{"id":480155,"date":"2026-06-07T02:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T02:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/480155\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T02:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T02:07:32","slug":"woman-28-says-debilitating-migraine-symptoms-are-fixed-in-just-15-minutes-when-she-eats-this-nostalgic-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/480155\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 28, Says Debilitating Migraine Symptoms Are Fixed in Just 15 Minutes When She Eats This Nostalgic Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Jemma O’Donovan discovered that a retro candy helps ease her migraine symptoms within 15 minutes<\/p>\n

She experiences severe migraines twice a week with symptoms like aura, dizziness, vomiting and intense pain<\/p>\n

O’Donovan shared her candy hack on TikTok, inspiring others with migraines to try similar sweet and fizzy remedies<\/p>\n

One woman is stopping her migraine symptoms, thanks to the help of a retro candy she relies on.<\/p>\n

Jemma O’Donovan first started experiencing migraines about three years ago. Now, the 28-year-old says she tends to encounter at least two each week with tough symptoms.<\/p>\n

“One of the first symptoms I get is migraine aura, which is flashing lights and colors, usually in one eye,” she shares, according to Kennedy News & Media. “This is my warning sign that I’ve usually got about half an hour to get myself somewhere safe and situated before I really start to suffer.”<\/p>\n

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Jemma O’Donovan.
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O’Donovan, who lives in the U.K., says she also can encounter vomiting, dizziness, double vision and intense pain throughout her body.<\/p>\n

While she takes “heavy-hitting” medication for the migraines, O’Donovan also has to deal with tough side effects.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes I’d rather live with the headache as the medication basically makes my body go to sleep and everything about my body stops working,” she explains. “In about 20 minutes, I feel like I can’t lift my arms or walk properly, and my whole body feels like cement.”<\/p>\n

Recently, O’Donovan ate a Barratt Sherbet Dip Dab during one of her migraines and realized she felt better.<\/p>\n

The candy includes a strawberry-flavored lollipop that you dip in the white Sherbet powder. It’s a classic British sweet treat, similar to a Fun Dip as a U.S. comparison.<\/p>\n

“[The sweet hack] was a complete accident. I had gone to Tesco and I picked up a few sweets from the kids’ section, which included a Dip Dab,” she says. “I had the Dip Dab and I think the fizziness of it distracted my brain for a little bit and within about 15 minutes after I finished, I had a moment where I questioned, ‘Do I feel better?’ “<\/p>\n

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Jemma O’Donovan.
Credit: Kennedy News\/@jemmaodonovan<\/p>\n

O’Donovan thought the experience might have been just a coincidence, so she tried another one during another migraine she was having. She claims that her symptoms, including the blurred vision, seemed to “plateau a bit so it’s easier to get up and get on with your day.”<\/p>\n

“It’s not a complete fix, but it makes it more manageable to go about my day as I work full-time,” she adds. “You feel you can get out of bed and open the curtains. It allows you to function with a migraine and relieve some of the awful symptoms.”<\/p>\n

Now, she has a pile of the Sherbet Dip Dab candies in a drawer in her room, so she’s ready whenever she encounters a migraine.<\/p>\n

She explains that it’s a similar solution to having a “coke and fries” with a migraine, combining something salty and sweet. Although the candy isn’t overly salty, she says it has a “baking powder taste.”<\/p>\n

“I can’t tell you how or why, but I BEG you try it at least once. I’ve noticed it can help take the edge off for me personally,” she captioned in a video detailing her migraine hack on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Others with migraines were surprised by the discovery. “Running to stock up on these rn,” one user commented.<\/p>\n

“Omg blast from the past I forgot how good they were,” another added.<\/p>\n

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Jemma O’Donovan.
Credit: Kennedy News\/@jemmaodonovan<\/p>\n

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A third wrote, “U may be onto something here, [my] dr once told me really really sour & fizzy sweets can work, isn’t this kinda a bit like that?”<\/p>\n

Some also offered their own food hacks, suggesting everything from a soda from McDonald’s and salty chips to black coffee and energy drinks.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n