Can epilepsy eat mutton?

There are different opinions about the diet of epileptic patients. The so-called "experts" often give all kinds of "suggestions" earnestly, but the understanding of diseases still needs to be based on science. The diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy need to be standardized, the consideration of dietary taboos should be reasonable, and people's opinions should not be blindly listened to. My personal views on several major misunderstandings of this issue are as follows:

First, "can't pork and mutton be eaten?" There are many popular names for epilepsy, such as "epilepsy" or "sow madness". All of them are based on the fact that the common convulsion symptoms of patients are closer to the state of hysteria and cramp in sheep or pigs, so they are given a pictographic and simulated name. Therefore, this disease has a strange relationship with animals such as sheep and pigs. In my daily medical work, I have heard the most fascinating rumor about dietary taboos of epilepsy: because folk names for epilepsy include "sheep" and "pig", because they are taboos, patients with epilepsy must absolutely avoid eating mutton and pork, otherwise the disease will be incurable for life.

Second, this rumor is nonsense. Because epilepsy is an ancient and primitive disease, its pathogenesis is mostly related to abnormal brain discharge. For a long time, people's understanding of this disease has been mysterious, and there are many explanations about its etiology, such as Machamp's Talking about Confusion. What needs to be corrected is that pork and mutton are rich in protein, and there is no taboo. I have been engaged in epilepsy for so many years, and I have never seen an example of a patient getting sick because he accidentally ate more pork and mutton.

Third, "Can beef be eaten?" In addition to mutton and pork, there is a common view among the people that epilepsy patients should not eat beef. For this statement, I also think there is no conclusive evidence, perhaps because some people's cognition is biased, such as confusing epilepsy with mad cow disease caused by prions; Imagine, if epilepsy patients completely ban cattle, sheep, pork, etc., how can their nutritional needs be guaranteed? What needs to be corrected is that beef is as nutritious as pork and mutton and should be recommended to patients. Just when buying beef, you need to pay attention to observe the meat quality, ask about the source of the meat, and be careful not to buy sick beef by mistake. From a health point of view, it is recommended to eat it cooked, and it is not recommended to eat it when you simply rinse beef with hot pot.

Fourth, "I can't eat things that are easy to send?" In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is another saying that seafood, laver and mushrooms are all hot foods that are easy to happen. If epileptic patients eat this kind of food, they may also induce seizures. Actually, it's not. What needs to be corrected is that seafood is rich in nutrition, and laver and mushrooms can also supplement some rare elements. The reason why specialists advise epileptic patients to eat less seafood is mainly because some seafood ingredients are easy to induce allergies, while epileptic patients take antiallergic drugs.