What food can epileptic patient eat

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Epilepsy is a common disease in daily life. The occurrence of epilepsy poses a great threat to the life and psychology of patients. Although epilepsy is the same as normal people, it still needs attention in diet. So what diet rules should we pay attention to in daily life? Now let's learn about it.

What food can epileptic patient eat

Increasing the intake of magnesium epilepsy patients often lack of magnesium, especially in patients who need long-term drug treatment, such as long-term use of sodium phenytoin, easy to cause osteoporosis, in addition to giving high calcium diet, should also pay attention to the intake of magnesium. The adult body contains 20-25 grams of magnesium, about half of which is concentrated in the middle skeleton. The magnesium in the skeleton cannot be used by the body cells.

Appropriate restriction of carbohydrate intake, epilepsy patients need the same energy and protein as normal people, and carbohydrates do not need too much, not more than 300 grams per day is appropriate; appropriate increase in the supply of fat, should account for about 60% of the total calories; limit water, not more than 1000 ml per day; salt, not more than 3 grams per day; adequate supply of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C It is iron, calcium and other elements; it is forbidden to eat food with more sugar and stimulating food.

Limit the intake of potassium. Epilepsy patients caused by brain trauma and patients taking sedative drugs for a long time are prone to dehydration, anemia, leucopenia, malnutrition, etc. severe patients may have electrolyte metabolic disorder (hyperkalemia). Therefore, epilepsy patients how to diet content, is the need to limit this aspect of the intake.

matters needing attention

The above is the introduction of diet for patients with epilepsy, hoping to bring help to patients with epilepsy. Director Zhao Haikang reminded the patients: the family members of the patients should also do a good job in nursing the patients. According to the doctor's treatment, combined with the auxiliary treatment of diet, they believe that they will soon recover.