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Diet for a T.B. Patient
One of my friend (age-28 Years, body weight -58KG, Height-5"7" ) is recently diagnosed with T.B. She is feeling low in energy everytime, pukish and weak. Please suggest a diet chart for her.
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Give a high protein diet
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Hello dear
There are many reason of being underweight
. Improper liver functions
. Endocrine imbalance ( diabetes/ thyroid)
. IBS
. Tuberculosis
. Improper dietary diet
. Vitamins and minerals deficiency
.Eating disorders
. Improper sleep
.Stress
. Medication
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She needs to take high protein,minimum 65g ( start with 2 whole eggs ,2-3 cups of curd,100gm paneer/fish/chicken.) Eat small frequent meals,soft foods,check with her Vitamin D status ,need to take multivitamin .Whey protein supplements can be considered if appetite is reduced.Kindly contact us for customized diet plan .
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If the person is weak, he might be having low muscle mass, iron deficiency alongwith other multiple antioxidants deficiencies as he got TB also. Since how long? What other conditions dues he have?
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He should have small but frequent meals. Plenty of fruits and veggies and should consult the nutritionist immediately.
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Consult me via practo direct consultation
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Ms. Geetanjali
Dietitian/Nutritionist
20 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hello. TB is a bacterial infection. There will be a major loss in the appetite, but even then we need to make sure that the patient eats enough to build back the immunity required to fight the bacteria. The food provided should be energy and protein dense. Make sure all the food provided to the patient is in the cooked form, the salads that we give should be in the steamed form, even the fruits cant be raw, the apples and pineapples should be stewed. Nothing should be given in the raw form. the raw form could have more germs present on their surface, etc. the cooking kills the germs and makes it safe to the already infected patient to consume food. The antibiotic treatment should be aided with probiotics as the treatment will wash off even the good bacteria needed by the gut to function properly. Give small frequent meals, and never let the patient starve.
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