Donell, did you used to drink coffee or tea or soda a lot before you started the diet 4 weeks ago? If so, you might be getting caffeine withdrawal headaches. The solution to that is to start drinking it again and then taper off slowly. (Well, Heather would say just wait it out, but in you and me, regular headaches trigger migraines which are more serious than IBS.)
Now, did you take Excedrin for the regular headaches or for migraines or both? And have you been officially diagnosed with migraines by a doctor? If so, the best thing to do is talk to him or her. We're not doctors here and can't give medical advice.
But here's what I do, just FYI.
1. For a regular mild headache, two extra strength Tylenol usually does the trick.
2. For a bad headache that feels like it might turn into a migraine, I take one Aleve plus one Imodium because the Aleve gives me D.
3. For a migraine I have a prescription for Imitrex which really works for me.
Hope this helps and if I already answered this somewhere else, my apologies for the duplication. I'm a little fuzzy today!
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