneously into the central nervous system (CNS) and enteric nervous system (ENS), respectively. They remain connected via the vagal nerve lifelong. While it is well known that the brain sends signal to the gut, communication is in fact bidirectional. Just as the brain can modulate gut functioning, the gut, and likely what we ingest, can in fact influence our brain functioning. We will first review both gastrointestinal (GI) function and migraine pathophysiology and then discuss evidence linking the migraine brain to various GI disorders. Lastly, we discuss the effects of gut microbiota on brain functioning and speculate how the gut and particularly diet may affect migraine.
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