TIL my cheap chickpea curry cured my headache in a weird way

Wesley Nguyen · 2026-03-07T01:00:53.525967+00:00

I whipped up a big batch of chickpea curry to save cash this week. After eating a bowl, my headache vanished but I got the hiccups for an hour straight. I was trying to meditate quietly, and every hiccup made my dog tilt his head. Guess budget food can be strong medicine, just with side effects.

kevin_harris787mo ago

What kind of spices did you use in that curry? I'm wondering if one of them specifically triggers the hiccups.

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viola7637mo ago

My curry always has extra turmeric too.

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torres.mary7mo ago

Wow, that's interesting about your headache. I read somewhere that spices in curry, like turmeric, have anti-inflammatory stuff that can help with pain. Maybe the ginger or cumin in your recipe relaxed your blood vessels. The hiccups part is funny though, maybe from eating it too hot or too fast. My cousin swears by ginger tea for her tension headaches, but she never mentioned the hiccups.

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