People with epilepsy can eat pepper appropriately. In China, there are many folk sayings that people with epilepsy should not eat foods that are considered to have “hair-raising and dispersing” effects in traditional Chinese medicine (e.g., mutton, dog meat, cockerel, duck, carp, liquor, pepper, chili peppers, scallions, garlic, etc.), but there is a lack of scientific basis for these sayings. The mechanism of food-induced epilepsy may be related to the interaction between food and disease and antiepileptic drugs. Therefore, there is no need to excessively restrict a certain diet, and people with epilepsy can eat pepper appropriately. Epilepsy patients should avoid excessive emotional excitement, alcohol consumption, and exertion in their daily life, which may lead to seizures. Epilepsy patients should actively seek medical treatment, follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized medication, and pay attention to lifestyle as well as dietary changes in order to reduce seizures.