Normal families often eat zinc-rich foods to prevent zinc deficiency which could affect health. However, patients with epilepsy should not eat too much food high in zinc. Through measuring the blood zinc concentration of epilepsy patients, it is found that almost all epilepsy patients have a significantly higher average blood zinc content than normal people. After long-term anti-epilepsy treatment, the blood zinc concentration of patients decreases significantly compared to before the treatment, and some may even show certain symptoms of zinc deficiency.
This shows that the occurrence of epilepsy has a close relationship with the increase of zinc content in the body, especially in the brain. Experts believe that anti-epilepsy drugs or other metabolites can effectively chelate with zinc ions, reduce the blood zinc concentration of epilepsy patients, thereby controlling epileptic seizures. Therefore, in addition to paying attention to drug treatment, epilepsy patients should try to eat less or none of the zinc-rich foods in their daily lives.
Epilepsy patients should pay attention to a balanced diet and supplement sufficient nutrition. During the long treatment of epilepsy, some Western medicines may affect the digestive system, leading to the lack or metabolic disorders of nutrients in patients, such as the lack of vitamin B6, vitamin K, folic acid, calcium, magnesium and other elements.
In addition to having a reasonable diet, the above-mentioned substances should be supplemented, and more vegetables and fruits should be consumed. Rice bran and wheat bran contain vitamin B6, so coarse grains should be eaten more. Fish, shrimp, eggs, and milk are rich in vitamin D and can promote calcium absorption. Green vegetables are rich in folic acid and vitamin K, so patients should not be picky eaters, but must have comprehensive and balanced nutrition and a reasonable diet.
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