Info on those questioning food

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I once had to use soy milk for a few days when I had home care. I

could not take anything by mouth I had an IV at home for pain

control. Time went by and I didn't realize that I had not had

anything by mouth for at least 8 days not a sip of water not an ice

cube or anything. Then I slowly started with water and progressed to

soy milk ( it has alot of protein, and no fat) I mixed it with a

meal replacement called REVIVAL which is made for people with cancer

and is a protein supplement drink, I would think anyone could use

this to make cream of wheat, use in oatmeal, or anything eles where

a person would use milk.

I had also bought the chocolate form of soy milk, it is good to

use with a meal to increase protein intake and not consume fat as

one would with milk. I also liked to heat it in the microwave and

make hot chocolate with it.

I had severe protein malnutrition in the summer and fall of

2002 and was trying the best I could to come up with alternative

forms of protein. Like most people with protein malnutriton my hair

was falling out and I had muscle wasting and was very ill, I managed

to reverse it in less than 6 months. Hope this helps someone out

there.

Atwell LPN