Diet nursing of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often suffer from malnutrition due to decreased nutrient intake, poor digestion and absorption, increased energy demand and increased catabolism. Malnutrition leads to increased mortality of cor pulmonale and heart failure, so let me tell you about diet nursing of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Diet nursing of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

First, 1. Should take a small amount of more meals, in order to avoid abdominal distension, can rest before meals, do not lie down immediately after meals. 2. When eating, you should chew and swallow slowly. If you feel difficult to breathe, you can rest first and eat after breathing smoothly. 3. If you take diuretics, you can eat more potassium foods, such as melons and tomato juice, to supplement the body's loss of potassium.

Second, 1. Eat enough protein containing food, such as fish, beans, eggs and meat, and moderately increase the plant fat in the diet. The carbon dioxide produced by fat metabolism is the least, which can not only increase the heat, but also reduce the burden of breathing. 2. Reduce the consumption of pure carbohydrate foods, such as sweets, desserts, sugary drinks, and sugar stained fruit cans, because carbohydrate produces the highest carbon dioxide.

Third, 1 according to the doctor's advice, intake of appropriate amount of water, to promote sputum dilution, easy to cough up, and should avoid coffee and alcohol drinks. Try to supplement water between meals, so as not to affect appetite. 2. Take enough fiber, at least two fruits and three vegetables a day, develop regular defecation habits, prevent constipation, so as not to hinder breathing. Patients should avoid eating pickled food and pickled food.

matters needing attention

Avoid food that can produce gas, such as beans, radish, cauliflower, onion, corn, cabbage, apple, bean sprouts, etc. Usually should pay attention to drinking water, so that airway secretions will not be too viscous, sputum easy to discharge, in order to reduce the chance of infection. In the process of diet, pay attention to eat less and eat more meals, because many patients will gasp after full food, so do not eat too full every meal, rest before meal, exercise after meal, and eat less can avoid abdominal distension and shortness of breath.