Q: Since being diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, I struggle with facial pain when I have head colds and sinus congestion. What suggestions do you have for combating this extremely painful problem?
A: The best dietary recommendations are consistent adherence to the Zone Diet to reduce arachidonic acid formation and high-dose EPA and DHA to dilute out the remaining arachidonic acid. The eicosanoids derived from arachidonic acid are the most likely contributing factor to the facial pain.