What should children epilepsy diet pay attention to

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The causes of epilepsy are complex, causing serious harm to people, and the incidence of epilepsy in children is not in a few, because children are a growing individual, nutrition supplement is particularly important, so children should have a balanced diet in the diet, but also to avoid eating some food that can induce epilepsy. So what should children epilepsy diet pay attention to?

What should children epilepsy diet pay attention to

1. Low salt and less water. Stimulating diencephalon can cause epileptic seizure, and diencephalon is the regulating center of water in the body. If a large amount of water, it will increase the burden of the brain, leading to seizures. And eating salty food, a large amount of sodium intake, can lead to excessive neuronal discharge is epileptic seizures.  

2. To increase the intake of vitamin E, vitamin E can inhibit the oxidation of brain tissue. Moreover, it can remove toxic free radicals in human body, and it is also a membrane stabilizer. Can prevent the permeability of brain cells increased, play a role in preventing seizures. For children to eat more food rich in vitamin E, such as carrots, sesame oil, peanut oil, eggs, bean sprouts, seaweed, shellfish, etc.

3. To supplement the food with calcium, children have many times to fan carbuncle, often can cause the occurrence of hypocalcemia. Therefore, the diet should be appropriate to increase calcium containing food. Calcium can inhibit the abnormal excitation of the brain nerve and keep it in a normal state, which is conducive to the treatment of diseases. Calcium rich foods include sesame paste, bone soup, shrimp skin, spare ribs, crisp fish beans and bean products.

matters needing attention

In addition to receiving formal professional treatment, children with epilepsy should also do a good job in the prevention and nursing of daily life, in which diet is an important part, because a reasonable and healthy diet is conducive to the treatment of epilepsy, but there are also some foods that can induce seizures. Therefore, as parents should be clear about the diet of children with epilepsy, to help children with healthy diet.