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My wife has seizures ever so often, but has epilepsy. She also has Diabetes that contribute to them. So far we have listed that Bananas could be contributed to the high potassium levels that conclude in the Seizures. What other foods besides bananas could do this? We have figured Tomatos, Potatoes, Banannas, broccoli, etc. Any other info would help! Thanks!

All fruits(especially citrus) and vegetables are high in potassium.

Just a suggestion: just after the seizure I would test her blood glucose and see if this was not also caused by a low blood glucose level. One could expect that the glucose level was lower before the seizure than after, because of the stress and adrenalin release.

Potassium in the diet

Adequate intake can generally be guaranteed by eating a variety of foods containing potassium and deficiency is rare in healthy individuals eating a balanced diet. Foods with high sources of potassium include, in order from highest to lowest: avocados, potatoes, bananas, broccoli, orange juice, soybeans and apricots, although it is also common in most fruits, vegetables and meats. Diets high in potassium can reduce the risk of hypertension and a potassium deficiency combined with an adequate thiamine intake has produced heart disease in rats.[15] The 2004 guidelines of the Institute of Medicine specify an DRI of 4,000mg of potassium, though most Americans consume only half that amount per day.[16] Similarly, in the European Union, particularly in Germany and Italy, insufficient potassium intake is somewhat common.[17]

Supplements of potassium in medicine are most widely used in conjunction with loop diuretics and thiazides, classes of diuretics which rid the body of sodium and water, but have the side effect of also causing potassium loss in urine. A variety of medical supplements are available. If potassium supplements are used, such as sodium free baking powder and sodium free table salt, inadequate thiamine can cause beriberi.[18][19][citation needed]

Individuals suffering from kidney diseases may suffer adverse health effects from consuming large quantities of dietary potassium. End stage renal failure patients undergoing therapy by renal dialysis must observe strict dietary limits on potassium intake, since the kidneys control potassium excretion, and buildup of blood concentrations of potassium may trigger fatal cardiac arrhythmia. Acute hyperkalemia can be reduced through eating baking soda,[20] or glucose,[21][22] hyperventilation[23] and perspiration.[24]

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