Dietary/Nutiritional management of Typhoid Fever

Typhoid fever patients has digestive tract problem like vomiting and diarrhea. But, by a good food management and diet will help speed up the healing process.

 Foods that  are recommended for patient.

1. The consumption of lots of juice, soup, watery food  lots of mineral water (> 2.5 l)
2. Consumption of milk or its products
3. Foods with high biological value protein such as eggs, meat paste, fish, poultry, cheese, etc.
4. Refined foods with high sugar content such as: honey, jam, candy / sugar, jelly, grass jelly, and fro, nata de coco, seaweed etc.
5. Low-fiber foods, ripe fruit, potatoes, etc. in order to decrease intestinal motility
6. Vegetables with a fine fiber / soluble dietary fiber: spinach, squash, turnips, squash / squash, bitter melon, eggplant, carrots.

Foods that a patient should avoid.

DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF FEVER

Now what comes to your mind would be "fever?" Yes fever and instead of filling yourself with cocktail of drugs, eat healthy and save yourself the normal side effect of drugs. In my research of how you can  manage fever with the right diet I got these tips so read and thank me later..lol

KIDNEY DISEASE AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT

eating healthy prevents kidney disease

Kidney disease is a painless killer disease that can start suddenly within hours or days or develop slowly over several months to years at any age, and does not depend on your position in the society. It is therefore an equal opportunity devastating disease. It is instructive to note that in 2011 the National Kidney Foundation NKF rolled out figures that said about 27 million Nigerians have chronic Kidney disease . The National Association of Nephrology (NAN) comfirms this staggering statistic by adding that 30 million Nigerians have chronic kidney disease. So today we are looking at Kidney disease and its dietetic handling. 

CAUSES OF KIDNEY DISEASE

·         Massive body fluid loss: After diarrhea and vomiting eg. Especially at home or injuries sustained through accidents.

·         Consumption of undefined herbal remedies.

·         Frequent consumption of pain killing drugs like panadol, alabukun powder, and many antibiotics without prescription.

·         Untreated hypertension.

·         Poorly treated diabetes.

·         Skin infections, boils and scabies.

·         Unrelieved urinary tract obstruction.

SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY DISEASE.

·         Swelling of face and legs.

·         Urine that foams.

·         Urine that looks reddish in colour.

·         Wakening up more than four times at night to urinate.

·         Passage of too little urine in spite  of drinking.

·         Headaches, blurred vision,  dizziness.

·         Constant body weakness and getting tired easily.

·         Loss of appetite and vomiting especially early in the morning.

·         Sleep difficulties and hiccups

HOW IS KIDNEY DISEASE CONFIRMED?

·         By examination and measuring blood pressure.

·         By carrying out tests beginning with urine test.

DIETARY/NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF KIDNEY DISEASE

The type of kidney disease you have determines the nutritional management of the disease. The National Kidney Foundation recommends the following guidelines established by the Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, which breaks down the large groups and types of kidney diseases into five stages.

If you are in stages one through to four, these comprise the chronic kidney disease category. Kidney failure alone makes up stage five, which generally involves dialysis treatment. Nutrition management during dialysis depends on whether you choose haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, according to the National Kidney Foundation.                             

Nutritional management for chronic kidney disease changes over time and bears monitoring by your health care providers. They will evaluate your blood work to adjust your dietary management. In general, you need to eat less protein because the kidneys can no longer process the wastes, which build up in the blood. The National Kidney Foundation advises getting enough calories to sustain energy and keep protein from being wasted.

Always check with your physician or dietician before taking any vitamins or minerals which also build up in the blood in the absence of kidney function. Eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables and check in often with your care provider to monitor your lab values.

HYPERTENSION AND YOUR DIET.

Hypertension is a sustained systolic pressure or above 140mmhg or diastolic blood pressure exceeding 90mmhg as commonly measured. Blood pressure is an indication of antennal pressure in vessels of the upper arm. The measurement is obtained by using the instrument called sphygmanometer. High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the most prevalent vascular disease worldwide.

Blood pressure usually increase as a person ages. However, some increase is caused by ARTHROSCLEROSIS, as plaque build-up in arteries, the arteries become less flexible and cannot expand. When vessels remain rigid, blood pressure remains high, eventually the plaque begins to choke off the blood supply to the kidney decreasing their ability to control blood volume and in turn blood pressure.

LIFE STYLE MODIFICATION FOR PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION

·   Loose weight if overweight.
  Increase aerobic physical activities.
  Reduce sodium (salt) intake.

  Maintain adequate intake of dietary potassium, calcium  magnesium.
  Stop smoking.

  Reduce intake of dietary saturated fat and cholesterol.

NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION

Recent studies have shown that diet rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium and low in sodium leads to a decrease in blood pressure. Overall, a diet rich in low fat and non- fat diary- products, fruits, vegetable, whole grains and some nuts can substantially reduce blood pressure.

DIABETES MELLITUS AND YOUR DIET

       

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   Diabetes is no doubt a killer disease, one that has decimated a cross section of the Nigerian society.

   As we speak millions of people are being held in its debilitating grip. Diabetes can be stopped rightits tracks by us eating the right foods. To help those who are already ill and to stop  others from falling victim to it, this week we bring you DIABETES MELLITUS AND YOUR DIET. Enjoy this.

     MANAGING DIABETES MELLITUS

If you have never heard of diabetes mellitus before then you must have heard of the general name diabetes. So don’t get yourself confused. Today we will be talking about the nutritional/dietary management of diabetes. According to world health organization, Nigeria has the highest number of people living with diabetes in Africa. Research by the diabetes association of Nigeria shows that about 6 million Nigerians are estimated to be living with diabetes. Hmm!  I know many of us do not know about this but it is the truth and this disease is sniffing out lives out of our people, I remember years back when I lost a very beautiful aunty to this terrible disease and I know many of you have too. Good to know that there is a way to manage this disease and live longer even forever and I hope this would be of great help.  

WHAT IS DIABETES MELLITUS?

Diabetes is a defect in the body’s ability to convert glucose to energy. Diabetes is a lifelong disease. People affected with diabetes cannot adequately use the energy from food they eat. Being able to use energy from food is as important as having air to breath.

Effects of advanced Diabetes

TYPES OF DIABETES

Type 1 diabetes: it is insulin dependent, known as juvenile diabetes and is normally seen in patient less than 25years and children.

Type 2 diabetes: this is the diabetes found in adult from 40years and above. It is associated with one’s eaten habit, hypertension and infection.

Gestational diabetes: this diabetes are commonly found in pregnant women.

CAUSES OF DIABETES

·         Diabetes can be hereditary.

·         Obesity or excess weight can also result to diabetes.

·         Ineffective use of insulin.

SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES MELLITUS

·         Increase thirst (polydipsia).

·         Increase urination (polyuria).

·         Increase hunger (polyphagia).

·         Weight loss.

·         Fatigue.

MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY

Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes  should be individualize, taking unusual eating habit into consideration consistency within an eating pattern will result to better glycemic control than abiding by the habitual eating style.

Dietary measure include three regular meals or more in between meals, having a regulated carbohydrate: protein: fat ratio to minimize insulin action and minimize swing in blood glucose. If one does not eat often enough the injected insulin can cause severe high blood glucose since it act on very little glucose available.

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DIETARY ADVICE
 Oil should be unsaturated ( e.g olive oil).

     Milk should be skimmed.
     Ensure liberal intake of vegetables.

     Lean meat should be used in all cases.

     Eat enough dietary fibre.

     Snacks should be taken in between meals (fruits).