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Food-Triggered Siezures

Sun, 05/18/2008 - 14:10
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?

Comments

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Wed, 2008-06-04 - 01:55

THANKS MS KITTY! WHILE I WOULD LIKE TO IGNORE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.........I HAVE SO MANY FOOD ALLERGIES, MY DIET IS VERY LIMITED ANYWAY........BUT I WILL CHECK OUT THE SITE AND PROBABLY CRY! I HAD SURGERY ON MY PITUITARY YEARS AGO, AND DON'T HAVE ALL OF IT. THAT CAUSED ALL THE ALLERGIES I HAVE........ARGHHHHH!

 I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE CHECKS OUT THE SIGHT OR EMAILS THAT ROWDY TEXAN!.........NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT IT MIGHT BE. MEOW!!!  

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

THANKS MS KITTY! WHILE I WOULD LIKE TO IGNORE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.........I HAVE SO MANY FOOD ALLERGIES, MY DIET IS VERY LIMITED ANYWAY........BUT I WILL CHECK OUT THE SITE AND PROBABLY CRY! I HAD SURGERY ON MY PITUITARY YEARS AGO, AND DON'T HAVE ALL OF IT. THAT CAUSED ALL THE ALLERGIES I HAVE........ARGHHHHH!

 I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE CHECKS OUT THE SIGHT OR EMAILS THAT ROWDY TEXAN!.........NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT IT MIGHT BE. MEOW!!!  

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

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by uberzwitter on Wed, 2008-06-04 - 10:33

I had found that link as well a short bit ago. I was thinking of finding an N.D. as the page suggests although research pulled up that they are in the same area with homeopaths and such which I don't trust at all...hmmm. I'd have to find a good one.

I do have to eat well regardless, I havent been. Even by normal standards my diet is everywhere. I will definetly start by doing this organic/less processed diet. Soy and gluten free will help my hypothyroidism as well so I should do it. But diary...thats cheese! Thats edible gold from the gods! And ice cream..I'm lactose intolerant, why am I whining?

Thank you Meow, and everyone else too.
Okay people. I'll try it!

 

....Right *after* breakfest? 

 

I had found that link as well a short bit ago. I was thinking of finding an N.D. as the page suggests although research pulled up that they are in the same area with homeopaths and such which I don't trust at all...hmmm. I'd have to find a good one.

I do have to eat well regardless, I havent been. Even by normal standards my diet is everywhere. I will definetly start by doing this organic/less processed diet. Soy and gluten free will help my hypothyroidism as well so I should do it. But diary...thats cheese! Thats edible gold from the gods! And ice cream..I'm lactose intolerant, why am I whining?

Thank you Meow, and everyone else too.
Okay people. I'll try it!

 

....Right *after* breakfest? 

 

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by Kesai-Serris on Tue, 2010-08-31 - 00:46
Nutmeg I found causes them in me but I don't really use it too much and still have them despite cutting it out. When I eat high quality Finnish sausage I get them really really bad and I have no idea why must be something in the seasonings because I have been tested for the major allergies but everytime I eat them massive episode so my husband won't let me anymore. There wasn't MSG in mine but that is surely used in restaurants and loads of people have bad reactions to it.

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