Food-Triggered Siezures

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So I have never found a trigger my siezures beyond them occuring around my period...but I think I might be on to something. Maybe even something that might give me the origin to my seizures- since they haven't found anything on my CT scans or MRI. I went out for Thai food this week and last to a specific place. I had a small siezure right after eating both times. The first time I didn't think much of it since I was on my period, but it was my only one that week (odd, I didn't have more that cycle) but the second time I looked at my plate suspiciously. I had crab rangoon both times, but I had it once before at this place and didn't react so *scratch*... However, I recalled the number of times in the past four years that my seziues began at the dinner table. Some of my worst ones began at the dinner table. Could I have an allergy to something? Why would I not be reacting to it more often outside the time of my period? Some minor research does pull up that allergies are stronger during menstration. Could I be more predisposed to a reaction then when my seizure threshhold is lower as is? I'm going to have to keep track of what I eat now. Does anyone else have anything similar to this, or heard of it? Is it a possibility?

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Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Wed, 2008-06-04 - 01:47

AAARGH...........I EAT STRAWBERRIES CONSTANTLY TO CURB MY SUGAR CRAVINGS! AND THEY AFFECT MY THYROID.....HMMMM, NOT GOOD. MY THYROID HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS AS IT IS. I CUT OUT SOY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT ALSO CAUSES SHHHHHHHH GAS! BROCCOLI IS ONE OF THE FEW VEGATABLES I AM NOT ALLERGIC TO. NOT LOOKING GOOD HERE! GUESS I WILL JUST STICK TO BEANS AND MORE BEANS.....REFRIED, THAT IS. YOU BETTER START PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT SUGAR INTAKE, MISSY! AND CUT THE CAFFIENE! I HAVEN'T HAD IT IN 30+ YEARS. NOW WHEN I SMELL A SODA, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING THAT BELONGS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF A CAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW AWFUL IT WOULD TASTE TO ME!

I HAD RESEARCHED THE THYROID AND SEIZURES A LONG TIME AGO. I WISH I HAD KEPT THAT INFO SO I COULD GIVE IT TO YOU. I KEPT BEING TOLD MY THYROID FUNCTION WAS NORMAL, BUT IT WASN'T AND I FINALLY FOUND AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST WHO KNOWS I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND I AM ON 75 MCG OF LEVOTHYROXIN, EVEN THOUGH MY THYROID RANGE IS NORMAL AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO HELP. WHEN I SEARCHED BEFORE, I CAME UP WITH INFO FROM MAYO CLINIC, CLEAVELAND CLINIC, MERCK MANUAL AND AUSTIN ENDOCRINOLOGY. I JUST DID A SEARCH NOW AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INFO, BUT I DIDN'T READ IT. NONE OF IT WAS FROM THE SITES I MENTIONED. HOWEVER, BEFORE WHEN I SEARCHED, I FOUND THAT THERE DEFINITELY IS A LINK BETWEEN THYRIOD DYSFUNCTION AND SEIZURES. THEY GET WORSE. THERE WAS A LONG EXPLANATION, BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE. WHAT AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.......ALTHOUGH DISHEARTENING FOR ME CAUSE I HAVE SO VERY MANY ALLERGIES TO FOOD, I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THEM ARE, SO I EAT THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER. HMMMMMMM..........NOT ANYMORE I GUESS!

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO HAVE THYROID PROBLEMS. HMMMMMMMM...........VERY INTERESTING/ MAKES ME ALSO THINK THAT SOME AED'S CAUSE THE PROBLEM.

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I WISH YOU PEACE, LOVE, BLESSINGS, JOY.........JAN

AAARGH...........I EAT STRAWBERRIES CONSTANTLY TO CURB MY SUGAR CRAVINGS! AND THEY AFFECT MY THYROID.....HMMMM, NOT GOOD. MY THYROID HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS AS IT IS. I CUT OUT SOY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT ALSO CAUSES SHHHHHHHH GAS! BROCCOLI IS ONE OF THE FEW VEGATABLES I AM NOT ALLERGIC TO. NOT LOOKING GOOD HERE! GUESS I WILL JUST STICK TO BEANS AND MORE BEANS.....REFRIED, THAT IS. YOU BETTER START PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT SUGAR INTAKE, MISSY! AND CUT THE CAFFIENE! I HAVEN'T HAD IT IN 30+ YEARS. NOW WHEN I SMELL A SODA, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING THAT BELONGS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF A CAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW AWFUL IT WOULD TASTE TO ME! I HAD RESEARCHED THE THYROID AND SEIZURES A LONG TIME AGO. I WISH I HAD KEPT THAT INFO SO I COULD GIVE IT TO YOU. I KEPT BEING TOLD MY THYROID FUNCTION WAS NORMAL, BUT IT WASN'T AND I FINALLY FOUND AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST WHO KNOWS I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND I AM ON 75 MCG OF LEVOTHYROXIN, EVEN THOUGH MY THYROID RANGE IS NORMAL AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO HELP. WHEN I SEARCHED BEFORE, I CAME UP WITH INFO FROM MAYO CLINIC, CLEAVELAND CLINIC, MERCK MANUAL AND AUSTIN ENDOCRINOLOGY. I JUST DID A SEARCH NOW AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INFO, BUT I DIDN'T READ IT. NONE OF IT WAS FROM THE SITES I MENTIONED. HOWEVER, BEFORE WHEN I SEARCHED, I FOUND THAT THERE DEFINITELY IS A LINK BETWEEN THYRIOD DYSFUNCTION AND SEIZURES. THEY GET WORSE. THERE WAS A LONG EXPLANATION, BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE. WHAT AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.......ALTHOUGH DISHEARTENING FOR ME CAUSE I HAVE SO VERY MANY ALLERGIES TO FOOD, I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THEM ARE, SO I EAT THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER. HMMMMMMM..........NOT ANYMORE I GUESS!    I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO HAVE THYROID PROBLEMS. HMMMMMMMM...........VERY INTERESTING/ MAKES ME ALSO THINK THAT SOME AED'S CAUSE THE PROBLEM.     I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I WISH YOU PEACE, LOVE, BLESSINGS, JOY.........JAN

AAARGH...........I EAT STRAWBERRIES CONSTANTLY TO CURB MY SUGAR CRAVINGS! AND THEY AFFECT MY THYROID.....HMMMM, NOT GOOD. MY THYROID HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS AS IT IS. I CUT OUT SOY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT ALSO CAUSES SHHHHHHHH GAS! BROCCOLI IS ONE OF THE FEW VEGATABLES I AM NOT ALLERGIC TO. NOT LOOKING GOOD HERE! GUESS I WILL JUST STICK TO BEANS AND MORE BEANS.....REFRIED, THAT IS. YOU BETTER START PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT SUGAR INTAKE, MISSY! AND CUT THE CAFFIENE! I HAVEN'T HAD IT IN 30+ YEARS. NOW WHEN I SMELL A SODA, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING THAT BELONGS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF A CAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW AWFUL IT WOULD TASTE TO ME!

I HAD RESEARCHED THE THYROID AND SEIZURES A LONG TIME AGO. I WISH I HAD KEPT THAT INFO SO I COULD GIVE IT TO YOU. I KEPT BEING TOLD MY THYROID FUNCTION WAS NORMAL, BUT IT WASN'T AND I FINALLY FOUND AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST WHO KNOWS I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND I AM ON 75 MCG OF LEVOTHYROXIN, EVEN THOUGH MY THYROID RANGE IS NORMAL AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO HELP. WHEN I SEARCHED BEFORE, I CAME UP WITH INFO FROM MAYO CLINIC, CLEAVELAND CLINIC, MERCK MANUAL AND AUSTIN ENDOCRINOLOGY. I JUST DID A SEARCH NOW AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INFO, BUT I DIDN'T READ IT. NONE OF IT WAS FROM THE SITES I MENTIONED. HOWEVER, BEFORE WHEN I SEARCHED, I FOUND THAT THERE DEFINITELY IS A LINK BETWEEN THYRIOD DYSFUNCTION AND SEIZURES. THEY GET WORSE. THERE WAS A LONG EXPLANATION, BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE. WHAT AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.......ALTHOUGH DISHEARTENING FOR ME CAUSE I HAVE SO VERY MANY ALLERGIES TO FOOD, I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THEM ARE, SO I EAT THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER. HMMMMMMM..........NOT ANYMORE I GUESS!

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO HAVE THYROID PROBLEMS. HMMMMMMMM...........VERY INTERESTING/ MAKES ME ALSO THINK THAT SOME AED'S CAUSE THE PROBLEM.

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I WISH YOU PEACE, LOVE, BLESSINGS, JOY.........JAN

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by Texas_med on Sun, 2008-06-01 - 01:02

I can tell you from a medical stand point since I am a Registered Nurse at the hospital and I am specializing in neurology as I progress to get my Bachelor's degree in Nursing. It may sound funny, but you may have a potassium deficiency. It is a condition well known to cause seizures since it disrupts the electrical activity in your neurons which is what causes seizures. I can give you a hint since I have seizures as well (which is why I specialized in neurology). Try eating a food like bananas that have a significant amount of pottassium, especially during your period since you can lose a significant amount of potassium during that time (that is one reason headaches are common in the cycle). You can start out eating one a day (banana) and see where it gets you. It has really helped me decrease the number of my seizures (although the idea of potassium rich fruits and vegetables was brough to me by a paramedic friend of mine and not my neurologist.) I wouldn't go as far as getting potassium vitamins since too much potassium can cause seizures as well and it would take several bananas to result in this and they also have neutralizing vitamins in them making it less likely.If you would like to know more, just e-mail me at rowdy_texan04@hotmail.com and be sure to specify epilepsy so I don't think it's junk mail.

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by RobinN on Tue, 2008-06-03 - 02:25

There is a great connection between the "gut" and the brain. Just doing a quick search with gut/brain/seizure and you will find some interesting reading. Also be highly suspicious of all processed and prepared foods, as MSG is hidden in many different forms. My daughters seizures are triggered by the many different byproducts that are hidden in foods.

Try an elimination diet, and stick to fresh, organic, whole foods.

The postassium idea is interesting, but if there is an insulin issue, this could be a problem. Bananas are high in natural sugars.

Robin

There is a great connection between the "gut" and the brain. Just doing a quick search with gut/brain/seizure and you will find some interesting reading. Also be highly suspicious of all processed and prepared foods, as MSG is hidden in many different forms. My daughters seizures are triggered by the many different byproducts that are hidden in foods.

Try an elimination diet, and stick to fresh, organic, whole foods.

The postassium idea is interesting, but if there is an insulin issue, this could be a problem. Bananas are high in natural sugars.

Robin

Food-Triggered Siezures

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Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Wed, 2008-06-04 - 01:47

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by Texas_med on Sun, 2008-06-01 - 01:02

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