Guest guest Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 (I'm updating Geri Hall's post so that I can keep saving them in the links w/out having her expired contact info on the post) >Husband, age 76, was diagnosed in Jan. 03 after 2 different diagnoses >in 7 yrs. First PD, then ALS. He has this huge appetite, eats >everything in sight and is losing weight. Geri Hall's response: " This can be a normal and usual part of the LBD process. The agitation, fear, and tremor (understand that rigidity is essentially sustained tremor and burns calories like crazy). It is time for forget about dietary balance (forgive me Ilse -- I know you are cringing) and go for as many high caloric foods as he can tolerate. Go from skim milk to whole or 1/2 and 1/2. Have him eat cheese, puddings, macaroni, ice cream, cake, chocolate, anything with high calories and fat content. At this stage you do not want to worry about cholesterol as the cholesterol you prevent today will be an issue in 10 years. Make sure that you work with five or six small meals because big meals will look overwhelming to him. If you are in the US, the highest calorie food available is the Dairy Queen Blizzard. We use them in our burn unit because burn patients need in excess of 7000-8000 calories per day. There is also good evidence now that slow frequent quiet feedings slow or stop the end stage weight loss. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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