Patient's question:
I am 19 years old this year, just started my freshman year. Recently, when I went for tutoring, the teacher mentioned a disease called epilepsy to us. He asked us to look it up at home and find out what to do if we suffer from epilepsy and what precautions to take in terms of diet. I know nothing about this... What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Interfere with potassium intake. Patients with epilepsy caused by traumatic brain injury and those taking sedative drugs for a long time are prone to dehydration, anemia, leukopenia, malnutrition, etc. In severe cases, electrolyte metabolic disorders may recur (hyperkalemia). When the diet contains too much potassium, it will increase the patient's blood potassium levels, so the daily potassium intake for epilepsy patients should not be less than 3 grams. Foods low in potassium include bok choy, small red radishes, white radishes, celery, pumpkin, tomato, eggplant, onion, cucumber, winter melon, loofah, zucchini, pear, apple, grape, pineapple, etc.