Ketogenic diet in infantile spasms

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6990909 tn?1435275816 Has anybody tried a ketogenic diet for health issues? I'm just trying to find holistic ways to deal with RA. I have tried focusing on foods with anti-inflammatory properties but am continuing the search. Thanks for your input!
Avatar m tn 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 the a
Avatar n tn please, if someone knows anything about INFANTILE SPASM or have experienced this in your family. since 2 months ago, my 1 yr old son has these symptoms: his head drops down toward his neck or his sides especially after he wakes up for a few minutes & he is not responsive to people around him. his eyes roll up with no emotions. other than this his development and everything else is normal and ok. after MRI,CT SCAN,EEG a neurologist told us it might be infantile spasm but she still not sure.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn //www.aldf.com/lyme-disease/#chronicLymeDisease 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).
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar n tn symptomatic and idiopathic/cryptogenic, the latter category a wastebasket for all of the cases that have no attributable etiology. Patients in this category generally have a better prognosis than those in the symptomatic category. As we become more knowledgeable about neurologic disease, we are finding that infantile spasms often fall into the symptomatic category; that is, the seizures are simply a manifestation of a larger neurologic disorder.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar n tn I too am not a doctor, but have had 18 years experience with my daughters seizures. My daughter was diagnosed with infantile spasms with intractable myoclonic seizures ( uncontrolled) I am not in Any way saying this is what's going on with your little one, what you describe is what I see in my daughter. Her seizures are all in her eyes now but when younger involved arms, or shoulders, or legs. Her eyes roll up, flutter ( many quick rapid blinks ) also going to the left.
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar m tn If vigabatrin does not control the seizures in 3 or 4 days, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is usually used next. ACTH stops seizures in more than half of children with infantile spasms. Often the baby will be given another anti-epileptic drug after the spasms have stopped and the ACTH therapy has been completed. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided.
Avatar n tn Given your current situation and your extremely high blood sugars, if you want to reduce then using diet, then a very low carb diet / ketogenic diet would be the way to go. This diet however, may still not be enough to get your sugars down and you may still need insulin / other meds. Please know that if you eat a ketogenic diet you need to follow it strictly.
Tbd Low carb, adequate protein, fat for energy balance - otherwise known as ketogenic of low carb diet. In this diet carbs are typically restricted to 30g or less per day. This diet also includes abundant non-starchy, non-sweet vegetables and plant foods. 2. Very low fat, adequate protein, high carb. This is the plant based and even vegan diet that some are promoting. This diet does not have processed foods.
1028452 tn?1537448484 May be associated with serious, difficult-to-treat syndromes, including infantile spasms, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, genetically related conditions, and developmental disorders. Social impact in childhood is often severe, producing isolation and loss of self esteem. About 300,000 American children under the age of 14 have epilepsy. It affects children at different ages, and in different ways. For some, it will be a temporary problem, easily controlled with medication, outgrown after a few years.
Avatar f tn There is such a condition, and it is common in the U.S. and getting more and more so, called Chronic, Nonspecific Infantile Diarrhea. It is also referred to as the irritable colon syndrome, toddler diarrhea, or the sloppy stool syndrome. It occurs without protein-calorie malabsorption, which seems to describe your son i.e. you mention he is growing fast and furiously. Studies are suggesting that it is caused, at least in part, by variations in diet.
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar n tn Hi, my son had infantile spasms which started at approx 3 months old, his eyes would squint and roll up, not fully but as if he was straining, both arms would raise up at the same time, this typically happened on waking or before sleep, I was told for weeks it wasnt anything serious or it was colic.. I video taped him doing theses movements and pushed and pushed to see a neurologist, when they saw it they did say it looked like a fit, prescribed him phenobarbitone* and sent us home...
Avatar n tn Diet change (such as ketogenic diet, low GI diet, or paleo diet) and exercise is recommended to improve symptoms of PCOS.
Tbd Eat low carb / ketogenic diet. Avoid or strictly sugars, grains, starchy vegetables, and sweet fruits. Use a blood glucose meter to determine the effect of your diet on your blood sugar. This will help you fine tune what foods do and don't affect your blood sugars, and to what degree.