What facts must people with epilepsy know?

  1, epilepsy patients treatment period diet conditioning: epilepsy patients during the treatment of recipes can refer to the general diet arrangements. However, carbohydrates should be reduced and the amount of fat should be increased, while water intake should be controlled. You can use the following foods: millet, sesame, wheat, dates, black beans, cut beans, walnuts, pork heart, honey, yam, eggs, green vegetables, green beans, carrots, peas.  2, epilepsy patients daily diet conditioning: epilepsy patients should be appropriate to limit the intake of carbohydrates its patients do not need more than 300g of carbohydrates per day is appropriate; if necessary to increase the supply of fat, water and salt control; vitamins and minerals, especially iron, calcium and other elements should be fully supplied; food containing more sugar and stimulating food should be reduced intake.  3, epilepsy patients need to limit the intake of potassium: patients with epilepsy caused by traumatic brain injury and long-term sedation drugs are prone to dehydration, anemia, leukopenia, malnutrition, etc., and electrolyte disorders can occur in severe cases. When the diet contains too much potassium, it will lead to an increase in the patient’s blood potassium content, therefore, its patient potassium intake should be less than 3g/d. 4, epilepsy patients should increase the intake of magnesium: epilepsy patients will be magnesium deficiency, especially patients who need long-term drug therapy, easy to cause osteoporosis, should not only give a high calcium diet, should also pay attention to the intake of magnesium. If there is a magnesium deficiency, in addition to affecting the bone osteogenesis, but also lead to muscle tremors, mental tension. Food rich in magnesium food are: corn, soybeans, dried tofu, green vegetables, celery, chicken, etc. Adult men need 350mg per day to maintain magnesium balance.  5, epilepsy patients should reduce the consumption of epilepsy-inducing food: mutton, dog meat, stag, wild duck, carp and other “hairy things” should be less; absolutely forbidden to drink strong alcohol, strong tea, coffee, etc.; pepper, chili, mustard, onion, garlic and other spicy condiments should also be appropriately limited. The above are the first aid precautions after a seizure and the issues that should be noted in daily care.