Ketogenic diet infantile spasms
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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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I have seen infantile spasms while working on a pediatric unit. It is a serious seizure disorder that often causes cognitive/developmental delays. Doctors often down-play the severity of this disease, but the majority of the children that I have seen with this end up needing some for of long-term care. I am really sorry that you are going through this. Here is a website with some more info for you: http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Epilepsy/Infantile-Spasms.aspx?
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.
She is on a ketogenic diet to help with the Lyme, so she gets low carbs, no sugar or processed foods, no dyed foods, no grains.
I have called her pediatrician and scheduled an appointment to evaluate her, but thought I would ask here as well, because it'll be two weeks before they can see her.
Thoughts, insights? Anything specific ringing a belly that I should look deeper into? Is there a connection to children's emotions and lyme, or is this two separate issues?
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.
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.
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?
Hello,
Several antiepileptic drugs and a hormonal therapy can be used to treat infantile spasms and valproate is tried as first line drug. Sometimes doctors start withv igabatrin (Sabril) which is often used as the initial therapy because it is relatively safe (especially for short-term use) and effective. 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.
s movements are manifestations of a seizure disorder known as infantile spasms (AKA hypsarrhythmia). The classical description of these spells are similar to what you describe: brief, jerking of the child, oftentimes with the hands flipping back and frequently occurring multiple times in clusters. Infantile spasms are generally divided into 2 broad categories: symptomatic and idiopathic/cryptogenic, the latter category a wastebasket for all of the cases that have no attributable etiology.
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.
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.
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.
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...
There is a strong history of atopy in the family. At this point infantile eczema is still a likely differential. The family history of dermatitis and the way you described the skin condition may still suggest that this is so. In infants the cheek seems to be the most common area involved. Infantile eczema may have variable appearances .They do not have a definite characteristic. So ,this is still a likely differential here.
I suggest you seek second opinion with another dermatologist .
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