When the Gut Lowers the Seizure Threshold — section

Many patients with epilepsy notice a pattern that doesn&#8217;t fit the standard script. Breakthrough seizures cluster after gastrointestinal infections. They appear during periods of severe constipation. They follow antibiotic courses or inflammatory gut flares. MRI is unchanged. EEG shows no new abnormalities. Medications haven&#8217;t &#8220;failed,&#8221; yet seizure risk rises anyway.