Perceptions and Emotions Toward Diets and Supplements Among Reddit Users With Functional/Dissociative Seizures and Their Caregivers: A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of r/PNESsupport
Hamid Abbasi, Niloofar Taheri, Ali Jafari · 2026
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Description
Hamid Abbasi, Niloofar Taheri, and Ali Jafari mine in 2026 Reddit posts for views on diet and supplements among people with functional seizures. Such seizures mimic epilepsy but show no brain wave faults. Tiredness and gut complaints push many patients to try food-based fixes, yet diet roles stay unclear.
Posts from a support group were sorted by key terms and cleaned of short or off-topic items. Thirty one comments from twenty three users fed tone and theme study. Stable blood sugar stood out, with low points and meal timing named as triggers. Keto and low-carb diets drew praise plus worry over water and nutrient balance.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hamid Abbasi, Niloofar Taheri, Ali Jafari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |