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High Protein Diet For My Elderly Mum
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My mum developed very bad jaundice and was in hospital for a month though the medics couldnt work out what was causing it. After many scans and tests and scopes they finally decided that it might have been caused by her Alzheimer meds and maybe them reacting with antibiotics.
Anyhow my mum is very small and barely ate anything for the time that she was in hospital. She is back home now and her appetite is slowly improving however in her last week in hosp she was seen by a dietitian who recommended a high protein diet. She was discharged with lots of fortisip type drinks but should we still keep her on a high protein diet?
Google searches tend to talk about high protein diets for body builders which mean that they build muscle but lose fat. I think mum would benefit from all around build up so is a high protein diet the way to go?
Mum is 81, has Alzheimers but has no other medical conditions.
Thanks for any advice.
Anyhow my mum is very small and barely ate anything for the time that she was in hospital. She is back home now and her appetite is slowly improving however in her last week in hosp she was seen by a dietitian who recommended a high protein diet. She was discharged with lots of fortisip type drinks but should we still keep her on a high protein diet?
Google searches tend to talk about high protein diets for body builders which mean that they build muscle but lose fat. I think mum would benefit from all around build up so is a high protein diet the way to go?
Mum is 81, has Alzheimers but has no other medical conditions.
Thanks for any advice.
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Hi AllenMattes.
Thank you for your reply, however you maybe didn't notice that this question is from nearly 5 years ago?!
My mum passed away last year but I'm very pleased to say that in her last weeks and months and nearly year, her diet was just about 100% sweet. She always had a sweet tooth and as the dementia developed, so did her taste for sweet. Her fridge was heaving with little tubs of custard and chocolate pots and smooth versions of puddings and chocolate bars of all descriptions!
She mightn't have known who we were or where she was for a long time - but she sure knew what she liked!!
Thank you for your reply, however you maybe didn't notice that this question is from nearly 5 years ago?!
My mum passed away last year but I'm very pleased to say that in her last weeks and months and nearly year, her diet was just about 100% sweet. She always had a sweet tooth and as the dementia developed, so did her taste for sweet. Her fridge was heaving with little tubs of custard and chocolate pots and smooth versions of puddings and chocolate bars of all descriptions!
She mightn't have known who we were or where she was for a long time - but she sure knew what she liked!!
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