Dietary principles to be followed by polio patients

There are several diseases that children are prone to that people are more familiar with, such as childhood jaundice, childhood constipation, and polio. The most serious of these diseases is polio, so what you will see below today is some knowledge about polio. What are the dietary principles that polio patients should follow? Let me introduce it to you below.

1. For children with dysphagia, be patient when feeding them and give them food that is easy to swallow. If necessary, the caregiver can use fingers to clean the esophagus downwards to help swallowing; each spoonful should not contain too much food to avoid vomiting; when feeding with a spoon, food should be given from the front midline position. If the child suddenly sticks out the tongue, you can use the spoon to press the tongue, train the child to close the lips, and take the food on the spoon; when drinking water with a spoon, place the edge of the cup on the child's lower lip, not between the teeth, to prevent the child from biting the cup; if the spoon is bitten, do not pull it out forcefully, and wait for the child to relax on his own; for children with polio who drool, avoid wiping the mouth hard to avoid reducing the sensitivity of the lips, and pat the throat with a towel to enhance the awareness of swallowing saliva.

2. Choose nutritious and easy-to-digest foods: eat more lean meat, liver, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits contain vitamins and fiber, which can keep the bowels open. If the child does not cooperate well, you can chop the vegetables into pieces and make them into buns, dumplings, vegetable puree and the like to help the patient develop the habit of eating vegetables.

3. Regular and quantitative feeding: Polio patients should be fed properly, generally eating once in the morning, noon and evening. If conditions permit, snacks can be added once in the morning and afternoon. Eating on time can increase appetite. Caregivers need to provide correct feeding methods to prevent malnutrition and indigestion. And gradually cultivate the children's ability to eat independently, which plays an important role in the language development of children with sequelae of polio.

Everyone knows that polio patients suffer a lot, and parents also suffer a lot. They can only do their best to help their children treat polio. However, it is worth mentioning that polio patients should also follow certain principles in their diet, the specific content has been introduced above. During the treatment, parents must also pay more attention to the diet.