Problems to be noted in the daily life of epilepsy patients

  Epilepsy is a common and frequent disease, often referred to as “goat’s horn madness” in Chinese folk medicine, and “epilepsy” and “epileptic disease” in Chinese medicine. It is a chronic brain disorder caused by a variety of etiologies, characterized by sudden, recurrent, transient malfunction of the brain nervous system due to sudden, excessive discharge of neurons in the brain. Depending on the location and extent of the abnormal neuronal discharge, seizures can be characterized by different degrees of impairment in sensory, motor, consciousness, behavior, autonomic function, or both. Epilepsy is not a simple disease or syndrome, but a complex set of symptoms and syndromes caused by multiple pathological processes in the brain. The main features are recurrent and seizures.  The most important thing to note in the daily life of epileptic patients: 1. Epileptic patients should pay attention to not to engage in too strenuous sports, not to engage in too intense mental labor, not to stay up late, watching television for a long time with computers, etc.  For patients who can’t take care of themselves, they should be bathed and haircut regularly, and their clothes should be increased and decreased in time when the climate changes. For those patients who are depressed and suspicious, they should be encouraged and led to carry out cultural and sports activities or participate in simple physical labor, which can help stabilize their emotions. In addition, a reasonable work and rest schedule should be arranged to ensure that sleep should be sufficient, and not lying in bed all day. Those who have a habit of smoking and drinking should try to quit.  2, epilepsy patients in the food to pay more attention to some, to more out of some light things, do not eat which stimulate people things, eat more fresh vegetables, soy products class, etc.. The point: eat a light diet, avoid tobacco, alcohol, strong tea, do not overeat, do not eat spicy and stimulating food and food containing a lot of caffeine.  Anti-epileptic drugs can cause deficiencies of vitamin K, folic acid, vitamin D, and calcium and magnesium. Vitamin K is related to blood clotting and can cause bleeding when deficient. Fresh vegetables, soybean oil, and egg yolk contain large amounts of vitamin K. Vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium are related to the growth of bones and teeth, and calcium deficiency can aggravate seizures. Therefore, sufficient vitamin D, calcium and magnesium should be supplied during childhood. Fish, eggs, animal liver, soy products, and milk are rich in calcium and vitamin D. Folic acid deficiency is also associated with increased seizures. animal kidneys, beef, and green vegetables contain folic acid, but cooking time should not be too long to avoid excessive destruction. Vitamin B6 is associated with the production of γ-aminobutyric acid. Rice, wheat bran, beef liver and fish contain a large amount of vitamin B6. It is important to constantly summarize in life and arrange the diet reasonably according to the characteristics of the patient.  After taking a lot of sweets at one time, a large amount of sugar enters the bloodstream, which will stimulate the pancreas to secrete too much insulin (a hormone that lowers blood glucose concentration), thus causing blood glucose to drop quickly, and low blood glucose leads to a lack of energy for the brain and promotes seizures. Likewise, starvation can make seizures easier.  The proper consumption of tea, coffee, cola and other beverages is not dangerous to trigger seizures, but drinking large amounts or drinking too strong tea or coffee can also trigger seizures. The reason is that these beverages contain more or less central excitatory substances that reduce the ability to resist seizures and induce them. The actual fact is that the actual person is not a person who is not a person.  3, epilepsy often occurs suddenly, so patients should not drive vehicles and engage in high-altitude work, cycling should strictly comply with traffic rules. When walking should try to take the crosswalks. Parents educate and manage children to play away from water, wells, roads and railroads. Adopt a more normal lifestyle. Keep a comfortable mood, avoid colds, high fever, do not watch television and computers and use cell phones for a long time, do not watch the appropriate exciting film and television programs and video games.  Amniotic requirements for food?  Patients should be more magnesium and calcium supplements; there are vitamins; to eat more green vegetables; eat more legumes, more eggs, milk and some other foods with high nutritional value. Coffee and chocolate should be eaten sparingly.  The incidence of epilepsy is increasing in today’s society, so we should have some basic knowledge about the disease. It is best that we take an active role in preventing the disease before it occurs.