Ketogenic diet for seizures

[CorbinsMama]

My daughter is 4 and has cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy. We have tried medications, but the doctor may now put her on the ketogenic diet to control her seizures. I wonder if anyone has any experience with this.

Fortuntately, we already eat a gluten-free diet (strict for me, moderate for the rest of the family) and follow the Weston A. Price recommendations, so I feel like it won't be a huge leap from where we are.

Hoping to hear your experiences on eating this way, meal planning, and mostly if this has worked for your child's seizures.

Thanks!

[FarmerBeth]

I don't have experience with my own children, but I worked with a child with a mitochondrial disorder and resulting seizures on a ketogenic diet.  It worked really well with her and she had a major reduction in seizures and also less lactic acidosis.  Her mom incorporated a lot of the right fats into the meal planning by using rich sauces and dressings, shakes, etc.  Our family used to follow the Weston A Price diet (not so much, now, I have SLE and resulting kidney problems that didn't seem to do well with quite so high a fat diet), and I think you're right that there's not such a big difference.  Wish I knew more, it would be neat to hear from one of the moms who used it.

[askew]

My daughter used to have Infantile Spasms, she grew out of them, but when we were going through it I belonged to an Infantile Spasm forum and a lot of children had great success with this diet. These were children who had tried most of the standard drugs. Maybe you can find more useful help going to a forum specifically for epilepsy? Good luck! I think it is a great idea.