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Dehydration and seizures ?
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 10:26Comments
Re: Dehydration and seizures ?
Submitted by mattshelley on Fri, 2009-10-30 - 13:14
Whenever I fly I ask the stew... Flight attendant for a glass of juice and a glass of water every single time they pass by.
Eight glasses of water a day? Pfff! I probably drink that much before lunch.
Matt
Whenever I fly I ask the stew... Flight attendant for a glass of juice and a glass of water every single time they pass by.
Eight glasses of water a day? Pfff! I probably drink that much before lunch.
Matt
Re: Dehydration and seizures ?
Submitted by togomus on Mon, 2011-06-13 - 22:58
I searched this topic out because I had reasoned out the common denominator. Dehydration has been key to my seizures. my first seizures struck when I started drinking in college. My worst seizures were directly after my younger years of parties and heavy drinking. Since then its been no alcahol but I have been a soda fiend with no actual water intake, maybe 4-8 oz a day for a body that is suggested to have 120-150 oz a day. I am certain this has been the secret culprit for all these years.
I didnt start thinking of my hydration level until other side effects hit from lack of hydration. (Gout in my 30's) Stands to reason that if my kidneys were overworked with no water to do its job the the hydration level in my brain is probably to low to properly do its job. More like having just enough to run the program but not very fast. The hydration is like ram that frees up everything. Anyhow I concur and add my 2 cents to get more people thinking on this neglected aspect of our health.
I searched this topic out because I had reasoned out the common denominator. Dehydration has been key to my seizures. my first seizures struck when I started drinking in college. My worst seizures were directly after my younger years of parties and heavy drinking. Since then its been no alcahol but I have been a soda fiend with no actual water intake, maybe 4-8 oz a day for a body that is suggested to have 120-150 oz a day. I am certain this has been the secret culprit for all these years.
I didnt start thinking of my hydration level until other side effects hit from lack of hydration. (Gout in my 30's) Stands to reason that if my kidneys were overworked with no water to do its job the the hydration level in my brain is probably to low to properly do its job. More like having just enough to run the program but not very fast. The hydration is like ram that frees up everything. Anyhow I concur and add my 2 cents to get more people thinking on this neglected aspect of our health.
My son was 9 months and wasn
Submitted by Qesha22 on Tue, 2019-07-02 - 09:22
My son was 9 months and wasn't acting like him self so i took him to the doctor they told me he was only dehydrated and to keep him hydrated so i did about 4 hours later he has a seizure now the doctors trying to put it on me saying he has a hemorrhage and a fracture in his brain all type of stuff could that hemorrhage happen from him having the seizure?