Hi. Yes, in most cases you can and should be able to avoid episodes, but you can rarely get unlucky. Avoid all trigger factors that cause you to have an episode, learning more about the condition and your body helps a great deal. some of the more common ones include: chocolate, coffee, tea, popcorn, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, fatty food, fried food, oily food, carbonates drinks, milk and dairy products, gluten containing products, tyrosine, taurine, fructose, most sugar containing products, etc. Learn about yourself and what causes you trouble, and avoid it. Best wishes.