De Lcda. Yaira L Doylet R. (MsC Public Health)
Alternate member of the Association of Nutritionists of Guayas ANUG
Mobile phone: 0983809255. Post: [email protected]
Currently, there is no reference to the number of people who have this type of condition. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that 15% of people worldwide have some type of disability, and this condition (PCI) is taken into account in it.
We know that a healthy person must have a proper diet. But those who have a certain type of neurological deficit that does not allow them to eat properly? This happens in people with infantile cerebral palsy; This problem, whose origin is not known, affects not only their psychomotor development, but also gastrointestinal.
In them, various gastrointestinal pathologies develop, such as diarrhea, esophagus, esophageal reflux, constipation, which causes them to suffer from moderate to severe malnutrition. If patients have a balanced and balanced diet, these foods help to improve the pathologies they present, improve the mood and gradually gain weight.
Food aspects or references
Everyone around you needs to be patient with your appetite. They should eat fresh food, prepared instantly and every 3 hours. You have a semi-sitting posture to eat. Your food utensils must be completely aseptic. The portions to be given are small. Their food should be easily digestible, give them in the form of cream, raspaditas (fruit), small pieces.
Menu for people with cerebral palsy (ICP)
Breakfast
- All the milk
- 1 slice of bread
Mid-morning
Lunch
- 1 small cheese soup soup
In the middle of the afternoon
- ½ cup of Granola with yogurt
Snack
- Milk formula or soy drink (soy milk). (F)