Can people with epilepsy smoke?

  I think we all know very well that smoking is very bad for health, and for epileptic patients, even more so, epileptic patients with long-term smoking may cause some other diseases, seriously endangering our daily life, so, can you smoke with epilepsy? We take a look at the following introduction, I hope it will help you.  A. It is well known that cigarettes contain nicotine, and its damage to the human body is multifaceted. If long-term smoking causes nicotine intoxication, it will stimulate the brain, causing abnormal excitation of the brain nerves, which leads to seizures. Analysis has shown that there is a direct relationship between smoking and seizures. Women who smoke increase their chances of having vasospasms and seizures. Researchers have combined various factors and found that people with a history of smoking are nearly fifty percent more likely to develop epilepsy than non-smokers;.  The reason smoking increases the risk of seizures is because nicotine reaches a level in the body that can cause a person to have a convulsion. Experts have found that drinking alcohol and coffee can also increase the prevalence of epilepsy and that they are strongly associated with seizures. For patients who are already suffering from epilepsy, drinking alcohol and coffee can easily lead to seizures.  Third, the usual precautions, epilepsy patients, first of all, can not drink, can not stay up late, do not eat things that are easy on the fire, to maintain a good state of mind, not angry, do more suitable sports, strengthen physical fitness, reduce the occurrence of colds; also can not be overworked; epilepsy patients to eat a light diet, do not starve nor eat too much. In short, good habits in life, to control seizures is very helpful.  Can people with epilepsy smoke?