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Therapeutic Diet Basics
Therapeutic diets are specifically modified to meet an individual's nutritional needs based on their medical condition. These diets are typically ordered by physicians (sometimes with recommendations from nurses, speech therapists, or dietary staff) and can be adjusted for nutrients, texture, or to accommodate allergies and intolerances.
Special diets may be prescribed for various reasons: addressing specific nutritional needs, managing diseases like diabetes, controlling weight, or eliminating substances that might trigger allergies or worsen conditions like congestive heart failure. Texture modifications are often necessary for patients with chewing or swallowing difficulties.
Additional dietary modifications might include supplements (nutritionally fortified milkshakes), nourishments (extra snacks between meals), or bedtime snacks (HS snacks) to add calories or stabilize blood sugar. In contrast, a routine or general diet has no alterations and provides adequate nutrients across all categories.
Remember This: Therapeutic diets are medical treatments, not trendy eating patterns. They're specifically designed to help your body heal or manage a condition.
Texture modifications include clear fluids (water, broth, apple juice), full fluids (milk, yogurt, thick soups), puréed foods (like baby food or applesauce), chopped foods, and soft foods that are easy to chew. A specialized dysphagia diet with thickened liquids is used to prevent aspiration in patients with swallowing difficulties, which is usually a neurological issue.
Types of Therapeutic Diets
Fiber-modified diets can be essential for digestive issues. The BRAT diet is a low-fiber option for managing diarrhea, while high-fiber diets help with constipation. Bland diets avoid spicy or heavily seasoned foods for sensitive digestive systems.
Calorie-controlled diets serve different purposes: high-calorie diets help patients with conditions like cachexia (severe weight loss from cancer or other diseases) gain weight, while low-calorie diets promote weight loss (though they never eliminate all fats). Other nutrient-specific diets include high-iron diets for anemia, low-fat/low-cholesterol diets for heart health, and protein-modified diets (high for healing, low for kidney disease).
Sodium-restricted diets are crucial for patients with hypertension or kidney issues, with options ranging from "low sodium" to "no added sodium" depending on severity. Carbohydrate-controlled diets include No Concentrated Sweets (NCS) and diabetic diets that balance macronutrients to control blood sugar while meeting nutritional needs.
Quick Tip: Food allergies and intolerances require different dietary approaches. Allergies involve immune system reactions to food proteins, while intolerances occur when foods aren't properly digested.
Fluid management is another key aspect of therapeutic diets. Some patients need encouraged fluid intake (typically 1500cc baseline), while others may require fluid restrictions. In special circumstances, alternative feeding procedures might be necessary, including nasogastric tubes , gastrostomy tubes , or jejunostomy tubes for enteral nutrition.
Special Feeding Procedures
When patients can't eat normally, several feeding alternatives exist. Enteral feeding options include gastrostomy tubes that deliver formula directly to the stomach, and jejunostomy tubes that deliver more broken-down formula to the jejunum section of the small intestine.
Parenteral feeding involves nutrient delivery via injection rather than through the digestive tract. This method isn't generally preferred due to its challenges with protein delivery. Hyperalimentation shots can be particularly dangerous if administered incorrectly, as they can damage tissue.
Parenteral methods are sometimes used primarily for hydration rather than complete nutrition. These specialized feeding approaches are typically reserved for patients who cannot maintain adequate nutrition through normal eating or other less invasive methods.
Important: Each feeding approach has specific benefits and risks. Medical professionals carefully select the most appropriate method based on the patient's condition and nutritional needs.
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This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Understanding Therapeutic Diets: A Nutritional Guide
Lia Ventura
@cookiesgood_aktq
Therapeutic diets are specialized meal plans that help treat medical conditions by controlling the intake of specific foods, nutrients, or compounds. Unlike fad diets, they're prescribed by physicians to address individual health needs and are an important part of medical... Show more
Therapeutic Diet Basics
Therapeutic diets are specifically modified to meet an individual's nutritional needs based on their medical condition. These diets are typically ordered by physicians (sometimes with recommendations from nurses, speech therapists, or dietary staff) and can be adjusted for nutrients, texture, or to accommodate allergies and intolerances.
Special diets may be prescribed for various reasons: addressing specific nutritional needs, managing diseases like diabetes, controlling weight, or eliminating substances that might trigger allergies or worsen conditions like congestive heart failure. Texture modifications are often necessary for patients with chewing or swallowing difficulties.
Additional dietary modifications might include supplements (nutritionally fortified milkshakes), nourishments (extra snacks between meals), or bedtime snacks (HS snacks) to add calories or stabilize blood sugar. In contrast, a routine or general diet has no alterations and provides adequate nutrients across all categories.
Remember This: Therapeutic diets are medical treatments, not trendy eating patterns. They're specifically designed to help your body heal or manage a condition.
Texture modifications include clear fluids (water, broth, apple juice), full fluids (milk, yogurt, thick soups), puréed foods (like baby food or applesauce), chopped foods, and soft foods that are easy to chew. A specialized dysphagia diet with thickened liquids is used to prevent aspiration in patients with swallowing difficulties, which is usually a neurological issue.
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Types of Therapeutic Diets
Fiber-modified diets can be essential for digestive issues. The BRAT diet is a low-fiber option for managing diarrhea, while high-fiber diets help with constipation. Bland diets avoid spicy or heavily seasoned foods for sensitive digestive systems.
Calorie-controlled diets serve different purposes: high-calorie diets help patients with conditions like cachexia (severe weight loss from cancer or other diseases) gain weight, while low-calorie diets promote weight loss (though they never eliminate all fats). Other nutrient-specific diets include high-iron diets for anemia, low-fat/low-cholesterol diets for heart health, and protein-modified diets (high for healing, low for kidney disease).
Sodium-restricted diets are crucial for patients with hypertension or kidney issues, with options ranging from "low sodium" to "no added sodium" depending on severity. Carbohydrate-controlled diets include No Concentrated Sweets (NCS) and diabetic diets that balance macronutrients to control blood sugar while meeting nutritional needs.
Quick Tip: Food allergies and intolerances require different dietary approaches. Allergies involve immune system reactions to food proteins, while intolerances occur when foods aren't properly digested.
Fluid management is another key aspect of therapeutic diets. Some patients need encouraged fluid intake (typically 1500cc baseline), while others may require fluid restrictions. In special circumstances, alternative feeding procedures might be necessary, including nasogastric tubes , gastrostomy tubes , or jejunostomy tubes for enteral nutrition.
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Special Feeding Procedures
When patients can't eat normally, several feeding alternatives exist. Enteral feeding options include gastrostomy tubes that deliver formula directly to the stomach, and jejunostomy tubes that deliver more broken-down formula to the jejunum section of the small intestine.
Parenteral feeding involves nutrient delivery via injection rather than through the digestive tract. This method isn't generally preferred due to its challenges with protein delivery. Hyperalimentation shots can be particularly dangerous if administered incorrectly, as they can damage tissue.
Parenteral methods are sometimes used primarily for hydration rather than complete nutrition. These specialized feeding approaches are typically reserved for patients who cannot maintain adequate nutrition through normal eating or other less invasive methods.
Important: Each feeding approach has specific benefits and risks. Medical professionals carefully select the most appropriate method based on the patient's condition and nutritional needs.
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This app is phenomenal down to the correct info and the various topics you can study! I greatly recommend it for people who struggle with procrastination and those who need homework help. It has been perfectly accurate for world 1 history as far as I’ve seen! Geometry too!
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The app is very easy to use and well designed. I have found everything I was looking for so far and have been able to learn a lot from the presentations! I will definitely use the app for a class assignment! And of course it also helps a lot as an inspiration.
Stefan S
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This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Anna
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