On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:36:13 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
>>
>> A one time meal? Seems more like food poisoning there! Anyways, my
>> impression was MSG sensitivity causes headaches which can grow to migranes?
>
> That's what I used to think caused my headaches.
> I'd eat at a Chinese restaurant, then maybe an hour
> later I'd get a splitting headache. It wasn't until
> I was over 40 that I discovered it was tofu that gave
> me those headaches. One tablespoon of tofu is enough
> to give me a mild headache. More than that give me a
> big one.
>
> Beans alone can do that too, but I have to eat maybe
> half a pound of Chinese long beans to get a headache.

that seems odd. do 'regular' green beans affect you?

your pal,
blake