Diet nursing of hepatic encephalopathy

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The dietary intake of fat should be strictly controlled in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. The dietary intake of fat in patients with hepatic encephalopathy should not be too high, so as not to increase the burden on the liver, which is not conducive to the disease. However, if the patients can tolerate it, it is not necessary to limit it too strictly. Let's take a look at what the diet nursing of hepatic encephalopathy needs to pay attention to.

Diet nursing of hepatic encephalopathy

First, control protein intake. At the same time, protein intake should be strictly controlled in the diet of patients with hepatic encephalopathy. The reason why protein intake should be controlled in the diet of patients with hepatic encephalopathy is to reduce the production of ammonia in the body and alleviate the symptoms of hepatic coma. Therefore, food with more ammonia production, such as meat, eggs, milk, etc., should be strictly prohibited for patients with hepatic coma; Moreover, the daily intake limit should be controlled between 15 and 20 grams to ensure the stability of the disease.

Second, to ensure adequate calories, the diet of hepatic encephalopathy should ensure adequate calories, and the daily heat supply of patients with hepatic coma should not be less than 1600 kcal, so those who can still eat should choose more fine grains and fruits with less fiber, as well as foods with high carbon hydrates such as glucose, jam and juice.

In addition, the diet structure of patients with hepatic encephalopathy should be light, easy to digest, easy to absorb food, but we should pay attention to rich nutrition, five flavors.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to the balance of water and electrolyte: hepatic encephalopathy * tends to have water retention tendency. Water should not be overtaken. Generally, the daily intake is about 1000ml of urine volume, especially for patients with suspected brain edema. In addition to renal dysfunction, potassium should be supplemented, but sodium should be limited. The amount of blood sodium, potassium, chloride, blood ammonia and urea were measured as needed.