McDonald's meal

According to some TikTok users, the solution to pulsing headaches lies in an unlikely source.

Some claim that eating a portion of McDonald’s fries with a cold container of full-sugar Coca-Cola will banish migraines. “It works,” an app user who’d had a headache for 48 hours opined.

But what’s the science behind the supposed cure-all, and is it legit?

Here’s what Dr Rupa Parmar, GP and Medical Director of Midland Health, says.

Can confirm it works 😭

It might help in the short term, but could make migraines worse in the long run