Meals
are often moments of sharing within families that the arrival of the disease has shaken. Eating disorders and the disruption it causes food can quickly lose some misunderstanding between you and the patient.
The
evolution of disorders:
Early
in the disease, it is mainly forgetting to eat and to source is found.
When
the disease progresses, these are food rhythm disorders Seem, they are related
to memory disorders and the spatiotemporal Confusion. For example, the patient
does not eat at the usual times, nibbles at night or begging for food at the
table output. This dietary imbalance is common as the sorting of food.
At
a more advanced stage, two eating behaviors are opposed. Some people will not
eat enough and others on the contrary will be in a phase hyperplasic eating a
lot and very fast.
Malnutrition,
weight loss and choking:
The
major risks associated with food are malnutrition, weight loss (a person can be
malnourished without being emaciated) and false roads.
“The challenge is to increase the intake of energy and
protein without increasing quantities.”
When
the reduced appetite is detected, weight loss or malnutrition in a sick person,
the challenge is to increase the intake of energy and protein without
increasing the quantities to be sure that the person eats the completeness of
dishes. This is the principle of enrichment.
A
number of measures are put in place to prevent choking: a healthy mouth, serene
meal conditions, proper installation table and a selective choice of dishes and
drinks. It may be appropriate to take stock in a speech therapist or
physiotherapist.
As simple as
possible:
It is
important to know whether simplify the task. If two shopping has become too
difficult, and if you have the chance, do not hesitate to make one (s).
Similarly, to
resort to frozen or canned rather than systematically fees, dishes rather than
"homemade" will be beneficial. The idea is really to Overlook the
principles and doing "with the means at hand."
