Pregnancy headaches: an unlikely cure?

[LostGirl]

I keep getting pregnancy headaches, which is normal, or so my ob gyn tells me. I try to drink a couple sips of caffeine or loads of water. I've only taken Tylenol twice, because I don't find it works for me, pregnant or not!

But you know what oddly DOES work? Gatorade. I haven't drunk sports drinks much since I got pregnant and stopped exercising like a crazy woman, because who needs that corn syrup and fast sugars unless you're doing 45-min or longer bouts of exercise.

But yesterday I had some sips of my husband's and poof my three hour headache evaporate.

Today same thing. Of course, I'm too paranoid to become a Gatorade abuser because of the colorings. Ick. And corn syrup. Double ick.

But i thought I'd share my unusual headache cure... lostgirl

[deepa100]

You may want to be careful with that sugar intake. What worked for me (my obgyn suggested it) was eating more protein. Just peanut butter did it when I was real busy.

[LostGirl]

Gotcha. I eat plenty of protein too. Had a fat pork chop last night! For some reason a little simple sugars is helping with the headaches. But I get what you're saying, I wouldn't want to get gestational diabetes. Lostgirl

[sugabeanzs]

Ugh. Welcome to the club! Every day I get those if I am not eating enough. Protein protein protein!!! That is all I can say. And drink enough water. No, tylenol does not help all that much.