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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I eat something with msg in it, I get a rapid heartbeat, headache and a terrible stomach ache, which leads to diarrhea. [/quote]

So you don’t eat things like Doritos, mushrooms, Parmesan, ketchup, bbq sauce?[/quote]

NP here.  I definitely get heacaches from MSG (and aspartame).  I avoid all MSG foods like Doritos and sauces with it added.  I don't eat many mushrooms, but don't like them much so maybe that is why -- never knew they occurred naturally.

I love all Asian food, and am married to an Asian person, FWIW.[/quote]
NP. Same. Aspartame gives me horrible headaches. I avoid MSG, mostly because it is usually combined with high sodium foods. I am very sensitive to sodium. My dad had a stroke when I was an infant and so I was raised on low/no sodium diet. I think that’s why I am sensitive to high sodium foods. Even low sodium soy sauce causes my fingers to swell.[/quote]
You probably have PFO and have rationalized this as food issues.[/quote]
PFO? As in a small hole in the heart?
I’ve had several EKGs in my life (I’m in my 50s) so I assume it would have been detected? 
BTW, there’s no causation between PFO and migraines. 1 in 4 people have PFO. 
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/patent-foramen-ovale/symptoms-causes/syc-20353487
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