# My kid just passed out and maybe had a seizure! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 19, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-just-passed-out-and-maybe-had-a-seizure/661377 "2013-06-19T17:11:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-just-passed-out-and-maybe-had-a-seizure/661377/21 "2013-06-29T23:16:12Z")
OK, and? if his electrolytes are that low because he’s starving himself, he’s not going to be alive much longer to be excited about anything. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-just-passed-out-and-maybe-had-a-seizure/661377/22 "2013-06-29T23:29:09Z")
Not to worry. He’s not concerned about his weight, nor is he in danger of starving. They don’t do weights (make weight? I don’t know how to term it, but you know what I mean…) at his TKD school, unless maybe when they go to competitions (he doesn’t compete). He’s just a slender teenager who doesn’t get enough water sometimes, and isn’t a huge eater and not at all a snacker. So he is under orders (and is taking much better care) to make sure that he gets enough fluids and is eating regular meals and the occasional snack. I was the same way in high school but never got quite as far as passing out…just lots of dizziness/faintness/etc. He also has fairly low blood pressure, as I have all my life. At any rate, I’m glad the tests were negative and we know what (probably) caused the problem. If he has another episode, they will do a scan and whatever other tests seem appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-just-passed-out-and-maybe-had-a-seizure/661377/23 "2013-06-29T23:59:17Z")
Quick note on hydration - back when I coached high school volleyball, I suggested to my team that they should take a drink of water every time they passed a water fountain. You want to hydrate before you’re thirsty. I have absolutely no science to back this up…but it’s what they taught me in a coaching clinic. It seemed harmless enough, and probably good advice. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-just-passed-out-and-maybe-had-a-seizure/661377/24 "2013-06-30T00:04:16Z")
That’s a good idea, I will pass it on. What I’m teaching him right now is, take a drink (water! a drink of WATER!) every time you go near your mother. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-just-passed-out-and-maybe-had-a-seizure/661377.md?page=1)