Patient's question:
Born on January 26, 2007, he experienced upward rolling of the eyes, convulsions, excessive sleepiness, teeth grinding, and two episodes of urination. He was unconscious and his weight was normal. The attacks had no regular pattern, and he had a history of head injury. He was taking carbamazepine (one tablet), nimodipine (one tablet), and ursodeoxycholic acid (two tablets), but without any effect. How can this be completely treated?Doctor's answer:
Hello, here are two suggestions regarding the diet for epilepsy patients:1. Avoid consuming foods high in zinc. Blood zinc concentration tests on epilepsy patients show that almost all of them have significantly higher average blood zinc levels compared to healthy individuals. After long-term antiepileptic drug treatment, the blood zinc concentration of these patients decreases markedly compared to before treatment, with some even exhibiting certain zinc deficiency symptoms. This indicates that the occurrence of epilepsy is closely related to elevated zinc levels in the body, especially in the brain.
2. Avoid foods that may trigger epilepsy symptoms. Examples include: excessive consumption of "trigger foods" such as mutton, dog meat, rooster, wild duck, and carp; complete avoidance of (strong alcohol), strong tea, and coffee; and moderation in the use of spicy seasonings like pepper, chili, mustard, scallions, and garlic.