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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?

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Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by jhon.jhon159 on Thu, 2010-06-17 - 04:37
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Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by mattshelley on Thu, 2010-06-17 - 13:19

I have to mention this again.

 The spice Nutmeg will take me down with a Grand Mal in about ten minutes. Even a little bit of it. It is common in Thai, Ethiopian, Jamaican, Barbecue,and bratwurst. I even got nailed once by a variety of hot sauce(Who would have thought there would be nutmeg in a hot sauce?).

 I'm not the only one with this sensitivity, and it's just now getting out in the epilepsy community.

 Maybe it's not your problem, but if you want to test it out, try a piece of chicken with jerk rub and see what happens.

 Matt

I have to mention this again.

 The spice Nutmeg will take me down with a Grand Mal in about ten minutes. Even a little bit of it. It is common in Thai, Ethiopian, Jamaican, Barbecue,and bratwurst. I even got nailed once by a variety of hot sauce(Who would have thought there would be nutmeg in a hot sauce?).

 I'm not the only one with this sensitivity, and it's just now getting out in the epilepsy community.

 Maybe it's not your problem, but if you want to test it out, try a piece of chicken with jerk rub and see what happens.

 Matt

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by tmonwi on Thu, 2010-06-17 - 15:43
Mom of Bauer, SCN1A positive My son has reacts to RAST tests, but NOT to skin tests! Keep a food journal...make notes of when you have seizures up to 3-4 days around certain foods. You'll see a pattern evolve. Once I got the blood RAST testing, our son didn't have a seizure for 6 months, than had 2 over the next 6 months. I keep begging our Neuro and Allergist to get on board with this concept...they are dumb! I keep telling them about these posts by other ppl. with the same issues, so KEEP'EM coming!! Thanks, Tiffany

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