Epilepsy - How To Control Seizures Through Diet

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Epilepsy - How To Control Seizures Through Diet
By. Michael Sellar..

The seizure control - ketogenic - diet can be used for babies only months old, although it is usually reserved for children over one and adolescents.

Four fifths of the diet by weight is made up of fat and this also contibutes 90% of the calories. A typical child's breakfast could be an omelette made with mushrooms and bacon. A hot chocolate drink made from 36% cream. Luncheon may include stalks of celery with cream cheese or peanut butter, lettuce and mayonnaise and a tomato slice. Drink might be a diet soda that's caffeine free. Evening meal could be a hot dog with ketchup or with mustard, lettuce and mayonnaise, a sundae of whipped cream and a strawberry, and a diet soda.

The seizure control diet is not nutritionally complete. A nutritional supplement with calcium is required each day. The diet is created with mathematical precision and has to be adhered to quite strictly. Even the smallest variations could bring on seizures.

Beginning The Diet

Four days of hospitalisation is required. The child is fasted for a few days then high fat meals are gradually introduced.

During the time spent in the hospital the dietician will teach the family all about the diet and provide meal plans for their child.

The Diet Is Quite Challenging

Pizzas, pasta, fries, biscuits, cakes, sweets and ice cream are all forbidden. Most children will find they cannot eat their favourite foods. This will make them 'different' from their family and friends.

Every scrap of food has to be eaten, every last drop drunk, otherwise the precise calculations of the diet will be invalid. Every food item must be carefully weighed. Eating away from home, at school and on trips must be planned with vigilance.

Is This Diet Dangerous?

A very high fat diet may go against all dietary advice for the general population, but it's what these children need. Many of the foods left out of the diet are nutritionally poor. The growth of the children is normal and so is their weight. Any shortfalls are provided for by nutritional supplements.

The Diet Can Cure

The diet is effective for the majority of children who try it. Their seizures are eliminated or greatly reduced. They are able to reduce or discard their medications. After a few years, children can be weaned off the diet and return to eating normally. For children who became seizure and medication free on the diet, it means they are effectively cured. That is why higher blood lipids is not a problem. The diet is short term for most children.

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About The Author, Michael Sellar..

The writer manages a website on alternative medicine which includes more expanded nutrition information on the ketogenic diet. He lives in London, England and his website includes much information on nutrition and alternative medicine.

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