Epilepsy and diet

[RanMan]

Hi everyone, Has anyone ever been told by their neurologist to avoid certain foods as they could trigger a seizure?
I was told to cut down on the caffine but I average 2 cups of coffee a day, more on weekends.

I also have ulcerative colitis and my GI told me several years ago to cut down on caffine, acidy foods and dairy products.
I don't drink milk but I have cream in my coffee and eat cheese and icecream.

Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones and my eating habbits havn't effected my health (yet).

Randy

[Bernard]

I was told to cut down on the caffine but I average 2 cups of coffee a day, more on weekends.

Uh.. So you are ignoring the advice

Caffeine definitely affects Stacy's seizure threshold. Her diet plays a big role in her seizure activity. I would imagine that the effect of diet will be more noticable for those who are taking minimal amounts of meds.

[lindy]

No one has ever told me to avoid certain foods. I used to drink alot of coffee but quit cold turkey (to my family's amazement) a little over a year ago because I figured that the caffeine couldn't be helping the panic attacks I was having. I am very careful with what I eat though. With the pesticides, herbicides, hormones, antibiotics and who knows what else that our food supply is doctored with, it worries me that there might be long term consequences. I grow my own vegetables and fruits organically and put them up for the winter. I'm careful to make sure that I don't feed my horse any chemicals because all of my fertilizer comes from him and what goes in must come out. His hay comes from an organic farmer. I buy my milk, beef, pork, chicken and eggs from friends who are certified organic farmers. Like I said, I'm very careful.