What nutritional supplements should I give to patients?

When someone around us is sick and hospitalized, we usually buy some gifts and go to the hospital to visit them, but what kind of nutritional supplements should we give to patients? This is an issue that needs attention. Generally speaking, when seeing the elderly, people can buy special nutritional supplements, but it also depends on the patient's condition. Some nutritional supplements are not only useless but may even be harmful to the patient. In fact, a better gift for visiting a patient is to buy flowers or a fruit basket. Of course, it also depends on whether the patient is prone to allergies to flowers.

1. Visit sick elderly people and give them nutritional supplements

Various nutritional supplements are often the first choice when visiting patients, but in fact most patients do not need them. "I am firmly against giving nutritional supplements, such as bird's nests, protein powder, cordyceps, etc., to middle-aged and elderly people. The quality of these things is difficult to guarantee, most of them are not good for the body, and most of them are scams." Modern people have a diverse diet, and only some people who are malnourished due to illness need additional supplements. Some kidney patients should not take nutritional supplements randomly, otherwise it may increase the burden on the liver and kidneys and worsen the condition; foods with high protein content such as milk and eggs are also not suitable for kidney patients. Even patients who can take nutritional supplements should make choices based on their different conditions.

2. Visit sick elderly people and give them milk

Milk is a good thing. For patients who have just undergone surgery and are unable to eat ordinary meals, milk is a good choice of liquid food. It can supplement protein, calcium and other ingredients to meet the patient's energy and nutritional needs. However, for patients with digestive system diseases such as cholecystitis, peptic ulcer, galactosemia, and those who have undergone subtotal gastrectomy, milk not only fails to play a positive role, but may aggravate the condition or cause other symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the cause of the patient's illness before deciding whether to deliver milk.

3. Visit sick elderly people and give them fruits

Patients with fractures, postoperative patients and postpartum women are suitable to eat fruits high in vitamin C, such as citrus, grapefruit, strawberry, kiwi, persimmon, papaya, etc. The reason is that vitamin C can promote iron absorption and is an indispensable nutrient for wound healing and tissue repair.

For patients with gastric ulcers - eating papaya is the most helpful because papaya juice can protect the stomach wall.

Patients with heart disease and hypertension need to supplement potassium ions moderately, so it is most appropriate to give them fruits with high potassium ion content such as cantaloupe, Hami melon, papaya, kiwi, strawberry, persimmon, etc., but patients with kidney disease should eat less.

Diabetic patients - they must control their sugar intake. When visiting them, it is recommended to bring some citrus fruits, pears, strawberries, grapefruit, cantaloupe, cantaloupe, etc. that are not high in sugar.

What is better for the elderly?

1. The elderly should eat more carrots

It is rich in vitamin A and has outstanding anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects. Eating carrots regularly can greatly reduce the incidence of lung cancer. Carrots also contain quercetin, kaempferol, potassium succinate, etc., which can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, and promote adrenaline synthesis. Therefore, they have certain effects on the treatment of hypertension, heart disease and stomach problems. At the same time, carrots also have the effects of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, replenishing qi and strengthening the stomach, nourishing the kidneys and spleen, as well as detoxifying and lowering blood sugar. Long-term consumption can show its value as "little ginseng".

2. Elderly people eat porridge to protect their stomach and replenish their vitality

During the cooking process, the effective ingredients in the food are released and dissolved in the soup, so it is easy to digest and absorb. It is suitable for people with poor appetite and weak body. The therapeutic effects of porridge are varied. Scallion porridge has a bactericidal effect, celery porridge can make urination and defecation smooth, and sprinkling green onions in boiling porridge can prevent colds... In addition, porridge can also help medicines achieve better therapeutic effects. For example, Chinese medicinal materials such as almonds and poria cocos must be eaten with porridge to make the medicinal effects last and achieve better results.