Epilepsy should pay attention to

After suffering from epilepsy, people sometimes experience body convulsions. It is not easy for family members to take care of epilepsy. In fact, for patients with epilepsy, if they can pay attention to some issues, it will be of great help to their recovery. So what issues should we pay attention to in case of epilepsy? Let’s learn about it below and also learn some care methods for epilepsy.

What should you pay attention to if you have epilepsy?

Eat more acidic food and less salt

Acidic foods provide the human body with rich vitamin C, vitamin B6, etc., which are beneficial to the synthesis of neurotransmitters, thereby making up for the lack of some neurotransmitters in epilepsy patients, especially those with primary epilepsy, and reducing the onset of epilepsy.

Traditional acidic foods include: peanuts, walnuts, pork, beef, chicken, duck, goose, fish, shrimp, eggs, etc. In addition, studies have shown that epileptic seizures are caused by excessive nerve discharges. When the human body consumes excessive salt in a short period of time, the high concentration of sodium salt can cause excessive neuronal discharges, thereby inducing epilepsy. Therefore, the "less salt and more vinegar" health regimen that people often talk about is still applicable to epilepsy patients.

Eat more beans and cereals

Studies have shown that legumes and cereal foods (such as soybeans, lentils, wheat, etc.) are rich in the trace element manganese. Eating more of them can supplement the insufficient manganese intake of epilepsy patients. Other studies have shown that normal brain cells contain a certain amount of phosphatase, but the brains of epileptic patients are severely lacking in this enzyme. Bean sprouts are rich in nitrophosphatase, so eating bean sprouts can supplement the phosphatase deficiency and alleviate the condition.

Control drinking water

Some scholars believe that: "The diencephalon is the body's fluid regulation center. When a large amount of fluid enters the body, it will increase the burden on the diencephalon, thereby inducing epilepsy." Moreover, some epilepsy patients often suddenly develop the disease while holding their urine. This is probably because drinking too much water causes the bladder to be overfilled, thereby generating strong electrical impulses and inducing abnormal discharges of neurons.

First aid measures for epileptic seizures

1. During a minor epileptic seizure, the patient will experience a brief loss of consciousness, usually only a few seconds, without convulsions or spasms, and the face may turn pale or red. Children may even spin in circles, etc., which is generally easily ignored. Focal epilepsy usually manifests as localized spasms and convulsions in the hands, feet, face, etc. If you find any of the above symptoms, you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment, and take medication as prescribed by the doctor.

2. During a major epileptic seizure, when the patient is about to fall to the ground before having a whole-body convulsion, if the patient's family or rescuer is nearby, they should immediately step forward to support the patient and try to let him fall slowly to avoid injuries. At the same time, before the patient's mouth closes tightly, quickly roll up the handkerchief, gauze, etc. and place it between the patient's upper and lower teeth to prevent the tongue from being bitten when the teeth are clenched. If someone has fallen and landed on his face, he should be turned over to avoid airway obstruction. If the patient's teeth are clenched at this time, do not pry them open forcibly, otherwise the patient's teeth will become loose and fall out. The rescuer can then loosen the patient's collar and belt to allow him to breathe freely. To prevent the patient's saliva or vomit from being inhaled into the trachea and causing suffocation, the rescuer or family member should always stay by the patient's side and wipe away the patient's vomit at any time.

3. In a small number of patients, major seizures may occur one after another, and the patient may remain unconscious during the intervals. This is a persistent state of epilepsy. This is a critical condition of the disease. If not treated in time, serious consequences such as cerebral edema, brain herniation, respiratory and circulatory failure and even death may occur. Once status epilepticus occurs, if there is Lumina injection nearby, a larger dose of the drug can be given at once, and then the patient can be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible.