Ketogenic diet and seizures in adults
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Nathan was started on a diet for Seizure control...Ketogenic Diet. He had his last grand mal seizure the 3 day on the diet. His muscle and drop seizures ended 2 months later completely, but we noticed they were less harsh with each one he had til they just stopped." - excerpt from KetoGenic Diet for Seizures.
Sorry about your son. There is a movie you might want to watch concerning epilepsy. The movie is "First Do No Harm". It is a true story concerning the use of the Ketogenic Diet with good results in treating epilepsy in children. Sure wish you the best with your son.
just checked what a ketogenic diet is, this type of diet is extremely unhealthy and damages livers of any person hbver or not
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet:
high fat damages the liver
adequate-protein is ok but from vegetable or little white meat, no red meat, no diaries
low-carbohydrate leads nowhere, it is processed and refined carbohydrates to increase blood glucose which makes damage, so the problems is refined cereals not not carbohydrates
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Meds are really the only way to reduce the frequency and intensity of seizures, though some people have seizure triggers (flashing light, for instance) and so avoiding triggers is important for them. The ketogenic diet (an extremely low carb diet, only to be undertaken with physician approval and supervision) can help some people with seizures, but is typically tried only after several different meds have failed to provide relief.
Is there any thoughts you can give me on staying on the gluten free diet and when I might see some improvement in her seizures. We were gluten free for one month and I saw no change in her epilepsy. Is there a way to find out if her epilepsy is linked to her gluten alergy?
Also, did you have any thoughts about the discomfort in her throat when she is feeling like she might seize?
Thank you very much for your response.
t the only benefit of a ketogenic diet, which has been found effective in treating epilepsy, reverses type 2 diabetes, and preventing heart disease. New research indicates the low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet fights depression and bipolar disorder.
In fact, Dr. Westman said people who follow a high-fat ketogenic diet experience improved health across the board.
"Here at Duke, we use mainly the low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet to treat diabetes and obesity.
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which would suggest that the ketogenic diet is a way to treat lyme. Granted, there is a lot out there from non medical sources. So you might want to kind of check out that.
In terms of her behavior, the lyme might be causing many of the problems. But, did she have any of these problems before the lyme disease?
She does exhibit symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder (which could have been started by the Lyme).
My child has had a g-tube for 6 years because of the ketogenic diet in which she is coming off now, she eats everything, no problem with swallowing, she drinks a whole can of pop at times but how do I get her to drink her whole fluid alotment of 1500ml a day? Or will she pick it up once I can offer her a variety of drinks?
May I suggest you do some research on the Ketogenic Diet. It is a huge lifestyle change, but is totally worth it. Ketogenic lifestyle requires that you cut out almost all carbs. You eat less than 20g of carbs a day, moderate amount of protein 50-100g/day (60-75 is ideal for most people), and 100-150g fat/day. It is a high fat diet that switches your body from using carbs for energy to using fat for energy.
t bad for a very long time and then all of a sudden they started happening again and more often and my mono-clonic seizures were gettin worse. Instead of just my eyes and head twitching and what not. My arms would jerk, and if I was standing my knees would always buckle. And I got tired of worrying bout when or if ones gonna happen. Worrying about if I stay up too late am I gonna have one. So I got put back on my medication. I'm 19 years old I've been back on it for about 6 months now.
or related for that matter. Its regarding seizures and diet. For dogs AND people. I have been in a health and nutrition class this semester, and just did a report on Keto diets (like Keto, Atkins, and Low Glycemic Index Diet)
The reports are concerning treating seizure disorders with Keto diets. Apparently there is a solid link between glucose/carbohydrate intake, and seizures. There are decades worth of reports about links between a 60-90% reduction in seizures when on Keto diets.
My TSH in 2006 was a 2.46. In 2007, it dropped to .85 and has stayed there ever since. Because I was also concerned about the possibility of pre-menopause, I had so much lab work done in July 2013 that I don't know if there was anything I wasn't tested for. My results related to thyroid were as follows:
T3 Free: 4.2 (normal: 2.8-5.2)
T4 Free: 1.1 (normal: .80-2.2)
TSH: .85 (normal .30-5.0)
TSI: <89 (normal ?
before surgery I had complex partial seizures, never totally controlled by medication. I was in numerous drug studies at Vanderbilt, and post surgery and only taking 50 mg of Topamax, one the drug of which I was in a study for! I have a breakthrough aura now and then, but as long as I take my medicine, no seizures. I have tried a few times to go off the medication, under Dr's care, but I would have stronger auras and even a breakthrough seizure.
I started a ketogenic diet on Saturday and the last few days I've been feeling gassy and have slight "cramps", around the belly button area. Why is that?
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