Treatment of a sick person can be supported with an appropriate diet. Food prepared for patients who are lying down must be semi-fluid and easy to digest. Dark bread, thick pasta and buckwheat should be eliminated from the diet of a lying person. It is worth having portable tables and appropriate dishes to facilitate the serving of meals to a bedridden person.

In the case of patients in bed, an easily digestible diet is required, in which only strictly defined cereal products are allowed: pale and stale bread (sometimes graham bread in a limited amount), rusks, small groats, rice, small pasta.

Prohibited products

Forbidden in the diet of a bedridden person are:

  • wholemeal rye and wheat bread,
  • all fresh bread,
  • french croissants,
  • thick groats: pearl barley, buckwheat,
  • thick pasta.

So the choice of cereal products for the patient is best discussed with a doctor or dietitian.

Nutrition rules for lying people

  • 4-5 meals a day, preferably at fixed times, dinner no later than 7pm. Food should be warm, but not hot, with a liquid or semi-liquid consistency. All ingredients must be soft and well cooked.
  • It is worth paying attention to the dishes - comfortable, divided into parts, melamine plates, cups with a spout. It is worth placing a non-slip mat under the plate so that it does not slide over the tray or table.
  • Meals should be easily digestible and properly balanced in terms of building components (water, protein), energy (fats, carbohydrates), vitamins and minerals.
  • You should limit sugar and s alt, which retains water in the body, which causes swelling.

  • It is important to stay hydrated. Usually, it is recommended to drink about 3 liters of liquids in the form of juices, compotes, soups, still water (we serve low-sodium water). A patient who is lying down should drink 2 glasses of milk or milk products (yoghurt, kefir) a day.

Constipation - a frequent problem of patients lying down

Constipation is a common problem of bedridden people. To improve bowel movements, it is good to drink a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of honey on an empty stomach, and an infusion of linseed at bedtime.

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