Question
What foods should epilepsy patients avoid? A classmate’s relative has a child with epilepsy and usually drinks fish soup. Are there any specific requirements or foods to avoid when it comes to fish soup?
Answer
Hello, epilepsy is also known as lamb’s disease. It is generally difficult to cure with medication. Studies have found that overeating, excessive hunger, drinking alcohol, smoking, and overindulgence in spicy and irritating foods are major risk factors for triggering epilepsy. In terms of diet, it is important to consume more whole grains, vegetables, fruits, fish, shrimp, eggs, milk, and foods rich in Vitamin B6, Vitamin K, calcium, and magnesium. Limit the intake of fried and greasy foods; restrict potassium intake. Traditional Chinese medicine has accumulated many unique treatment methods through long-term clinical practice. I suggest using herbs such as Gastrodia elata Blume (Tianma), amber (Shu), Cornu Antelopis (Lingjiao), musk (Muxiang), Bupleurum chinense DC (Chaihu), Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Guizhi), Acorus tatarinowii Schott (Shigepi), Codonopsis pilosula (Qingyangshen), Bombyx mori Linnaeus (Baiyaochan), Uncaria rhynchophylla Miq. (Gouteng), Herba Epimedii (Yangxiancao), Concha Haliotidis (Zhenzhimu), Concha Meretricis (Tie Dan Fen), Herba Epimedii (Longji Cao), Liquorice root (Gancao) for treatment. These herbs have the effects of reinforcing the healthy aspects and expelling pathogenic factors, calming the mind and soothing the nerves, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, removing dampness to resolve phlegm, awakening the brain to open the orifices, strengthening the spleen to supplement Qi, nourishing essence and marrow. They fundamentally regulate organ functions and are the best treatment plan for curing epilepsy this stubborn disease.