What can’t people with epilepsy eat?

Patients with epilepsy also have many dietary taboos. For example, carrots, white radishes, apples, pineapples, etc., whether they are fruits or vegetables, as long as they are high in potassium, they cannot be eaten. Some foods or medicines with too high zinc content cannot be eaten. In normal times, you should also pay attention to not eating too much salt, and you cannot eat dog meat, mutton, carp and other things that may induce epilepsy.

1. Epilepsy patients cannot eat foods high in potassium. Epilepsy patients need to avoid foods high in potassium. Epilepsy patients caused by brain trauma and patients taking sedatives for a long time are prone to dehydration, anemia, leukopenia, malnutrition, etc. Severe patients may experience electrolyte metabolism disorders (hyperkalemia). If patients eat a lot of foods high in potassium, their blood potassium levels will increase and their condition will worsen. Foods low in potassium include rapeseed hearts, red radishes, white radishes, celery, pumpkin, tomatoes, eggplants, onions, cucumbers, winter melons, loofahs, zucchini, pears, apples, grapes, pineapples, etc.

2. Epilepsy patients should not eat foods with high zinc content. Epilepsy experts believe that anti-epileptic drugs or other metabolites can effectively react with zinc ions to reduce the blood zinc concentration of epilepsy patients, thereby controlling epileptic seizures. If the patient takes medication and eats a lot of foods high in zinc, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the treatment of epilepsy.

3. Epilepsy patients should not eat too salty food . Epilepsy attacks start from the diencephalon, and stimulation of the diencephalon can cause epilepsy attacks. The diencephalon is the body's water regulation center. Drinking too much water will increase the burden on the diencephalon, leading to epileptic seizures. Eating too salty food can easily lead to excessive drinking of water, which can aggravate the condition. 4. Avoid eating foods that induce epilepsy . Mutton, dog meat, rooster, wild duck, carp and other foods that induce epilepsy should not be eaten too much. Experts from Shenyang Epilepsy Hospital say that strong liquor, strong tea and coffee should be absolutely prohibited. Spicy condiments such as pepper, chili, mustard, onion and garlic should also be appropriately limited. After the above introduction, you should know that patients with epilepsy do not need to follow too many dietary restrictions. You can eat more vegetables, fruits, soy products, etc. But it should be noted that greasy, cold and irritating foods should be eaten less or avoided. For your health, I believe you will remember to work hard.

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